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By Medscape - Jun 23, 2018
AGE AT MENOPAUSE AND COGNITION: TIMING MATTERS

Dr JoAnn Manson reviews a study about the neurologic sequelae of early menopause, with implications for clinicians who provide women's...
Neurology, Menopause, Ob, Gyn & Women's Health, Commentary
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By Medscape - Jun 22, 2018
BMD NOT A RELIABLE PREDICTOR OF VERTEBRAL FRAGILITY FRACTURE IN OLDER WOMEN

Reuters Health Information
Medscape Today, News
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By Medscape - Jun 22, 2018
DULAGLUTIDE PRESERVES RENAL FUNCTION IN DIABETIC KIDNEY DISEASE

Once-weekly dulaglutide is effective for glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes and moderate to severe kidney disease, while...
Diabetes, Medscape Today, News
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By Medscape - Jun 22, 2018
PORTABLE MUSIC PLAYERS TIED TO HEARING LOSS IN KIDS

Children who listen to music through headphones may be at greater risk of noise-related hearing loss, a Dutch study suggests. Reuters...
Medscape Today, News
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By Medscape - Jun 22, 2018
IMMIGRATION DETAINEES INFLUX SQUEEZES HEALTHCARE AT CALIFORNIA PRISON -WORKERS

An influx of hundreds of immigration detainees at a U.S. prison in California is straining its medical staff and raising concerns about...
Medscape Today, News
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By Medscape - Jun 22, 2018
HEAD OF NEW U.S. CORPORATE HEALTH PLAN CITES SURGERY AS BIGGEST COST

Dr. Atul Gawande, a surgeon who was named this week to head the company being formed by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase...
Plan, Medscape Today, News
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By Medscape - Jun 22, 2018
FIRST FEMALE DEAN 'A SEA OF CHANGE' AT USC'S SCANDAL-PLAGUED MEDICAL SCHOOL

Laura Mosqueda, a geriatrician, wants to train new doctors to better care for elderly people as the country's population ages. She...
Face, Drugs, Ob, Gyn & Women's Health, News
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By Medscape - Jun 22, 2018
FDA OKAYS NEW INSULIN DELIVERY SYSTEM THAT CUTS LOW GLUCOSE

Tandem's t:slim X2 Insulin Pump with Basal-IQ technology is the second integrated insulin delivery device with a 'predictive low glucose...
Diabetes & Endocrinology, News
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By Medscape - Jun 22, 2018
FDA OKS TWO DEVICES FOR ENDOVASCULAR AV FISTULA CREATION

The Ellipsys Vascular Access System and the everlinQ endoAVF System create arteriovenous fistulas percutaneously in patients with chronic...
Nephrology, News Alert
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By Medscape - Jun 22, 2018
FDA, DRUGMAKERS CONTINUE WORK TO END CRITICAL DRUG SHORTAGES

Separately, medical groups are calling for altering financial incentives to help prevent drug shortages, among other strategies. Medscape...
Drugs, Internal Medicine, News
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By Medscape - Jun 22, 2018
CMS SEEKS FEEDBACK ON PHYSICIAN SELF-REFERRAL LAW

CMS asks for suggestions on potential changes to the Stark Law, which has been cited as an impediment to coordinating healthcare services. Medscape...
Family Medicine, Primary Care, News
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By Medscape - Jun 22, 2018
PRIORITIZING PATIENTS OVER PAPERWORK

A worthy goal, but is it really achievable? CMS thinks so. Medscape Nurses
Nursing, Expert Column
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By Medscape - Jun 22, 2018
FDA APPROVES ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS FOR CHILDREN WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES

The US FDA approval of a hybrid closed-looped system for glucose measurement and insulin delivery in adults 14 years and older last...
Diabetes, Diabetes & Endocrinology, News Alert
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By Medscape - Jun 22, 2018
HEATWAVE THREATS RARELY AN URBAN PRIORITY, EVEN AS RISKS RISE

