Erica Frank, MD, MPH, President, Physicians for Social Responsibility; Professor and Chair, University of British Columbia, tells doctors why their preaching should match their practicing. Medscape General Medicine
Phase 2 results from a randomized controlled trial show very early mobilization of stroke patients within 24 hours of symptom onset significantly reduces rates of depression in this population. Medscape Medical News
A new randomized trial shows patients in the intensive care unit fare better with less delirium and coma, have better sedation, and show lower mortality when receiving dexmedetomidine vs lorazepam. Medscape Medical News
In middle-aged adults, elevated 2-hour blood glucose levels were associated with decreased risks for multiple and osteoporotic fractures, independent of age, body mass index, and smoking. Medscape Medical News
Erectile dysfunction, but not urinary or bowel dysfunction, may be a feature of normal aging in men, according to a report in the July issue of Urology. Reuters Health Information
