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All-Cause Mortality Higher With Occult Blood in StoolA new study finds that fecal hemoglobin can indicate more than an increased risk for colorectal cancer and is tied to an increased
risk for all-cause mortality.
Few Studies on Probiotics Assess Potential HarmsDespite rapidly increasing research into the use of probiotics and prebiotics to alter the gut microbiome, most trials report
safety data inadequately or not at all.
Botox Tops Topiramate for Chronic Migraine PreventionResearchers compared tolerability, functional improvement, and more in a head-to-head comparison between onabotulinumtoxinA
and topiramate for chronic migraine prevention.
Medscape Medical News, July 16, 2018
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.
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.
