Probiotic Use in NICUs Shows Some Benefits in Newborns With Very Low Birth Weight
Routine use of probiotics among newborns with very low birth weight in U.S. neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) was associated with a lower risk of necrotizing enterocolitis, but not sepsis or mortality, according to a cohort study. Among over 300,000 newborns, the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis was reduced by 18% at NICUs that adopted use […]
Fetus Removed From Brain of 1-Year-Old Girl
A very rare intraventricular fetus-in-fetu was surgically removed from a 1-year-old girl with motor delay and an enlarged head circumference, a report from China showed. The fetiform mass was a malformed monochorionic diamniotic twin, reported Chunde Li, MD, of Beijing Tiantan Hospital, and co-authors in Neurology. Genetic sequencing showed identical single-nucleotide variants in the host […]
10 Genius Ways To Switch Your Brain Into ‘Leisure Mode’
Burnout is a very real issue that’s only getting more and more common. The days of walking out of the office and leaving work behind are harder to come by. The American Psychological Association surveyed adult U.S. workers and found that 79% felt work-related stress, 36% said their job caused cognitive weariness, 32% were emotionally […]
WHO ‘Very Concerned’ About Reports Of Severe COVID In China
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization said the agency is “very concerned” about rising reports of severe coronavirus disease across China after the country largely abandoned its “zero COVID” policy, warning that its lagging vaccination rate could result in large numbers of vulnerable people getting infected. At a press briefing on […]
New CDC COVID Guidance Wins Plaudits, Brickbats
Two very strong and polarized reactions have swamped Twitter over the CDC’s new loosened COVID-19 guidelines. The comments are slinging from citizens, scientists, and medical practitioners. One camp is happy “it’s finally over.” They post dancing gifs and applaud the new guidelines published Thursday, which recommend that infected individuals isolate for 5 days, and exposed […]
Opinion | ‘We Are in Very Scary Times’: What We Heard This Week
“We are in very scary times.” — Michal Elovitz, MD, a Pennsylvania maternal-fetal medicine specialist, discussing the American Board of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ decision to make its board certification exam virtual this year in part due to safety concerns after the overturning of Roe v. Wade. “I thought it was the extreme act of courage, […]
Opinion | ‘A Big Step in Combating a Pervasive Myth’: What We Heard This Week
“This is a big step in combating a pervasive myth that continues to cause very real harms to Americans.” — Ryan Marino, MD, of University Hospitals in Cleveland, on a video taken down by the CDC after complaints it misled law enforcement officers about their risk of fentanyl overdose on the job. “As our [monkeypox] […]
New insights into melanoma brain metastases
Brain metastasis is one of the most common causes of cancer-related deaths and occurs very frequently in patients with advanced melanoma. Although new immunotherapies are effective in some patients with melanoma brain metastases, little is known about the reasons for melanoma’s spread to the brain and the lower response rates to many therapies. Columbia researchers […]
6 Simple Financial Tips for New Residents
This is a very special time of year as freshly minted doctors begin their residency training. It also marks the time that junior residents transition to their senior training years. So, to all of you, congratulations! With this time of year in mind, I would like to share some financial advice for residents (even though […]
Can You Go Back to Normal After Psychosis?
First episode psychosis Diagnosing the first episode of psychosis and treating it is very important. You and your family should be able to recognize psychosis. It is vital to seek help from a mental health professional without trying to hide the condition. The appropriate treatment early in this condition can be life-changing for you and […]