Practice Management News

A 35-year-old high school teacher presents with a chronic cough of 6 months’ duration. The cough is described as dry, irritating and persistent. He has tried every over-the-counter cough medicine that he could find to no avail.

The FDA continues to investigate the cause of elevated levels of lead in packaged cinnamon applesauce pouches made by three brands sold in the United States, which may have been an intentional act of contamination, the agency said.

Initiating treatment with thiazide diuretics was linked to increased incidences of low blood sodium below 130 mmol/L, also known as hyponatremia, compared with non-thiazide antihypertensive drugs, according to researchers.

The prevalence of transgender-related diagnosis codes in the United States increased nearly ninefold from 2014 to 2021, with significant increases in HIV testing and pre-exposure prophylaxis prescriptions in this population, data show.

Adolescents fell asleep an average of 11 minutes later each night for every hour they used a screen device to communicate with friends during the day, according to a study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

Daily toothbrushing was linked to a significantly decreased risk for hospital-acquired pneumonia, or HAP, as well as lower rates of ICU mortality, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

A recombinant influenza vaccine offered additional protection against PCR-confirmed influenza and community-acquired pneumonia hospitalization among adults aged 50 to 64 years compared with a standard-dose vaccine, study results showed.

The rate of e-cigarette use increased more than fivefold among adolescents in late pregnancy from 2016 to 2021, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Most firearms used in unintentional firearm deaths among children in the United States are stored loaded and unlocked, and deaths most often occur when a shooter is playing with or showing a firearm to someone else, CDC data show.

The incidence of hospital-associated respiratory virus infections was higher among pediatric patients compared with adult patients, according to a study of patients at University of Michigan hospitals.