Trial: Functional Scoring a Better Guide to Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Tx
A newer function-based approach to treating neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome safely readied babies to go home sooner, the ACT NOW randomized trial showed. With the Eat, Sleep, Console care approach, time from birth to medical readiness for hospital discharge by American Academy of Pediatrics-endorsed standards was nearly a week sooner than when treating guided by […]
FDA Moves to Pull Controversial Preterm Birth Drug From the Market
The FDA is calling for withdrawal of the approval for the injectable agent 17α-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17-OHPC; Makena) for pregnant women with a history of at least one spontaneous preterm birth, stating that the drug is ineffective in reducing preterm births, as well as other poor neonatal outcomes, according to briefing documents released ahead of a […]
Immune protein may drive alcoholism relapse
The anxiety that occurs during withdrawal from excessive alcohol use, and contributes to relapse, may be driven in part by the release of an immune protein in the brain, according to a new study from scientists at Scripps Research. The discovery, reported online June 6, 2022, in Molecular Psychiatry, illuminates the molecular details of the […]
Simone Biles Reveals What She ‘Never Truly Believed’ About Herself Until Now
Champion gymnast Simone Biles said Wednesday that the supportive response to her withdrawal from the Tokyo Olympics has made her realize she’s more than her sport. “The outpouring love & support I’ve received has made me realize I’m more than my accomplishments and gymnastics which I never truly believed before,” she tweeted. Biles withdrew from […]