Reuters Health Information
Medscape Today, News
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By Medscape - Jun 22, 2018
CANAKINUMAB HALVES GOUT IN PATIENTS WITH ATHEROSCLEROSIS

However, the interleukin-1 inhibitor has no effect on serum urate, which is a risk marker for both gout and cardiovascular disease,...
Rheumatology, News
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By Medscape - Jun 22, 2018
MORE KRATOM PRODUCTS RECALLED OWING TO SALMONELLA RISK

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Psychiatry, News Alert
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By Medscape - Jun 22, 2018
TAS-102 COULD TACKLE UNMET NEED IN ADVANCED GASTRIC CANCER

Patients with advanced/metastatic gastric cancer could experience a significant increase in overall survival with combination TAS-102...
Cancer, Hematology-Oncology, News
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By Medscape - Jun 22, 2018
NEW AMA POLICY CALLS FOR PHYSICIAN TRAINING ON SUICIDE

The American Medical Association encourages physician training on suicide risk assessment and prevention and how to counsel patients...
Psychiatry, News
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By Medscape - Jun 22, 2018
HERPESVIRUS MAY DRIVE DEVELOPMENT, PROGRESSION OF ALZHEIMER'S

In potentially game-changing research, a novel study of postmortem brain samples suggests human herpesvirus may be implicated in the...
Brain, Alzheimer, Psychiatry, News
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By Medscape - Jun 22, 2018
BELIEFS, TRUST IN DOCTOR AFFECT STATIN USE DISPARITIES BY RACE

Statin-eligible African Americans were less likely than whites to see statins as effective and safe. Fewer expressed trust in their...
Cardiology, News
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AGE AT MENOPAUSE AND COGNITION: TIMING MATTERS

Dr JoAnn Manson reviews a study about the neurologic sequelae of early menopause, with implications for clinicians who provide women's...

BMD NOT A RELIABLE PREDICTOR OF VERTEBRAL FRAGILITY FRACTURE IN OLDER WOMEN

Reuters Health Information

DULAGLUTIDE PRESERVES RENAL FUNCTION IN DIABETIC KIDNEY DISEASE

Once-weekly dulaglutide is effective for glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes and moderate to severe kidney disease, while...

PORTABLE MUSIC PLAYERS TIED TO HEARING LOSS IN KIDS

Children who listen to music through headphones may be at greater risk of noise-related hearing loss, a Dutch study suggests. Reuters...

IMMIGRATION DETAINEES INFLUX SQUEEZES HEALTHCARE AT CALIFORNIA PRISON -WORKERS

An influx of hundreds of immigration detainees at a U.S. prison in California is straining its medical staff and raising concerns about...

HEAD OF NEW U.S. CORPORATE HEALTH PLAN CITES SURGERY AS BIGGEST COST

Dr. Atul Gawande, a surgeon who was named this week to head the company being formed by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase...

FIRST FEMALE DEAN 'A SEA OF CHANGE' AT USC'S SCANDAL-PLAGUED MEDICAL SCHOOL

Laura Mosqueda, a geriatrician, wants to train new doctors to better care for elderly people as the country's population ages. She...

FDA OKAYS NEW INSULIN DELIVERY SYSTEM THAT CUTS LOW GLUCOSE

Tandem's t:slim X2 Insulin Pump with Basal-IQ technology is the second integrated insulin delivery device with a 'predictive low glucose...

FDA OKS TWO DEVICES FOR ENDOVASCULAR AV FISTULA CREATION

The Ellipsys Vascular Access System and the everlinQ endoAVF System create arteriovenous fistulas percutaneously in patients with chronic...

FDA, DRUGMAKERS CONTINUE WORK TO END CRITICAL DRUG SHORTAGES

Separately, medical groups are calling for altering financial incentives to help prevent drug shortages, among other strategies. Medscape...

