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Bedtime Ritual Improves Sleep, Keeps Hospital Rooms Quiet The Sleep Hygiene in the Hospital Project (SHH!) significantly improves the quality of rest experienced by hospitalized patients, new research shows, and can be easily replicated at minimal cost.
Medscape Medical News, April 13, 2018

Surgeon General's Naloxone Advisory Fuels Passionate Debate The advisory calling for more Americans to carry the opioid overdose antidote naloxone has struck a nerve among healthcare providers.
Medscape Medical News, April 12, 2018
Alert FDA OKs Exparel for Pain Relief After Shoulder Surgery Clinical trial data do not support the general use of Exparel for regional nerve blocks for analgesia after procedures other than shoulder surgery, the FDA said.
FDA Approvals, April 9, 2018

Senator Schumer to Introduce Bill to Decriminalize Marijuana The proposed legislation would also call for further research into the drug's potential benefits and risks.
Medscape Medical News, April 20, 2018
Opioid Prescriptions See Largest Annual Drop in 25 Years
Medscape Medical News, April 19, 2018
Alert FDA Warns About 24-Hour Multipatient Endoscope Connectors
Medscape Medical News, April 18, 2018
Medicare Paid for Telehealth Services That Didn't Meet Rules
Medscape Medical News, April 18, 2018

Would You Report an Impaired Physician? Many Doctors Won't Research shows that although most doctors say they'd report an impaired colleague, many fail to do so when confronted with the situation. What is their reasoning?
Medscape Business of Medicine, April 11, 2018
Are Pharmacists Your Competitors or Your Collaborators? As physicians struggle to keep up with demand for their services, pharmacists are picking up some of that business. Many physicians are comfortable with this, but others feel differently.
Medscape Business of Medicine, April 11, 2018

Prehabilitation Before GI Cancer Surgery: What Is the Evidence? If prehabilitation has the potential to improve outcomes in GI cancer surgery, why is evidence lacking?
Medscape Anesthesiology, January 4, 2018
The Future of Medicine From a Leader in Biosensors Dr Eric Topol talks with pioneering researcher John Rogers about how his flexible electronic devices are being used in medicine and what further developments lie ahead.
Medscape, March 15, 2018

Eric J. Topol, MD Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Executive Vice President and Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute; Senior Consultant, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape