CDC: Flu Season Continues to Be Mild; Vaccine Is Effective
Health officials report flu vaccine is 59 percent effective so far
Society of Critical Care Medicine, Feb. 20-24
The Society of Critical Care Medicine's 45th Critical Care Congress The Society of Critical Care Medicine's 45th Critical Care Congress was held from...
Benzodiazepine Prescriptions Rose From 1996 to 2013
Overdose death rate also increased but leveled out after 2010
Macrolide Antibiotics Not Linked to Ventricular Arrhythmia
Findings in older adults show macrolide antibiotics are linked to lower risk of all-cause mortality
First Rapid Test for Zika Virus Detection Developed in Texas
But it will only be available at hospitals that developed it for now, research team says
Maternal Cardiac Dysfunction Precedes Recurrent Preeclampsia
Women who go on to develop recurrent preeclampsia have lower stroke volume, cardiac output
Cutting Radiation Exposure Still Yields Acceptable CT Quality
Image quality decreased but was still acceptable in most cases studied
Prednisolone Deemed Safe, Effective First-Line Acute Gout Rx
Oral prednisolone has similar analgesic effectiveness to indomethacin for acute gout
Three Classes of Antibiotic-Associated Encephalopathy ID’d
Three unique clinical phenotypes correlate with underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms
Feedback From High-Profile Messenger Can Cut Antibiotic Rx
Reduction in antibiotic prescribing after receiving letter from England's Chief Medical Officer
