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January 18, 2020
1:33
'UroLeak 2020' Gave Early Look at Urology Match Results
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Some medical students accessed their Urology Match Day results before the official release.
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0:17
European Marketing of Picato Suspended While Skin Cancer Risk Reviewed
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While the drug is still available in the US, the FDA says it is 'gathering data and information to investigate the safety concern related to Picato.'
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January 17, 2020
23:55
Too Old for New Heart? Germany Faces Dearth of Organ Donors
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Siegfried Richtsteig has been waiting in hospital for more than 130 days for a heart that would allow him to do the things he enjoyed most, like playing with his grandchildren, before a stroke damaged the organ beyond repair.
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23:55
Pharmacy Chains Sue Ohio Physicians Over Opioid Prescribing
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The suit is in response to litigation against pharmacies by Ohio counties; individual physicians not named in the action.
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23:49
Primary Aldosteronism Can Present as Atrial Fibrillation
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Atrial fibrillation can be a presenting sign of primary aldosteronism in patients with hypertension, according to findings from the PAPPHY study.
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23:06
EU Panel Confirms 4-Week Limit on High-Strength Estradiol Creams
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The decision marks the third time the European Medicines Agency's safety committee has issued the controversial recommendation.
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22:08
CDC to Screen for Novel Coronavirus at Three US Airports
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Symptom-based health screening of passengers entering the US on direct or connecting flights from Wuhan, China, will be conducted in San Francisco, New York, and Los Angeles.
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21:07
Major Heart Organizations Now Led by Women
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A growing number of female cardiologists are leading major heart organizations in 2020 in a field still largely dominated by men.
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19:42
Cardinal Health Surgical Gowns May Not Be Sterile, FDA Warns
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Facilities should immediately stop using Level 3 surgical gowns made by Cardinal Health, and PreSource procedural packs that contain the gowns, because of sterility concerns.
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19:14
Despite Dangers, Docs Continue to Co-Prescribe Benzos, Opioids
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Despite well-known dangers and recommendations to the contrary, benzodiazepines and opioids are still commonly co-prescribed.
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17:38
Redo PCI or CABG, Left Main Patients Pay a Price: EXCEL
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A new 3-year analysis shows that repeat revascularization is more common after PCI than bypass surgery, but durability remains an issue for both strategies.
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17:24
FDA Panel Split on Approval of Non-Opioid for Surgical Pain
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A US Food and Drug Administration advisory panel was split on recommending approval of bupivacaine to control post-surgical pain.
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16:47
'Uber of Interventional Cardiology' Pushes Stents Over Surgery
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A physician-driven website touts stenting as a treatment for patients who have been told they need open heart surgery. A surgeon calls it 'trolling for patients.'
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14:55
Magnesium Disorders Up Hypocalcemia Risk After Thyroidectomy
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Hypocalcemia occurred in nearly 20% of patients following thyroidectomy in the large study, however, most cases resolved at 1 year.
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14:09
FDA Approves CVD Benefit for Once-Weekly Semaglutide
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Information regarding cardiovascular safety was also added to the label of the daily oral semaglutide formulation.
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11:01
New Body-Sculpting Method Zaps Fat With Injected Ice Slurry
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An experimental fat-selective mixture reduced thickness of adipose tissue by as much as 55% and fat volume by almost 3 cm3.
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0:33
Support for Vaccines Continues Downward Trend in US, Poll Shows
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In 2019, 84% of Americans think vaccinating children is important, down from 94% in 2001; 10% still believe vaccines can cause autism, according to a new Gallup survey.
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0:04
People With Diabetes in Hong Kong Living Longer, Except the Young
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Researchers reports an over 50% drop in overall death rates among people with diabetes living in Hong Kong from 2001-2016; younger people with diabetes less likely to experience improvement in survival, however.
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January 16, 2020
22:53
Lack of Women Speakers Spurs Conference to Make Changes
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An article highlighting a lack of female invited speakers at a major scientific medical meeting caused International Stroke Conference organizers to encourage more women to attend and to speak at the event.
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21:57
Antipsychotics for Schizophrenia Linked to Lower Mortality Risk?
