In a recent study published in JAMA Network Open, researchers examined the prevalence of contraindications to nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) in hospitalized coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ...

The biguanide metformin (dimethylbiguanide) was initially introduced for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in the late 1950s. Today, this drug is considered to be the first-choice agent and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . One of the most difficult things we ever have to tell a patient is: “You are not a good candidate for LASIK.” ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The LLM delivered 94.9% sensitivity and 99.1% specificity. The researchers noted the presence of false positives ...

The absolute contraindications for laparoscopic cholecystectomy from the 1980s (pregnancy, previous abdominal surgery, bowel obstruction, coagulopathy, obesity, cirrhosis, inability to tolerate ...

Tubal Sterilization is indicated when the patient voluntarily requests for a permanent method of contraception. Special legal and ethical criteria must be met in cases where the patient is undergoing ...

These specific contraindications cause consternation for clinicians who may wish to prescribe metformin but do not want to put their patients at risk of lactic acidosis or expose themselves to ...