A long-lasting form of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is reportedly on the rise, striking thousands of bone-marrow transplant patients a year. Also today, a report on brain development in kids with ADHD.
Women who received antibiotic prophylaxis vs placebo had reduced rates of perineal wound complications by 2 weeks postpartum, according to a prospective, randomized controlled trial. Medscape Medical News
A retrospective cohort study shows that patients with inflammatory bowel disease treated with corticosteroids, but not thiopurines, are at increased risk for death. Medscape Medical News
A study shows that infants who receive 2 doses of the oral human rotavirus vaccine RIX4414 along with other routine infant vaccines have no adverse immune responses. Medscape Medical News
