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Baxter Bioscience has developed a whole-virus, two dose vaccine against avian flu; warning label now on antipsychotics regarding an increased risk of mortality in elderly patients treated for dementia-related psychosis; vitamin D for men with heart disease on horizon? A new oral anticoagulant may soon be available for prevention of thrombotic complications of hip or knee surgery; FDA Actions
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The ECG shown above was obtained from a 63-year-old man with chest pain. How would you interpret his tracing and accompanying lead II rhythm strip? What is there to worry about?
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A single injection has been approved for a fifth dose of DTaP and the fourth dose of inactivated polio (IPV) in children 4 to 6 years of age. The combination vaccine is marketed by GlaxoSmithKline as KINRIX.
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Rosacea patients have increased incidence of small bowel bacterial overgrowth vs controls, and the eradication of this overgrowth leads to almost complete and long-lasting skin lesion regression.
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For years, the debate has continued about returning the results of research to the study participants who made it possible. Would such a process be expensive and unwieldy? Could it cause more harm than good, when participants receive bad news?
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When is the dual role of physician/investigator a conflict of interest? This is the question IRBs might consider in the aftermath of clinical trial participant Dan Markingson's suicide.
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When the answer to the question of "Could there be incidental findings from this study?" is "Yes," experts agree that the protocol should include an incidental findings management plan.
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Researchers using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in a cognitive psychology study note a suspicious mass in the brain of a supposedly healthy volunteer.