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Macitentan boosts quality of life in PAH patients
Macitentan, a recent addition to the drugs that treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), improves and stabilizes quality of life for patients...
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Endocrinologists report little training in transgender care
Although endocrinologists often treat transgender patients, especially those on hormone therapy, many lack the training to do so.
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Four-part ‘safety bundle’ targets gynecologic surgery infections
An expert panel is calling for preoperative evaluation of infection risk in every patient and surgical timeouts in every case.
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Prescribing the landmark hemangioma drug: The challenges and the benefits
For pediatric dermatologist Beth Drolet, MD, the tremendous impact oral propranolol has had on the treatment of severe infantile hemangioma is...
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Study: Pretreatment ECG not always needed in babies with hemangiomas
A study of infants who underwent ECG screening before receiving propranolol indicates that routine ECG is “not likely to be an effective screening...
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Experts share tips on minimizing the trauma of skin biopsy in children
DVDs, iPads, toys, “sweeties” to suck on, buffered lidocaine, and a distracting “angel’s pinch” are just a few of the strategies that...
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‘Active referrals’ boost HIV testing in Kenyan children
An active referral program boosted HIV testing of Kenyan children of HIV-positive adults and turned up previously undetected HIV cases, but many...
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Phase II trial: Drug reduces sickle cell ‘pain crises’
Of patients in the SUSTAIN trail on high-dose crizanlizumab, 36% had no ‘pain crisis’ attacks.
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Ocular rosacea remains a stubborn foe
Few skin disorders have the power to devastate lives like ocular rosacea, a painful condition that disrupts vision and can lead to blindness,...
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How social media solved a skin outbreak
Several teens who came home from a trip abroad with ulcerated skin lesions in 2014 got vague and unhelpful diagnoses: Physicians thought they had...
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Fighting back against psoriasis bullies
Dallas dermatologist Alan Menter, MD, doesn’t boast bullying-prevention superpowers, but what he does have is close enough: An eagerness to get...
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Cystic fibrosis–related diabetes requires unique treatment
SAN DIEGO – Medical advances have boosted life expectancy dramatically for people with cystic fibrosis, allowing some to survive into middle age....
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The eyelids have it: bug bites 101
NEWPORT BEACH, CA. – Bed bugs rise when night falls. Drawn by the carbon dioxide of sleeping humans, they gather to feast, leaving bites galore....
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Pharmacists: Weight-loss drugs and diabetes can mix
Weight-loss medications have a role in the management of diabetes, as long as physicians and patients realize these drugs are not an easy fix.
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Caution is key when prescribing spironolactone for adult acne
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. – While off-label use of spironolactone for treatment of acne is quite common, it should be prescribed with special caution...