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How John Fetterman Came Out of the Darkness
When he looks back on the past year—a year in which he nearly died, became a U.S. Senator, and nearly died again—it is the debate that John Fetterman identifies as the ­breaking point. “The debate lit the mitch,” he says, then shakes his head in frustration and tries again. The right word is there in his brain, but he struggles to get it out. “Excuse me, that should be lit the mitch—” He stops and tries again. “Lit the match,” he says finally. Oct. 25, 2022: the date is lodged in his mind. “I knew I had to do it,” he tells me. “I knew that the vote...
Source: TIME: Health - July 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Molly Ball Tags: Uncategorized Congress Cover Story Exclusive feature uspoliticspolicy Source Type: news

What Medications Prevent Delirium in Elderly Medical Inpatients?
This study demonstrated lower rates of delirium in the melatonin arm, with an impressive number needed to treat (NNT) below six patients; mortality and length of hospital stay were unaffected.3 A delirium-prevention effect of melatonin has not been reproduced in other studies, notably Jaiswal et al, which randomized patients to a placebo or 3 mg of melatonin and found no difference in rates of delirium prevention.7  The melatonin receptor agonist ramelteon also has small but favorable evidence for preventing non-ICU hospitalized delirium. This comes from a study of 67 patients aged 65 years or older who were randomized to...
Source: The Hospitalist - May 2, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Ronda Whitaker Tags: Drug Therapy Geriatrics Key Clinical Questions Medication Source Type: research

Why acupuncture is giving sceptics the needle
Acupuncture has been prescribed by half of Britain's doctors, but after 3,000 clinical trials its efficacy remains unproven. So is the NHS making a grave error in supporting this ancient treatment?• Are vitamin pills a sham? Q&A with Dr. Paul OffitYou can't get crystal healing on the NHS. The Department of Health doesn't fund faith healing. And most doctors believe magnets are best stuck on fridges, not patients. But ask for a treatment in which an expert examines your tongue, smells your skin and tries to unblock the flow of life force running through your body with needles and the NHS will be happy to oblige.The govern...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 26, 2013 Category: Science Authors: David Derbyshire Tags: Culture Health Science and scepticism Features NHS Alternative medicine The Observer Source Type: news