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It's widely assumed antipsychotics increase the risk of CVD and early death in patients with schizophrenia. However, new findings suggest the opposite may be true and that these agents may in fact be protective.
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21:13
Doc Guilty in 'Heinous' Fraud Case Involving False Diagnoses
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Jorge Zamora-Quezada, MD, falsely diagnosed patients has having rheumatoid arthritis, treated them with toxic drugs, and falsified medical records to mislead a federal investigation.
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21:12
Doctor Lets Patients 'Pay' for Surgeries With Volunteer Service
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Surgeon donates his time and asks only that patients and a team of people the patient recruits do hundreds of hours of service with two partner charities.
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21:03
Touchless Patient Monitoring in the Works
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If technical, ethical, and infrastructure challenges can be overcome, no-contact patient monitoring could be the way of the future, both in the hospital and in the home.
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20:41
Reduced Alcohol Intake Drives Significant Drop in AF Burden
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The generally accepted association between alcohol consumption and AF is 'proven' in a randomized trial, researchers say.
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20:38
Stroke During Pregnancy May Be on the Rise in US
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Stroke risk factors are also increasing in young women and more needs to be done to identify and treat high-risk patients in early pregnancy, authors of a new study urge.
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20:01
For Trans Kids, a Tough Path to Gender Harmony
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Roughly 1.8% of high school students now identify as trans, almost twice the rate of adults. The biggest jump appears to be in teenagers born female who want to transition to males.
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18:45
Higher Vaccine Coverage Tied to Mandatory Vaccination in Europe
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Unlike the United States, most European vaccine mandates involved financial penalties, and the magnitude of the penalty was associated with greater immunization coverage.
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18:36
'First Signal' of Reduced Toxicity From Childhood Cancer Tx
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Attempts to minimize long-term toxicity from the treatment of childhood cancers are paying off: a new study finds the 'first signal' of a decrease in cardiac toxicity.
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17:33
Even With Hospital Price Lists, 'Shopping Around' Still Difficult
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In a ruling, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services attempted to make hospital charges more transparent, but the intended goal has not been met.
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16:55
New Head Injury Data Reinforce Restricted Antipsychotic Use
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New data on head injury support evidence-based guidance to restrict antipsychotic use in patients with dementia to those with the most severe neuropsychiatric symptoms, and for a short, limited time.
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16:05
Weight, Major Psychiatric Disorders Genetically Linked
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Among individuals with major psychiatric disorders, genetic risk variants are associated with either increased or decreased body mass index.
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15:53
Less Tongue Fat From Weight Loss May Help Sleep Apnea
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New treatments for targeting tongue fat reduction, possibly particular diets or cold therapies, should be considered, researchers say.
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11:42
Major Financial Impact, Disability Tied to Post-TBI Epilepsy
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Epilepsy that develops following traumatic brain injury (TBI) significantly increases the risk for disability and boosts healthcare costs, new research suggests.
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0:42
Flu Shot a Mismatch for Main Strain, Season Far From Over: CDC
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Influenza season is still in full swing and children are especially hard hit, in part as a result of a vaccine that is poorly matched to the currently predominant strain.
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January 15, 2020
23:03
Of Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, Which Docs Have Highest Burnout?
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Almost half of physicians of all ages said they would take a pay cut for better work-life balance, according to the results of a new Medscape survey.
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22:53
Pfizer's $225K Price for Heart Drug Tafamidis Slammed
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The current price hinders access for those most likely to benefit and slows clinical advances in the management of ATTR-CM, a 'not-so-rare' condition, experts say.
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21:26
FDA Accepting Less Data, More Surrogate Endpoints in Trials
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Less stringent clinical trial requirements and expedited pathways have come with positive and negative results, an editorialist writes. He suggests ways to reform the reform.
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21:22
Opioid Dropped After Thumbs Down From FDA Advisory Panel
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Following a unanimous vote by an FDA advisory panel against recommending approval of a new opioid, the company has withdrawn its NDA and announced it will make no further investment in the drug's development.
