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Poor Quality Sleep Tied to Early Signs of Alzheimer'sIn the ongoing quest to identify preclinical Alzheimer disease, researchers look to PET imaging, CSF biomarkers, and sleep-wake
activity for early signs of those at risk.
Medscape Medical News, January 14, 2019
New Score to Predict Early Stroke DeathA new clinical score has been developed to identify patients with a high risk of early death after an ischemic stroke.
Medscape Medical News, January 14, 2019
New Commission Report Is Tough on MOCThe commission formed by the American Board of Medical Specialties urged a switch from high-stakes summative exams to yearly,
formative assessments.
Hormone Therapy May Protect Against Knee OsteoarthritisPostmenopausal women taking hormone therapy were significantly less likely to develop symptomatic knee osteoarthritis compared
with those who did not take hormone therapy, a large study has found.
New Malpractice Risks in Your EHRWorking with an EHR can be difficult, but even worse, there are ways that your data input could work against you if a possible malpractice lawsuit arises.
Medscape Business of Medicine, January 22, 2019
Do Politics Have a Place in the Exam Room?As demonstrated in the 2018 Medscape Ethics Report, opinions vary on whether discussing politics with patients is fine or jeopardizes relationships.
Eric J. Topol, MDDirector, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Chief Academic Officer, Scripps Health; Professor of Genomics, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California
Perspective
What's Driving Physician Burnout in 2018?At a session on burnout at the ESC meeting in Munich, Dr Walton-Shirley heard a first-hand account of a cardiologist who had
a breakdown. The panelists left her hopeful that things will improve.
