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Canakinumab Reduces Gout Risk Without Changing SUA LevelsCanakinumab, an interleukin 1-beta blocker, was associated with significantly lower risk for gout attacks when given quarterly,
but did not change serum uric acid levels, a study has found.
For Stubborn COPD, Airway Ablation Bolsters Drug EffectsTargeted lung denervation appears to maximize the benefits of the anticholinergic drugs often prescribed to patients with
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), new research shows.
Medscape Medical News, September 20, 2018
WHO: Global Efforts to End TB 'Off Track'Global efforts have averted an estimated 54 million tuberculosis deaths since 2000, but tuberculosis remains the world's deadliest
infectious disease and countries are still not doing enough to end it by 2030, WHO says.
False Cancer Diagnosis Leads to Malpractice Suit; MorePatient and his family suffer a 'week of hell'; Fessing up can lower malpractice risks, study says; Is this new law a help or a hindrance?; Sovereign immunity can be extended, panel rules.
Medscape Business of Medicine, September 24, 2018
How Hospital Changes Will Affect Doctors' PracticesHospitals have been swept up in four major trends over the past several years. Which of these are likely to continue, and what form will they take? The answers could affect how you practice.
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.
