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Another Drug Company Recalls Tainted Sartan Products

Monday, January 21, 2019

Prinston Pharmaceutical Inc becomes the latest company to recall sartan products because of the presence of a probable carcinogen. News Alerts

Microbiome Analysis Powers Insights to Improve Sleep

Monday, January 21, 2019

New technologies can help identify poor sleep patterns and help physicians and patients find solutions, such as making changes to alter the microbiome. Medscape Medical News

Diabetes Alert Dogs Perform Better Than Previously Thought

Monday, January 21, 2019

Highly trained dogs are better at alerting patients with type 1 diabetes to hyper- and hypoglycemic episodes than previous studies suggest, new UK research indicates. Medscape Medical News

FDA OKs ECG Feature on Verily Study Watch for Research

Monday, January 21, 2019

The Verily Study Watch records, stores, transfers, and displays single-channel electrocardiogram data as part of clinical research studies. FDA Approvals

EMA Decision on Durvalumab in NSCLC Is 'Major Cause of Concern'

Monday, January 21, 2019

Lung cancer experts say the recent decision to restrict the use of durvalumab immunotherapy to patients with high PD-L1 expression is 'a lost therapeutic opportunity.' Medscape Medical News

MMP9 Inhibitor Added to Chemo in Gastric/GEJ Cancer

Monday, January 21, 2019

Andecaliximab added to mFOLFOX6 chemotherapy did not improve survival in patients with advanced gastric/GEJ cancer, except for one subset — those 65 years and older. Medscape Medical News

Intermittent Fasting Plus Lower-Calorie Diet May Be Best

Monday, January 21, 2019

Although admittedly small, a new study indicates that a combination of intermittent fasting together with some calorie restriction may give the best outcomes in terms of weight loss and overall health. Medscape Medical News

New Standard of Care in PD-L1+ Esophageal Cancer?

Monday, January 21, 2019

Patients with advanced esophageal cancer who have a high level of PD-L1 showed improved survival on poembrolizumab compared to standard chemotherapy. Medscape Medical News

CMS Seeks to Prod Insurers to Negotiate Lower Drug Prices

Friday, January 18, 2019

CMS' Seema Verma proposed a voluntary test to address what she calls "perverse incentives" in Part D. The model will ask insurers to accept more financial risk for customers who need expensive drugs. Medscape Medical News

New California Governor Takes Healthcare Reform by the Horns

Friday, January 18, 2019

He proposes changes in state policy to approach universal coverage and asks Congress and Trump for waivers to move toward single-payer system. Medscape Medical News

Hire a 'Burnout' Officer to Help Physicians: Report

Friday, January 18, 2019

A new report calls for all major healthcare organizations to have an executive-level chief wellness officer tasked with reducing physician burnout. Medscape Medical News

St. Luke's Replaces President, Other Leaders After Series of Care Lapses

Friday, January 18, 2019

Ouster comes 5 months after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services terminated federal funding for heart transplants at the 65-year-old hospital, citing a failure to make needed changes. ProPublica

Parkinson's Subtypes Predict Prognosis

Friday, January 18, 2019

Different subtypes of Parkinson's disease have been proposed that accurately predict prognosis, disability, and survival and may eventually lead to the development of more specific treatments. Medscape Medical News

New SCCT Guidelines Reflect Expanding Role for CT in TAVR

Friday, January 18, 2019

It features nuts-and-bolts recommendations, including those for specific scanners, but also thorny issues like leaflet thrombosis and valve-in-valve procedures for failed bioprosthesis. Medscape Medical News

Schizophrenia: Genetic Mutation Alters Teen Brain, Raises Risk

Friday, January 18, 2019

Schizophrenia may be caused by a genetic mutation in the SLC39A8 gene that leads to a structural abnormality in the brain during adolescence, suggesting a new target for therapy. Medscape Medical News

NCCN Guidelines Downloaded 10 Million Times in 2018

Friday, January 18, 2019

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology were downloaded 10 million times in 2018, which is a 26% increase from the previous year. Medscape Medical News

Clinicians Walk 'Fine Line' With Immigrant Patients

Friday, January 18, 2019

Some immigrants worried about green card status are skipping medical appointments out of fear stoked by proposed 'public charge' rule, currently under review by the Department of Homeland Security. Kaiser Health News

California's Top Lawyer Cements Role as Healthcare Defender-in-Chief

Friday, January 18, 2019

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra scores a win for California and other states in his effort to block Trump administration birth control rules. Kaiser Health News

Action to Combat Climate Change Is Paramount for Healthcare

Friday, January 18, 2019

"As physicians, we have a special responsibility to safeguard health and alleviate suffering. Working to rapidly curtail greenhouse gas emissions is now essential to our healing mission," experts say. Medscape Medical News

Alcohol and the Electric Atrium: How Drinking Promotes AF?

Friday, January 18, 2019

Electrophysiologic studies are helping define the nature of atrial fibrillation's myocardial remodeling effects in moderate drinkers with the arrhythmia. Medscape Medical News