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By Medscape - Oct 16, 2019
HAVE YOU BROUGHT PATIENTS WITH YOU TO A NEW PRACTICE?

There can be conflict between employer and employee regarding how patients find out where their clinician has gone. Medscape Reader...
Regard, Family Medicine, Primary Care, News
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By Medscape - Oct 16, 2019
FDA SLAMS TORRENT OVER LOSARTAN MANUFACTURING LAPSES

The company was cited for quality-control violations and other issues regarding its manufacture of losartan potassium tablets at one...
Regard, Cardiology, News
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By Medscape - Oct 16, 2019
HELPING TEENS RECOVER FASTER POST CONCUSSION

For the first time, a randomized trial has found that exercise-albeit carefully controlled exercise-can speed recovery from a concussion. Medscape...
Pediatrics, Viewpoint
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By Medscape - Oct 16, 2019
IS MOM'S BARIATRIC SURGERY LINKED WITH BIRTH DEFECTS?

Is there an association between bariatric surgery in a woman and the risk of her child having birth defects? Medscape
Mom, Child, Internal Medicine, Commentary
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By Medscape - Oct 16, 2019
ASPIRIN RECS GO TOPSY-TURVY IN NEW GUIDELINES: NOW WHAT?

ACC/AHA primary prevention guideline authors Bill McEvoy and Mike Miedema discuss practical aspects of aspirin use after its recent...
Cardiology, Commentary
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By Medscape - Oct 16, 2019
RESTORING THE JOY OF MEDICINE ONE STRESSOR AT A TIME

Caroline Gérin-Lajoie, vice president of physician health and wellness, a rare position in Canada, whose name, Lajoie, translates from...
Family Medicine, Primary Care, News
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By Medscape - Oct 16, 2019
MEDICARE FOR ALL MAKES ROOM FOR ABORTION, OPIOIDS IN DEM DEBATE

In the latest debate, the Democratic candidates disagreed on how best to cover more Americans with health insurance but agreed on the...
Abortion, Family Medicine, Primary Care, News
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By Medscape - Oct 15, 2019
FDA OKS CETIRIZINE INJECTION FOR ACUTE URTICARIA

Cetirizine hydrochloride intravenous injection is for treatment of acute urticaria in adults and children 6 months of age or older. FDA...
Injections, Injection, Dermatology, News Alert
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By Medscape - Oct 15, 2019
TEENS WITH OBESITY 'DESERVE' TO BE OFFERED BARIATRIC SURGERY

The evidence is clear. Bariatric surgery provides wide-ranging benefits to adolescents with obesity and type 2 diabetes, says Dr Louise...
Obesity, Diabetes, Adolescence, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Commentary
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By Medscape - Oct 15, 2019
5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS

Acute flaccid myelitis continues to be confusing and frightening. What is the current state of knowledge about this rare but increasing...
Pediatrics, Article
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By Medscape - Oct 15, 2019
DOCS STILL OVERWHELMED BY REGULATORY BURDENS: SURVEY

Medical practices say prior authorization and value-based initiatives create more burden than benefit for them and their patients,...
Family Medicine, Primary Care, News
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By Medscape - Oct 15, 2019
DEATHS LINKED TO TRANSCATHETER VALVE CASES 'UNDERREPORTED'

Many deaths associated with transcatheter valve repair cases are misclassified as injury or malfunction in the FDA's MAUDE database,...
Cardiology, News
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By Medscape - Oct 15, 2019
SPECTROSCOPIC BLOOD TEST ACCURATELY DETECTS BRAIN CANCER

A blood test using attenuated total reflection -Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy can identify patients with brain cancer with...
Cancer, Brain, Medscape Today, News
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By Medscape - Oct 15, 2019
NIVOLUMAB IMPROVES SURVIVAL IN ADVANCED ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS-CELL CARCINOMA

