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Does Amantadine Treatment Reduce Levodopa-Induced Dyskinesias?

Early treatment with amantadine may delay levodopa-induced dyskinesia onset more than treatment with other symptomatic agents.

Galactagogues in Breastfeeding: A Review of the Available Evidence

This is a review of the research that has gone into nearly a dozen common galactagogues. An examination of the available randomized, controlled trials and review papers reveals a lack of high-quality research but also offers recommendations to help breastfeeding parents.

Report: Pregnancy-Related Hypertensive Disorders Doubled in 12 Years

An estimated one in five births in the United States are affected by various adverse pregnancy outcomes.

Too Many Antibiotics May Affect Vaccine Response Among Infants, Toddlers

Remain cautious about overprescribing antibiotics.

Power Training Could Benefit Older Patients

Vigorous weight exercises helped those age 60 years and older improve physical function vs. traditional methods.

Participant Distress Is Concern for IRBs Reviewing Child Maltreatment Studies

Surveys measuring prevalence of child maltreatment are important knowledge, but IRBs might overestimate the risk to participants.

Conflict Common Between ICU Clinicians

Ethicists often are seen as a neutral party. Their review of a situation can help provide space to reflect on how the conflict arose.

Consult Services Should Address Racism and Bias

Hospitals are addressing health equity and combatting racism in all areas, including ethics. Members of an ethics consult service can develop recommendations for consultants to help address health equity and promote anti-racism, both in care of individual patients and in institutional policy.

Build Emergency Care Research on Strong Regulatory, Financial Foundation

There are some notable gaps in studies of the ethics of emergency care in low- and middle-income countries, according to the authors of a recent analysis.

The Ethics of Creating a National Congenital Heart Disease Database

The population of adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) continues to expand, as patients live longer thanks to advances in surgical and medical care. Thus, there has been increasing interest in creating an ACHD national database for both quality and research purposes.