CMS SEEKS FEEDBACK ON PHYSICIAN SELF-REFERRAL LAW

CMS asks for suggestions on potential changes to the Stark Law, which has been cited as an impediment to coordinating healthcare services. Medscape...

PRIORITIZING PATIENTS OVER PAPERWORK

A worthy goal, but is it really achievable? CMS thinks so. Medscape Nurses

FDA APPROVES ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS FOR CHILDREN WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES

The US FDA approval of a hybrid closed-looped system for glucose measurement and insulin delivery in adults 14 years and older last...

HEATWAVE THREATS RARELY AN URBAN PRIORITY, EVEN AS RISKS RISE

Reuters Health Information

CANAKINUMAB HALVES GOUT IN PATIENTS WITH ATHEROSCLEROSIS

However, the interleukin-1 inhibitor has no effect on serum urate, which is a risk marker for both gout and cardiovascular disease,...

MORE KRATOM PRODUCTS RECALLED OWING TO SALMONELLA RISK

News Alerts

TAS-102 COULD TACKLE UNMET NEED IN ADVANCED GASTRIC CANCER

Patients with advanced/metastatic gastric cancer could experience a significant increase in overall survival with combination TAS-102...

NEW AMA POLICY CALLS FOR PHYSICIAN TRAINING ON SUICIDE

The American Medical Association encourages physician training on suicide risk assessment and prevention and how to counsel patients...

HERPESVIRUS MAY DRIVE DEVELOPMENT, PROGRESSION OF ALZHEIMER'S

In potentially game-changing research, a novel study of postmortem brain samples suggests human herpesvirus may be implicated in the...

BELIEFS, TRUST IN DOCTOR AFFECT STATIN USE DISPARITIES BY RACE

Statin-eligible African Americans were less likely than whites to see statins as effective and safe. Fewer expressed trust in their...

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Adequate selenium in pregnancy can protect mothers' health later in life...

Adequate selenium levels can help babies get the best start in life, but they are critical to a motherâs long term health, too, a supplier says.

‘I Really Care' Clothing Exists - And It's Selling Out

“I really care” clothing is in response to Melania Trump's “I really don't care” jacket Melania Trump's tone-deaf fashion statement as she boarded a plane to visit detained...

Nitric Oxide Lowers Risk of Kidney Complications from Heart Surgery

Inhaled nitric oxide may reduce kidney complications from heart surgery when used during and for 24 hours following heart surgery. This is the first study to show that a...

Chronic opioid use is higher among Trump voters, study finds

University of Texas researchers found that votes for Trump and long-term opioid use were both more common among low-income areas in poor mental and physical health.

Eating fish once a week cuts risk of sudden cardiac death by half

Heart disease remains among the world's top killers, causing one in every four deaths in the U.S. alone. A paper suggests that to reduce your risk of succumbing to the disease...

White Colorant in Food and Paints may Cause Type-2 Diabetes

Possible link found between diabetes and the most common white pigment in everyday products ranging from paint to candies. More than 200 million titanium dioxide crystallites...

Elevated Blood Sugar Characteristic may Aid in the Diagnosis of Pancreatic...

Pancreatic cancer tests can be done when a patient is suspected to have elevated blood sugar levels, as patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer can develop high blood sugar...

Melania Wears ‘I Really Don't Care' Jacket On Trip To Visit Detained Migrant...

Melania Trump trolls us all by using her position of privilege to do a crappy thing While boarding a plane en route to Texas before visiting immigrant children being detained...

Damage from Brain Injuries may be Reversed with Antifreeze Molecules

Antifreeze molecules called N-acetylaspartate may stop and reverse damage from brain injuries. NAA has been viewed as simply a marker of injury when in fact it could be a part...

Flamingo: High-powered Microscope Ready for Researchers' Use

Flamingo microscope a portable, shareable light sheet microscope provides biologists with excellent imaging and great amount of data quickly using technology that could track...