Nivolumab boosts overall survival compared with chemotherapy in patients with advanced esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma that's refractory...
Medscape Today, News
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By Medscape - Oct 15, 2019
SUICIDE ATTEMPTS RISING AMONG BLACK TEENS

Suicide attempts are rising among black teens in the U.S. even as they fall among youth from other racial and ethnic groups, a study...
Medscape Today, News
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By Medscape - Oct 15, 2019
VAPING ILLNESS, DEATHS LIKELY VERY RARE BEYOND U.S., EXPERTS SAY

E-cigarette or vaping-linked lung injuries that have killed 29 and sickened more than 1,000 people in the United States are likely...
Medscape Today, News
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By Medscape - Oct 15, 2019
NEW PNEUMONIA GUIDANCE: TESTING, TREATING, AND FOLLOW-UP

Updated guidelines on community-acquired pneumonia focus on reducing inappropriate use of antibiotics and emphasize the need for more...
Pulmonary Medicine, News
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By Medscape - Oct 15, 2019
INTRAOCULAR TRIFOCALS OUTDO EXTENDED DEPTH FOR NEAR VISION

Trifocal lenses offer better near vision than extended depth of focus lenses, a head-to-head study shows. Medscape Medical News
Ophthalmology, News
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By Medscape - Oct 15, 2019
SIMPLE BLOOD TEST HIGHLY ACCURATE IN DETECTING ALZHEIMER'S BIOMARKER

A high-precision assay can detect the key Alzheimer's disease biomarker by using a simple blood test, potentially eliminating the need...
Alzheimer, Neurology & Neurosurgery, News
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By Medscape - Oct 15, 2019
OLD MEDS MAY OFFER NEW HOPE FOR RARE DEMYELINATING DISEASE

New insight into the underlying mechanisms of a rare and fatal pediatric CNS disease suggests older FDA-approved medications may help...
Neurology & Neurosurgery, News
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HAVE YOU BROUGHT PATIENTS WITH YOU TO A NEW PRACTICE?

There can be conflict between employer and employee regarding how patients find out where their clinician has gone. Medscape Reader...

FDA SLAMS TORRENT OVER LOSARTAN MANUFACTURING LAPSES

The company was cited for quality-control violations and other issues regarding its manufacture of losartan potassium tablets at one...

HELPING TEENS RECOVER FASTER POST CONCUSSION

For the first time, a randomized trial has found that exercise-albeit carefully controlled exercise-can speed recovery from a concussion. Medscape...

IS MOM'S BARIATRIC SURGERY LINKED WITH BIRTH DEFECTS?

Is there an association between bariatric surgery in a woman and the risk of her child having birth defects? Medscape

ASPIRIN RECS GO TOPSY-TURVY IN NEW GUIDELINES: NOW WHAT?

ACC/AHA primary prevention guideline authors Bill McEvoy and Mike Miedema discuss practical aspects of aspirin use after its recent...

RESTORING THE JOY OF MEDICINE ONE STRESSOR AT A TIME

Caroline Gérin-Lajoie, vice president of physician health and wellness, a rare position in Canada, whose name, Lajoie, translates from...

MEDICARE FOR ALL MAKES ROOM FOR ABORTION, OPIOIDS IN DEM DEBATE

In the latest debate, the Democratic candidates disagreed on how best to cover more Americans with health insurance but agreed on the...

FDA OKS CETIRIZINE INJECTION FOR ACUTE URTICARIA

Cetirizine hydrochloride intravenous injection is for treatment of acute urticaria in adults and children 6 months of age or older. FDA...

TEENS WITH OBESITY 'DESERVE' TO BE OFFERED BARIATRIC SURGERY

The evidence is clear. Bariatric surgery provides wide-ranging benefits to adolescents with obesity and type 2 diabetes, says Dr Louise...

5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT ACUTE FLACCID MYELITIS

Acute flaccid myelitis continues to be confusing and frightening. What is the current state of knowledge about this rare but increasing...

