• Ultrasound guidance may lead to a higher first-attempt success rate and improved time to successful common femoral artery (CFA) access, while reducing the venipuncture rate (unintentionally ...

Oral decongestants are medications taken by mouth to relieve nasal congestion (stuffy or blocked nose), often caused by colds, allergies, or sinus infections (small, empty spaces behind the cheekbones ...

On World TB Day, we highlight findings from a new review assessing the accuracy of Truenat assays for detecting pulmonary ...

• In advanced-stage HL, reduction of chemotherapy or radiotherapy after a negative interim PET scan is probably beneficial for overall survival. • Treatment escalation with rituximab after a positive ...

- We concluded that it is uncertain if sex (whether a patient is male or female) is an independent predictor of the risk of death in people with pulmonary embolism (a blood clot in the lungs), as our ...

Congenital heart disease is any problem with the heart's development that a person is born with. It means the heart has not formed properly. It affects between four and nine children out of every 1000 ...

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Like all medicines, amphetamines can cause adverse effects – that is, unwanted or harmful effects. Two possible adverse effects are an increase in blood pressure and heart rate. Long-term elevated ...

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This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the benefits and harms of intensive systolic blood pressure management (target less than 160 mmHg) ...

Among women undergoing fertility treatment, there may be little or no difference in the rate of live birth or ongoing pregnancy in those who receive vasodilators compared with those who receive a ...