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Antenatal Steroids Improved Outcomes for Extremely Preterm Infants

(MedPage Today) -- Even just one dose of antenatal steroids administered mere hours before birth can improve outcomes for extremely preterm infants, a cohort study found.

FDA Moves to Rehire Medical Device Staffers Fired Only Days Earlier

(MedPage Today) -- Barely a week after mass firings at the FDA, some probationary staffers received unexpected news over the weekend: The government wants them back.

How to Report Problems with Flea and Tick Products

Fleas and ticks can be more than just an itchy annoyance to your pets—they can cause serious harm. So it’s important to know how to use flea and tick products safely.

Early Warning Score May Reduce Critical Events in Hospitalized Kids

(MedPage Today) -- ORLANDO -- Use of a machine learning-based pediatric early warning score was associated with lower odds of critical events among hospitalized children, according to a pre- versus

Knock, Knock, the Doctor Is Here to See You

(MedPage Today) -- My (Feng) first house call as a third-year medical student was eye-opening, revealing the pressing need for better home-based healthcare.

White Coats Take a Cue From Blue Collars

(MedPage Today) -- In the overview to my very first book (Future Practice Alternatives in Medicine, published by Igaku-Shoin, NYC, in 1987), I popularized the term "White Coat/Blue Collar.

Medication Errors Happen to Pets, Too

With pets, as with people, medication errors can happen throughout the treatment process, and your animal's health can be harmed.

US supreme court rejects anti-abortion challenges to clinic ‘buffer zones’

Conservative-dominated court declined to hear two cases opposing ordinances limiting protests near abortion clinicsIn a loss for abortion opponents, the US supreme court on Monday declined to take up

FDA 101: How to Use the Consumer Complaint System and MedWatch

If you have a complaint about a product regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the agency wants to hear about it.

Antibiotics Before Cholecystectomy in Kids Tied to Fewer SSIs

(MedPage Today) -- Antibiotic prophylaxis was associated with reduced risks for surgical site infection (SSIs) and readmissions in children undergoing cholecystectomy for uncomplicated cholelithiasis

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