DOCS STILL OVERWHELMED BY REGULATORY BURDENS: SURVEY

Medical practices say prior authorization and value-based initiatives create more burden than benefit for them and their patients,...

DEATHS LINKED TO TRANSCATHETER VALVE CASES 'UNDERREPORTED'

Many deaths associated with transcatheter valve repair cases are misclassified as injury or malfunction in the FDA's MAUDE database,...

SPECTROSCOPIC BLOOD TEST ACCURATELY DETECTS BRAIN CANCER

A blood test using attenuated total reflection -Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy can identify patients with brain cancer with...

NIVOLUMAB IMPROVES SURVIVAL IN ADVANCED ESOPHAGEAL SQUAMOUS-CELL CARCINOMA

Nivolumab boosts overall survival compared with chemotherapy in patients with advanced esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma that's refractory...

SUICIDE ATTEMPTS RISING AMONG BLACK TEENS

Suicide attempts are rising among black teens in the U.S. even as they fall among youth from other racial and ethnic groups, a study...

VAPING ILLNESS, DEATHS LIKELY VERY RARE BEYOND U.S., EXPERTS SAY

E-cigarette or vaping-linked lung injuries that have killed 29 and sickened more than 1,000 people in the United States are likely...

NEW PNEUMONIA GUIDANCE: TESTING, TREATING, AND FOLLOW-UP

Updated guidelines on community-acquired pneumonia focus on reducing inappropriate use of antibiotics and emphasize the need for more...

INTRAOCULAR TRIFOCALS OUTDO EXTENDED DEPTH FOR NEAR VISION

Trifocal lenses offer better near vision than extended depth of focus lenses, a head-to-head study shows. Medscape Medical News

SIMPLE BLOOD TEST HIGHLY ACCURATE IN DETECTING ALZHEIMER'S BIOMARKER

A high-precision assay can detect the key Alzheimer's disease biomarker by using a simple blood test, potentially eliminating the need...

OLD MEDS MAY OFFER NEW HOPE FOR RARE DEMYELINATING DISEASE

New insight into the underlying mechanisms of a rare and fatal pediatric CNS disease suggests older FDA-approved medications may help...

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Innovation in Central Venous Access Device Security: A Pilot Randomized...

Objectives: Central venous access devices enable many treatments during critical illness; however, 25% of pediatric central venous access devices fail before completion of...

New Study may Have the Reason Why Statins Cause Muscle Pain

Study from McMaster University has found a potential mechanism explaining why some people who take drugs to lower their cholesterol develop sore, aching muscles.

Machine learning Could warn of serious Drug-drug Interactions

If a patient takes more drugs, there is a greater chance of interactions between those drugs, which may cause long-term organ damage and even death. Machine learning system...

New Heart Attack Registry To Be Set Up to Study and Improve the Outcomes of...

Outcomes of Patients with STEMI are to be studied by the new heart attack register to increase the success rates and improve the treatment of the patients.

Does Migration During a Older Age Affect Mental Health?

Migration seems to take a heavy toll on the mental health of Immigrants age 65 and older compared to their counterparts born in the United States.

World Food Day 2019: FAO Calls for Boosting Millets to Fight Malnutrition

India and the FAO of the United Nations jointly proposed to declare the year 2023 as the International Year of Millets, which are one of the common climate-resilient...

New AI and Big Data Model Influences Future Medical Treatments

Artificial intelligence/machine learning and big data were found to predict which research will influence future medical treatments, said researchers.

Smart Speaker can Track Baby's Breathing Pattern Using White Noise

New smart speaker device called BreathJunior acts as a monitor for infant breathing patterns while playing white noise to soothe them to sleep.

Climate Change may Impact Future Outbreaks of Tularemia

Climatic changes may affect future tularemia outbreaks and other infectious diseases in high-latitude and other world regions, reveals a new study.

Steroid Injections may Damage Joints

Corticosteroid injections may be linked to complications that potentially accelerate the destruction of the joint and may hasten the need for total hip and knee replacements.