Study Backs Recommended Antibiotic Approach for Aspiration Pneumonia
Antibiotic therapy with extended anaerobic coverage (EAC) was not associated with a survival benefit in patients with community-acquired aspiration pneumonia, according to results from a retrospective cohort study that support current guidelines. Across 18 hospitals in Canada, in-hospital mortality rates were 30.3% for patients treated with antibiotic therapy with limited anaerobic coverage (LAC) and 32.1% […]
Opinion | ‘You Have No Idea How Much It Pains Me’: What We Heard This Week
“You have no idea how much it pains me to conclude that extended pleurectomy/decortication — an operation that we have been offering for over 70 years — has been associated with a higher risk of death, more serious complications, poorer quality of life, and higher costs.” — Eric Lim, MD, a thoracic surgeon at the […]
Supreme Court Extends Stay on Abortion Pill Ruling
The Supreme Court extended a hold on a lower-court ruling on mifepristone until Friday, meaning the drug will remain broadly available for now. On Wednesday afternoon, hours before the stay on the lower-court ruling was expected to be lifted, Justice Samuel Alito extended the pause through Friday evening. Had the Supreme Court not extended the […]
Climate change and civil unrest among the ancient Maya
An extended period of turmoil in the prehistoric Maya city of Mayapan, in the Yucatan region of Mexico, was marked by population declines, political rivalries and civil conflict. Between 1441 and 1461 CE the strife reached an unfortunate crescendo — the complete institutional collapse and abandonment of the city. This all occurred during a protracted […]
A spacecraft has ‘touched’ the sun for the first time
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe reached the sun’s extended solar atmosphere, known as the corona, and spent five hours there. The spacecraft is the first to enter the outer boundaries of our sun. “This marks the achievement of the primary objective of the Parker mission and a new era for understanding the physics of the corona,” […]
Breast Cancer Control Similar With Intermittent, Continuous Endocrine Therapy
Intermittent or continuous extended adjuvant endocrine therapy led to virtually identical long-term survival in hormone receptor (HR)-positive breast cancer, according to an updated analysis of a randomized trial. Disease-free survival (DFS) at 7 years was 81.4% with intermittent extended letrozole and 81.5% with continuous treatment. The results mirrored previously reported 5-year DFS, which also did […]