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Apps May Promote Overdiagnosis of Mental Health ConditionsMobile apps that offer advice on managing mental health may 'medicalize' normal ups and downs and encourage the overdiagnosis
of certain conditions, the results of a new study suggest.
Medscape Medical News, July 16, 2018
Aggressive Prostate Cancer Type Is 'Fairly Prevalent'A variant of advanced disease known as treatment-emergent small-cell neuroendocrine prostate cancer is fairly common after
use of abiraterone and/or enzalutamide.
Medscape Medical News, July 16, 2018
Surgeon Gets Life in Prison for Role in Opioid DeathThe Florida spine surgeon was convicted by a federal jury on charges related to making counterfeit oxycodone in his office,
which was linked to the overdose death of a 34-year-old woman.
Medscape Medical News, July 13, 2018
FDA Approves Tecovirimat, First Drug for Smallpox TreatmentTecovirimat (TPOXX) provides a treatment option should smallpox ever be used as a bioweapon and is the first product to be
awarded a material threat medical countermeasure priority review voucher.
Increased Mortality With Vena Cava Filters Stirs ControversyThe use of vena cava filters in patients with venous thromboembolism and a contraindication to anticoagulation is associated
with an increase in 30-day mortality, results of a new observational study shows.
Malpractice: When Small Oversights Lead to Major ErrorsIn large medical groups, where several physicians may treat the same patient, doctors and other healthcare workers need to make sure that small oversights don't turn into serious patient problems.
Eric J. Topol, MDDirector, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Chief Academic Officer, Scripps Health; Professor of Genomics, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California
Perspective
Guideline vs Physician: Which Do You Trust?Guidelines were meant to make treatment decisions easier and more evidence-based, but it hasn't quite worked out that way,
says Dr Lundberg.
