Cart is empty The relationship between alcohol use and burn injuries is a negative one in multiple ways. Not only are about 50% of adults who sustain burn injuries intoxicated at the time of injury, suggesting that alcohol use may have contributed to the incident, but alcohol use among burn-injured patients is associated with more severe complications, delayed recovery, and increased morbidity and mortality.
Water-free cyclosporine eye drop, 0.1 percent, effective for dry eye
A water-free cyclosporine solution is effective for treating moderate-to-severe dry eye disease (DED), according to a study published online April 6 in JAMA Ophthalmology.
Study: 1996 to 2019 saw drop in mortality rate of infant offspring of teens
The mortality rate of infants of teens decreased 16.7 percent from 1996 to 2019, with a significant decline across racial and ethnic and urbanization subgroups, according to a study published online April 10 in Pediatrics.
Anakinra does not prevent mechanical ventilation in severe COVID-19 pneumonia, finds study
Anakinra is not effective in reducing the need for mechanical ventilation among patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia, according to a study published online April 7 in JAMA Network Open.
Bariatric surgery may reverse diabetes complications for people with obesity
For more than 100 million Americans who are obese, bariatric surgery may reverse complications related to diabetes, including regenerating damaged nerves, a Michigan Medicine study shows.
Study reveals high prevalence of alcohol, opioid use among patients with Crohn’s disease
Newly diagnosed people with Crohn’s disease (CD) in the United States are more likely to experience drug and alcohol use compared with the general population, according to a recent study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers. The study, which used data from Medicaid between 2010 and 2019, found that 16.3% of enrollees had some form of substance use at the time of being diagnosed with CD, with alcohol and opioids being the most commonly used substances.
Destabilization of atherosclerotic plaque by bilirubin deficiency
Atherosclerosis is the main underlying cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD). In this process, plaque made of fat, cholesterol, calcium, and other substances builds up on the artery walls.
Toddler constipation: How to help your child get relief
Constipation is no fun for toddlers, but you can help your child move through a bout of it.
FDA says repaired sleep apnea machines still carry health risks
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued another warning about certain sleep apnea machines made by Philips Respironics.
Clinical trial: Combination treatment extends progression-free survival in brain cancer
Repeat radiation therapy combined with the monoclonal antibody drug bevacizumab extended progression-free survival in patients with recurrent glioblastoma, according to findings from a recent clinical trial published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.