A new landmark study encouraged a major change in how millions of patients receive intravenous fluids. Doctors at Vanderbilt University Medical center said giving patients IV’s containing balanced fluids instead of the usual saline could save tens of thousands of lives every year.
Doctors in China reported varicose veins may be associated with an increased risk of developing blood clots linked to deep vein thrombosis or DVT. Researchers tracked more than 200,000 patients and said more studies are needed.
Doctors in Norway warned that pregnant women taking a common diabetes medication may be putting their children at a higher risk for weight problems. Mothers who took Metformin were reported more likely to have children who were obese or overweight by age four.
Sources :
1 – New England Journal Of Medicine
2 – Jama
3 – The Endocrine Society
