By Akshay Syal and Sara G. Miller NBC Health Health care personnel and residents of long-term care facilities will be the first groups to be offered the Covid-19 vaccine, according to a new proposal from an independent advisory committee within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices met virtually on Tuesday to […]
Read MoreDG Alerts Adult outpatients with symptomatic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) treated with fluvoxamine, compared with placebo, had a lower likelihood of clinical deterioration over 15 days, according to a preliminary study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. However, the researchers led by Eric J Lenze, MD, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, […]
Read MoreAuthor: Denise Baez DG Alerts Patients with multiple myeloma who were hospitalised with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) had a high mortality rate, with significant geographic variability, ranging from 27% to 57%, according to the first results from the International Multiple Myeloma COVID-19 dataset, published in the journal Blood. The International Multiple Myeloma COVID-19 dataset, created by […]
Read MoreMedical X press Low-frequency spinal cord stimulation (SCS) may be effective for treating painful diabetic neuropathy (DN), according to a study scheduled for presentation at the 19th Annual Pain Medicine Meeting, a meeting of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, held virtually from Nov. 20 to 22. Erika Petersen, M.D., from the […]
Read MoreThe Neurobics Randomized Clinical Trial Authors: Michelle L. Humeidan, MD, PhD et al JAMA Surg. November 2020. Key PointsQuestion Does preoperative cognitive exercise reduce the incidence of postoperative delirium in older adults undergoing major noncardiac surgery? Findings Results of this randomized clinical trial show patients who met at least minimum compliance with a preoperative cognitive exercise intervention […]
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