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Interview with Abby R. Rosenberg, MD, MS By Thomas G. Ciccone Matters concerning negative prognosis, transitioning into hospice care, end-of-life (EoL) scenarios, and other related topics can be very hard to discuss with patients and their family members. Having to conduct these sensitive conversations with pediatric patients presents even more challenges, considering certain ethical and emotional […]
Read MoreBy Daniel M. Lindberg, MD Dr. Lindberg is an associate editor with NEJM Journal Watch Emergency Medicine, from which this story was adapted. Evidence that sweet solutions improve pain for neonates during painful procedures has been compelling for more than a decade, according to a meta-analysis in Pediatrics. Using a robust search strategy, researchers identified 168 randomized, […]
Read MoreEdited by André Sofair, MD, MPH, and William E. Chavey, MD, MS Regular, long-term use of acetaminophen and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs is associated with modestly elevated risk for hearing loss in women, suggests an American Journal of Epidemiology study. Over 55,000 women aged 44–69 in the Nurses’ Health Study answered questions about incident hearing loss and how often they […]
Read MoreAuthors: Alejandra MD, PhD et al Objective: We report the results of a pilot, enrichment-design, placebo-controlled crossover trial of pregabalin for the treatment of prediabetic small-fiber neuropathic pain. Methods: Individuals with impaired fasting glucose or impaired glucose tolerance and neuropathic pain were evaluated according to UTAH Early Neuropathy Scale (UENS), Quantitative Sensory Testing, and intraepidermal […]
Read MoreWith mainstream attention focused on the opioid overdose epidemic in the US, prices for naloxone are rising substantially, leading doctors to call for legislative support to stop unjustified naloxone price increases. By Thomas G. Ciccone Interview with Ravi Gupta, BS, and commentary from Jeffrey Gudin, MD, and Jeff Fudin, PharmD As opioid overdose deaths continue to […]
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