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Stress Disorders Linked to Life-threatening Infections

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

PTSD or other stress-related conditions are tied to an increased risk of life-threatening infection, including sepsis, endocarditis, and meningitis, new research suggests. Medscape Medical News

One Third of CVD in US Blacks Linked to Hypertension

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

New data highlight the need for more focused efforts to diagnose and treat hypertension and prevent its development in the black population. Medscape Medical News

NAM Panel Lays Out 6-Point Plan for Reducing Clinician Burnout

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Systemic changes emphasize that burnout is not a mental health diagnosis but "a chronic imbalance between high job demands and low job resources." Medscape Medical News

FDA Proposes Boxed Warning on Breast Implant Risks

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

In draft guidance issued today, the FDA proposes labeling changes to ensure that women receive and understand information regarding the benefits and risks of these devices. Medscape Medical News

Albumin Index May Predict Severity, Disability in Neurosarcoidosis

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

With biomarkers for disease severity in neurosarcoidosis lacking, clinical utility may be found with the albumin index, a measure of blood-brain barrier permeability, new research suggests. Medscape Medical News

Symptom Resolution in Concussion Does Not Equal Brain Recovery

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

In one of the longest follow-up brain imaging studies in college athletes, investigators found specific adverse effects of concussion continue long after patients get cleared to return to play. Medscape Medical News

Artificial Intelligence Rivals Experts in Diagnosing Brain Bleeds

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

A deep learning algorithm performed with accuracy similar to that of radiologists in detecting acute brain hemorrhage on CT and in some cases identified subtle abnormalities that were overlooked. Medscape Medical News

Oncologists Move Quickly to Labeling Changes for Immunotherapy

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

There was a 50% reduction in the use of two immunotherapy agents for advanced bladder cancer within 6 months after the FDA issued a safety alert. Medscape Medical News

Vitamin D Spray as Good as Oral Tablets in Raising Levels

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Sublingual vitamin D spray not only increases blood 25(OH)D levels to a degree similar to that of traditional oral capsules, but users preferred the spray as a delivery method, say UK investigators. Medscape Medical News

Is It 'Assisted Suicide' or 'Aid in Dying'?

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

The different terms sparked debate at the American Academy of Family Physicians annual meeting. Medscape Reader Polls

BEACON Trial in BRAF-Mutant mCRC: Now Published, Criticized

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Showing a survival advantage for targeted therapy over chemotherapy, this trial has been hailed as practice changing, but is has now also been criticized for lack of detail. Medscape Medical News

Liver-Directed Mealtime Insulin Benefits Some With Type 1 Diabetes

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Hypoglycemia reduction seen among patients with high hemoglobin A1c levels, but one expert questions the findings. Medscape Medical News

Not All Screen Time Is Bad for Kids, but Know the Consequences

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Child Mind Institute's new report looks at how screen time may be affecting child and teen mental health. Medscape Medical News

Antibiotics Overprescribed for COPD

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Antibiotics are overprescribed for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and particularly for mild-to-moderate disease, a large observational study reveals. Reuters Health Information

Climate Change Hampers Progress on Fighting Epidemics: Global Fund

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Climate change is making it harder to eradicate deadly epidemics, with rising temperatures helping mosquitoes spread malaria in higher places in Africa, the head of a global health fund said on Tuesday. Reuters Health Information

Kenya Launches First Breast Milk Bank to Help Newborns

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

The five mothers sat in a bright blue room in Kenya's largest maternity hospital waiting to pump breast milk - but not for their own newborns. Reuters Health Information

Attacks on LGBT+ Ugandans Seen Rising After Minister Proposes Death for Gay Sex

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Reuters Health Information

CMS Must Pay Hospitals What It Withheld Under Site-Neutral Rule

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

A federal judge refuses to modify or stay order that struck down the agency's site-neutral payment rule. Medscape Medical News

Watchdog Group Finds Safety Gaps in Outpatient Surgery Centers

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Not all providers are board-certified, two Leapfrog surveys show. Surprises were also found in the numbers tracking hand hygiene and in numbers using a safe-surgery checklist. Medscape Medical News

Million-Dollar Marketing Juggernaut Pushes 3D Mammograms

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Companies are aggressively touting 3D mammograms, although there's no evidence they save lives. Kaiser Health News