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19:46
Two Fish-Oil Candidates Fail Late-Stage Tests
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AstraZeneca stops trial of omega-3 carboxylic acids (Epanova) for mixed dyslipidemia; Acasti Pharma trial of omega-3 phospholipid (CaPre) fails to meet end point in severe hypertriglyceridemia.
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19:29
Living in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods Linked to Brain Atrophy
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There is a 'robust' link between living in a disadvantaged neighborhood and developing brain atrophy over time, a finding that carries potential implications for cognitive function as individuals age.
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December 12, 2019
1:32
European Left Main Guidelines in Disarray After EXCEL Cover-up Alleged
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Medical societies are scrambling in response to a BBC Newsnight investigation based on leaked data suggesting higher rates of MI in patients treated with PCI rather than surgery.
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0:46
Full Senate to Vote on FDA Chief Nomination Thursday
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Dr Stephen Hahn, chief medical officer at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, has sped through the approval process, despite concerns about his stance on e-cigarettes and vaping.
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0:22
Updated APHINITY Supports Benefit of Dual HER2 Blockade
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A new analysis some 6 years after randomization continues to support dual HER2 blockade plus chemotherapy for HER2-positive early breast cancer.
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0:10
Patient-Induced Trauma: Hospitals Learn to Defuse Violence
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Health care workers face a greater threat of workplace violence than workers in most other industries. Hospitals are installing security cameras and panic buttons and arming security guards with stun guns.
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December 11, 2019
23:43
Women Make Up the Majority of US Med Students for First Time
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This builds on a previous first from 2017, when women made up the majority of first-year med students, according to the latest figures from the AAMC.
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23:17
Blood Tests Show Exposure to Ethylene Oxide
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Test showed the first biologic evidence that living near a facility that emits ethylene oxide increases a person's body burden of the chemical, which has been linked to breast and blood cancers.
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22:48
Switch to Biologic for RA More About Prescribers Than Patients
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Most of the variation in how long patients took conventional synthetic DMARDs before being prescribed a biologic DMARD was attributed to characteristics of prescribers, not patients.
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21:58
OAC Prescribing in the ED Spurs on Long-term Use in AFib
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In patients who are discharged home, initiating anticoagulants proved beneficial but not all are convinced the emergency department is the ideal setting for prescribing stroke prevention for atrial fibrillation.
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21:26
New Standard Likely for Some Metastatic HER2 Breast Cancer
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The investigational oral therapy tucatinib, when added to standard trastuzumab and capecitabine, resulted in a "clinically meaningful" lower risk of disease progression or death compared with placebo
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20:01
Choosing Wisely: 5 Recommendations in Pediatric Hematology
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A new Choosing Wisely list in hematology focused specifically on children recommends five tests or procedures that experts say should be avoided, with some exceptions.
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19:48
Oral Arginine as Adjuvant for Vaso-Occlusive Crisis Management
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Oral arginine supplementation significantly increased plasma arginine levels and improved acute pain-related outcomes in children with sickle cell disease in a randomized, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial.
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19:25
Care Coordination Vexes US Primary Care Physicians
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US primary care physicians are behind globally in coordinating care with specialists and social services but ahead in offering information technology tools to patients, a survey found.
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18:38
Aspirin in Older Adults Linked to Fewer Deaths
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A new analysis has found that older adults (over 65 years) who regularly took aspirin had a significantly lower risk of both all-cause and cancer mortality.
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18:33
'Compelling' Data on New Agent in Pretreated Breast Cancer
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Trastuzumab deruxtecan generated durable responses in HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer that had progressed on trastuzumab emtansine and other therapies in a phase 2 study.
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18:24
Is Small Better? The Ups and Downs of Solo Practice
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Why are there fewer solo docs? We gathered a range of physician opinions.
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17:49
Board Games a Major Win for the Brain
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Playing board games such as chess, cards, bingo, or crossword puzzles appears to keep the mind sharper in old age.
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17:28
Shot of Ketamine May Herald 'Last Call' for Problem Drinking
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A single infusion of ketamine coupled with a brief cognitive behavioral therapy intervention may lead to long-term improvement in problem drinking, new research suggests.
