Articles Tagged With: prevention
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Oral Progestogens for Prevention of Miscarriage
In this double-blind, randomized clinical trial, 406 pregnant women were randomized to dydrogesterone or placebo. There were no statistically significant differences in the primary outcome (miscarriage before 20 weeks of gestation; relative risk, 0.897; 95% confidence interval, 0.548-1.467; P = 0.772), which occurred in 12.8% and 14.3% in the dydrogesterone and placebo arms, respectively. The use of dydrogesterone in women with threatened miscarriage for the prevention of early pregnancy loss in the first trimester failed to decrease the miscarriage rate or increase the live birth rate.
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Diagnostic Errors Continue, Technology Part of Solution
Diagnostic errors continue to plague the healthcare system, but some progress is happening thanks to technology that can reduce the chance of an error reaching the patient and causing harm. Optimal results may require a more deliberate training program for those using the technology.
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Knowing More About Super-Users Prevents Unnecessary ED Visits
Frequent ED visitors account for 10% to 26% of all ED visits, and are responsible for a growing proportion of healthcare expenditures. The risk of ED super-use is more likely for older patients and those in poorer health. The most common diagnoses were low back pain, nausea and vomiting, chest pain, headache and migraine, urinary tract infection, and abdominal pain.
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Prednisone vs. Placebo in Short-Term Prevention of Episodic Cluster Headaches
Prednisone, given at 100 mg for five days and then tapering by 20 mg every three days, is a safe and effective short-term prevention for episodic cluster headaches while waiting for longer-acting preventive agents to be initiated.
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Report: Record Year-Over-Year Decline in Cancer Death Rate
Fewer smokers, better detection and treatment methods credited with saving lives.
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Giving the Cold Shoulder to Drug Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation
In two randomized trials published simultaneously, cryoballoon ablation proved superior to drug therapy for prevention of arrhythmia recurrence in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
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Statins as a Protector Against Chemotherapy
Women with early stage breast cancer shield their hearts with cholesterol-lowering drug.
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New Year Starts with Challenges of COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
As the COVID-19 vaccines are rolled out to U.S. healthcare organizations, there will be challenges in access, logistics, and maintaining infection prevention practices. The first step is determining which employees are eligible for the first phase of the vaccine rollout.
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Pregnant Women with High Blood Pressure Might Experience Memory Problems
These study participants struggled with thinking and recall exercises 15 years after the pregnancy.
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January Is Cervical Cancer
Awareness MonthPap tests, HPV vaccines remain key prevention tools.