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Physicians Favor Malpractice Screening Panels to Deter SuitsEight in 10 physicians cited pretrial screening panels as the best way to discourage malpractice suits in a new Medscape survey. This tort reform has a disappointing track record, experts say.
Medscape Medical News, December 11, 2015

Brief Cognitive Screening Useful in Children With EpilepsyResearchers show that a brief portable screen for cognitive issues in children could help guide clinical decisions.
Medscape Medical News, December 11, 2015

Cancers May Impair Heart Function: More EvidenceTreated and nontreated cancer patients had similarly reduced cardiac strain, which may suggest that "some inflammatory components to the tumor growth affect the heart muscle," say researchers.
Heartwire from Medscape, December 11, 2015

Biosimilar Drugs Will Disrupt GastroenterologyThe arrival of low-cost biosimilar treatments in the United States is imminent, but some gastroenterologists have questions about the immunogenicity and interchangeability of the agents.
Medscape Medical News, December 11, 2015

Neratinib Keeps Benefiting Herceptin-Treated Breast CancerNew results from the ExteNET study of the investigational drug neratinib following adjuvant trastuzumab chemotherapy confirm a benefit of the agent beyond the previously reported 2-year results.
Medscape Medical News, December 11, 2015

Obesity 'a National Risk'The chief medical officer for England says obesity needs to be given the official status of a 'national risk'.
WebMD Health News, December 11, 2015

First Emergency Antidote to 5-FU Chemo in the USThis first-of-its-kind product is an emergency antidote for use in cases of unintended overdose or severe adverse reaction to 5-fluorouracil (5-FU).
FDA Approvals, December 11, 2015

Medscape held its first Medicine 3.0 event in New York City. The Town Hall-style discussion featured a panel of physician experts on the topics of precision medicine and patient engagement.

Dermatologists Wary Despite Low Malpractice Risks; More Liability concerns affect even the least likely to be sued; these doctors want to see the public vote on caps; hospital's failure to diagnose leads to a fat award.
Medscape Business of Medicine, December 10, 2015
Should Patients Call You by Your First Name? In an age where everyone seems to lean toward being less formal, many physicians still don't feel comfortable with patients using their first name in medical settings. Your colleagues weigh in.
Medscape Business of Medicine, December 9, 2015

Eric J. Topol, MD Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Chief Academic Officer, Scripps Health; Professor of Genomics, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California