According to the most recent Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) survey conducted in 2019, 6.6% of the respondents reported prescription opioid use during pregnancy. Use of prescription opioids was more common in certain groups. Prescription opioid use was the highest (10%) in women 19 years and under. Among women who smoked cigarettes during pregnancy,… Read More »
Gym rats aren’t sweating the pandemic anymore. Gov. Cuomo has stayed firm on keeping gyms closed in New York City to stop the spread of coronavirus. But that isn’t stopping several headstrong owners, who are using the nice weather to their advantage and putting the “out” in workout by opening al fresco gyms. But it’s… Read More »
There is evidence that Robert Louis Stevenson wrote Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde after being prescribed cocaine. What illness were they trying to treat? Answer: Pulmonary hemorrhages According to a JAMA article written in 1971, Stevenson was considered an invalid at the time that he wrote the novella, which has long been considered a metaphor… Read More »
Continuing chemotherapy and immunotherapy treatment in cancer patients with Covid-19 is not a risk to their survival, a study suggests. It also recommends further research into the drug hydroxychloroquine, which appeared to benefit some patients. The findings, from 890 infected cancer patients in the UK, Spain, Italy and Germany, could help identify who is most… Read More »