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Three recent reports explain how the healthcare industry can improve diversity and inclusion.
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The FDA has approved a new treatment for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, a rare, life-threatening blood disease.
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Stroke should be considered a risk factor for suicide. Tactics to screen and treat depression and suicidal ideation should be an important component of long-term follow-up and care for stroke patients.
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Since the first cases of COVID-19 were reported in the United States, severe ischemic strokes also have been reported in some of these patients, some with large vessel occlusions and case reports of thrombectomy for treatment.
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Hypertonic saline given via rapid intermittent bolus therapy was as effective and safe as slow continuous infusion, and was associated with a lower rate of recorrecting treatment and higher efficacy in achieving goal sodium within one hour.
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A growing concern about overdiagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in adolescents and children demonstrates a need for a decisive answer to this concern.
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A pooled analysis of three trials of inclisiran in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease or its risk equivalent showed impressive reductions in LDL cholesterol with subcutaneous injections.
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ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients without standard risk factors recorded a higher all-cause mortality rate that was particularly evident in women. Using proper therapy in these patients may attenuate this risk.
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A researcher created a new program for LGBTQ youth based on the idea that this population experiences more difficulty accessing reproductive healthcare, partly because of problems related to their choice of pronouns and names. The program addresses which contraceptives and intrauterine devices transgender boys can use, and which are effective and do not interfere with their hormone treatment.
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Black and white young women share similar desires to avoid pregnancy and similar pregnancy plans, but Black women were much less likely to be pronatal, advocating for a higher birth rate, than were white women, new research revealed. The unintended pregnancy rate is 2.5 times higher for Black women than for white women, which raises questions about why this difference occurs.
