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High-Dose Inhaled Corticosteroid Has No Increased Pneumonia Risk
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While combined medications often are used to improve outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, appropriate dosages are sometimes hard to determine. That is especially the case with no consensus on the dosing regimen for inhaled corticosteroids combined with bronchodilators. Learn more about these results in a new study published in the International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
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COVID-19 Infection and Bell’s Palsy Risk
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A review of randomized, controlled trials suggested that COVID-19 vaccination confers a higher risk of developing Bell’s Palsy, which causes facial muscle weakness or paralysis. The increased risk was not seen in observational studies, however, and remains significantly lower than developing the condition after SARS-CoV-2 infection, the authors pointed out in a recent report. Read more.
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Many Children With ADHD Not Prescribed Treatment
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With all of the reports of supply chain issues for stimulants used to treat attention-deficient/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), pharmacists might assume the condition is over-diagnosed, leading to over-treatment. While that might be the case in some situations, a study found that children—especially girls—are usually not prescribed stimulants or other treatment, even if their parents suspect they have ADHD. Read more.
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Extended Oral Antibiotics Do Not Improve Breast Reconstruction Outcomes
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Over the last few years, many plastic surgeons have stopped prescribing extended antibiotics after implant-based postmastectomy breast reconstruction, although a majority still apparently do so. Find out what questions have been raised about antibiotics after the procedure, which is increasingly performed in breast cancer patients, and what a new study found about the benefits versus the risks.
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