Migraine prophylaxis involves treatments and medications aimed at reducing the frequency and severity of migraine headaches over the long term. Several types of medications, including anticonvulsants, ...

Antibiotic prophylaxis, the administration of antibiotics to prevent bacterial infections in individuals at risk, is a ...

Cancer patients face a high risk for infection when undergoing cytotoxic chemotherapy and hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT), particularly during the period of neutropenia. In this high-risk ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Hemorrhage from the upper gastrointestinal tract (esophagus, stomach, or duodenum) is defined as primary when it is the cause of hospital admission and is defined as secondary when it complicates the ...

Investigators conducted a large retrospective study to determine whether high-dose methotrexate prophylaxis affected incidence of CNS relapse in patients with DLBCL at ultra-high risk for CNS relapse.

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) prophylaxis refers to preventive measures that a doctor may take to stop a recurrence of ARF. These measures involve administering antibiotics to prevent infection. ARF is ...

Oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective for preventing HIV. Several different developments in the US either threaten to increase or promise to decrease PrEP out-of-pocket costs ...

The use and benefits of antimicrobial prophylaxis in third molar surgery is controversial and there are no definite recommendations on the role of prophylactic antibiotics. Medically compromised ...

People having surgery for which antibiotic prophylaxis is indicated receive this in accordance with the local antibiotic formulary. Antibiotic prophylaxis is effective for preventing surgical site ...