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A bill recently passed by the West Virginia legislature would undo the state’s mandate for newborns to receive prophylaxis against ophthalmia neonatorum, a potentially blindness-causing eye infection.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Metoclopramide may be effective for patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding, but a scarcity of published trial data hinders its use, according to a presentation at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.

The American College of Gastroenterology published clinical guidelines regarding the management of patients with overt upper gastrointestinal bleeding.

Patients with lupus should avoid combined oral contraceptive pills and tetracycline-class medications for acne, whereas isotretinoin and spironolactone may be considered safe treatment options, according to a systematic review.