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17:11
Percutaneous Device for Dialysis Access 'a Significant Advance'
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A novel endovascular device is a new alternative to surgery for the creation of an arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis access in those with kidney disease, and has a high level of patient satisfaction.
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16:48
Should Patients Be Able to Choose Clinicians by Race or Gender?
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Sometimes patient preferences to receive care from a clinician of a particular gender or nationality may be reasonable, but sometimes they may be discriminatory.
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16:36
Phenobarbital May Top 'First-Line' Approach to Alcohol Withdrawal
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The barbiturate/anticonvulsant phenobarbital may be a better alternative to hypnotics, specifically lorazepam, the current first-line approach, for alcohol withdrawal syndrome, new research suggests.
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November 19, 2019
1:15
Primary Care Appointment Numbers Dropping, Despite ACA
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The number of primary care visits is down despite greater access to care via the Affordable Care Act. Experts are conflicted over whether the trend is good or bad for the health system.
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November 18, 2019
23:44
After Backlash, Teva Will Resume Production of Vincristine
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Only a few months after announcing that it will cease production of this essential medicine for childhood cancers, Teva has announced it will jump back into the market.
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23:40
Bedside Ultrasound Shows Promise in Diagnosing Increased ICP
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Bedside optic nerve ultrasound shows promise in diagnosing increased intracranial pressure in children and adults, a systematic review and meta-analysis has found.
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23:08
ORION-9: 50% LDL Reduction With Inclisiran in FH Patients
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A third phase 3 trial with the novel lipid-lowering drug, given just once every 6 months, has shown impressive LDL lowering for patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH).
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22:19
Clinicians Hesitant to Offer New Oral Immunotherapies
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Concerns over staffing needs and the risk for anaphylaxis with new oral immunotherapies have physicians questioning the next steps.
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21:39
Arthritis Risk Underestimated in Children With Down Syndrome
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Arthritis can be missed in young people with Down syndrome, who might not effectively communicate their pain, so experts recommend annual screening.
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20:41
FDA OKs First Contact Lens to Slow Myopia in Children
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MiSight (CooperVision Inc) soft, disposable contact lenses are meant to be worn daily (but not overnight) to correct nearsightedness and slow the progression of myopia in children 8 to 12 years old.
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20:33
The 'Silver Lining' of the Opioid Crisis: More Pain Research
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Better pain management is needed to reduce prescribed opioids, said the scientific lead of the CDC arthritis program, who believes pain is a public health issue.
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20:27
Positive Top-line Results for Novel Agent in Acute Psychosis
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KarXT combines xanomeline and trospium and is designed to treat psychosis and related symptoms through preferential stimulation of muscarinic receptors in the central nervous system.
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20:17
FDA Clears New Easier-to-Clean Duodenoscope
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The Pentax Medical Video ED34-i10T2 is the first duodenoscope with a sterile, disposable elevator component that will reduce the number of parts that need to be cleaned and reprocessed between uses.
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19:50
Vericiguat Hits Primary Clinical-Efficacy Endpoint in HFrEF
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Vericiguat was associated with reduced risk for HF hospitalization or CV death in patients with worsening HF with reduced ejection fraction compared to placebo, topline results of the VICTORIA trial show.
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19:49
Fluoride at High Levels 'Presumed' a Neurodevelopmental Hazard
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The National Toxicology Program found a link between high fluoride exposure in children and cognitive impairment, according to a draft report and systematic review.
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19:39
Rebranding Palliative Care as Supportive Care May Boost Use
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Researchers at MD Anderson found that medical oncologists and midlevel providers preferred the name 'supportive care' over palliative care. "It's not just about the end of life," said one oncologist.
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19:04
GALILEO, GALILEO 4D: Mixed Results in Post-TAVR Anticoagulation
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Although a rivaroxaban-based strategy was associated with better valve outcomes in GALILEO 4D, it was linked to worse clinical outcomes in the main GALILEO trial.
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18:14
With Exotic Cats & Video Games, Doc Exhibits LGBTQ-Friendly Care
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After a devastating fire, a family practice physician creates a one-of-a-kind dream clinic where everyone is welcome.
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