Could more antibiotics be the key to battling antibiotic resistance?
Findings from a new research seems to suggest so. Researchers from the University of California discovered around thousands of four- and five-drug combinations of antibiotics that are more effective at killing harmful bacteria, rather than the traditionally used single drug therapy or at most a combination of two drugs.... read more
New CDC guideline for treatment of children with concussion
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published new clinical recommendations on diagnosis, prognosis, and management of children with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), often referred to as concussion. There are five key practice-changing recommendations:... read more
All pregnant women should be screened for syphilis early
A US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement published online September 4, 2018 in JAMA has recommended (Grade A) early screening for syphilis infection in all pregnant women. If a woman has not received prenatal care prior to... read more
A new drug with flexible dosing for hemophilia A
Antihemophilic factor (recombinant) PEGylated-aucl (Jivi, Bayer) has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the routine prophylactic treatment of hemophilia A in previously treated adults and in children and adolescents aged 12 years or older and also for on-... read more
Antioxidants do not reduce delayed onset muscle soreness after exercise
A Cochrane systematic review first published July 27, 2018 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine concluded that there is moderate to low-quality evidence that high-dose antioxidant supplementation does not result in a clinically relevant reduction of muscle soreness after... read more
