Consider Psychologic Evaluation for Children With Urinary Incontinence
Urinary incontinence (UI) minimally affected academic performance except in children with psychiatric disorders. Children with UI and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder had the worst academic outcomes versus reference groups. The authors recommended a psychiatric evaluation for children with UI before starting treatment. Pediatric urinary incontinence (UI) did not appear to substantially affect academic performance but the […]
The Drug Company That Prospered Without Creating Any Drugs
The new drug looked so promising — except for that one warning sign. At the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting in 2008, Duke University’s John Sundy, MD, proudly announced that pegloticase (Krystexxa), a drug he helped develop, was astoundingly effective at treating severe gout, which affects perhaps 50,000 Americans. In about half of those […]
Opinion | I’m a Doctor and I’ve Been Sober for a Year
My first COVID vacation last year was spectacular, except that I barely remember 3 days of it because I was drinking to the point of amnesia. I am a physician from a multigenerational family of alcoholics, and I never wanted to struggle with alcohol use disorder (AUD). Instead, I discovered that I could avoid feelings […]
More Research Needed on Use of Premium Cigars, Report Finds
WASHINGTON — Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, except when it’s a “premium cigar.” But what does “premium” mean, and do premium cigars affect people’s health differently than other cigars, or cigarettes? These are just a few of the questions that the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine tried to tackle in its […]