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Fundal Variceal Bleed Outcomes Improved With TIPS

Physician's Weekly

Variceal glue therapy with non-selective β blockers (NSBB) is a standard approach for managing acute fundal variceal bleeding and reducing rebleeding risk in individuals with cirrhosis. Preventive measures such as timely vaccination against hepatitis viruses also remain crucial in reducing the burden and complications of liver disease.

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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and related factors among primary health care workers in a district of Istanbul: A cross-sectional study from Turkey

BMJ

Introductory article to İkİIşik H, Sezerol MA, Taşçı Y, et alCOVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and related factors among primary healthcare workers in a district of Istanbul: a cross-sectional study from TurkeyFamily Medicine and Community Health 2022;10:e001430. 29% (n=86) of the participants were undecided about getting vaccinated.

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Preemies receive sucrose for pain relief—new research shows it doesn't stop long-term impacts on development

Medical Xpress

The commonest strategy to manage acute pain in preterm babies is to give them sucrose , a sugar solution. One of these sites does not use sucrose for acute pain management. We found no link between preterm babies later behavior and how much sucrose they were given to manage pain. Whats more, pain isnt always managed.

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CMS Final Medicaid Drug Rebate Rule Details New Misclassification Penalties and Numerous Other Changes

FDA Law Blog

Another rejected proposal was a definition of “vaccine” (vaccines are exempt from Medicaid rebates), which would have limited this term to a product that is administered prophylactically – i.e., to prevent rather than treat a disease. The most noteworthy are the following: 1. See 42 U.S.C. 1396r-8(b)(3)(C)(iii).

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Podcast Episode: The Unvaccinated Child with Fever

PEMBlog

The episode emphasizes thoughtful, individualized care in the context of rising vaccine hesitancy and declining immunization rates. Immunization status and the management of febrile children in the pediatric emergency department: what are we doing? Immunized means that you have no vaccines. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2023;39(1):1-5.

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Episode 145: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 3 – Structural Inequities and the Pandemic’s Winter Surge

The Clinical Problem Solvers

While it started with accusations that Black people and POC do not take the virus seriously and/or have chronic diseases and unhealthy habits, most presently it manifests through discourse around black people’s weariness of taking the forthcoming COVID-19 vaccine. Black People Are Not to Blame for Dying of COVID-19. The Atlantic.