The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) has released its new recommendations on supporting breastfeeding during maternal or child hospitalization. Whenever possible, the lactating mother and breastfeeding infant or child should be kept together, according to the new guidelines, published in the peer-reviewed journal Breastfeeding Medicine. The ABM recommends using evidence-based guidelines for milk expression and […]
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) announced today the publication of new NCCN Guidelines for Patients: Anemia and Neutropenia, Low Red and White Blood Cell Counts funded by the NCCN Foundation and endorsed by The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS). The free information source is designed to help people living with cancer and caregivers recognize […]
The Walgreens pharmacy chain has not been following government guidelines on timing between the first and second doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, the New York Times reported. The Pfizer shots should be spaced 21 days apart, but Walgreens has been scheduling the second dose for 28 days later, the Times said. Twenty-eight days is […]
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. The United States might possibly have a surplus of COVID-19 vaccines available later this year, with production increasing and new shots advancing to emergency clearances, pharmaceutical executives said at a House hearing on Tuesday. The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s investigations […]
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is the most common health care-associated infection in the United States, causing an estimated 12,800 deaths each year. The deadly and notoriously stubborn superbug, C. diff has been hard to spot and harder to stop. In 2017, two organizations leading the war on C. diff updated their guidelines for assessing patients […]
MONDAY, Nov. 16, 2020 — The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) previewed its 2020 Guideline for the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) at ACR Convergence, the College’s annual meeting, held virtually from Nov. 5 to 9. Panelists, including rheumatologists, methodologists, and patients living with the disease, developed the recommendations using the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations […]
The recovery phase following cardiac arrest continues long after hospitalization and is now included as a key link in the Chain of Survival, a widely adopted series of critical actions that work to maximize the chance of someone surviving cardiac arrest, according to the “2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency […]
President Donald Trump’s administration posted controversial recommendations on coronavirus testing to the US health agency’s website against its objections, the New York Times reported Thursday. The guidelines, which said testing was not necessary for people who were exposed to COVID-19 but not displaying symptoms, were criticized when they were issued last month. That is because […]
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has released guidelines about when children should get the flu vaccine this year, recommending that everyone over the age of 6 months get the vaccine by the end of October. Experts have emphasized the importance of the flu shot this year in the hopes of avoiding a “combined pandemic” […]
Say goodbye to the office water cooler — U.S. offices that reopen this year will likely undergo substantial changes to prevent the spread of COVID-19, according to new guidelines released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The guidelines recommend offices take a number of steps to help keep workers safe. These include […]
