Medscape Medical News

• Influenza Season Winds Down, but Not Done Yet, CDC Says This influenza season is in its final stages but influenza is not completely gone just yet, according to the CDC.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• Physician Groups Decry Plan to Reverse Transgender Protections Transgender individuals already are reluctant to seek care because of fears of discrimination, according to a recent survey.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• No Race Difference in Prostate Cancer With Equal Access Black men with nonmetastatic prostate cancer did not appear more likely to die from this disease than white men when given similar access to care and standardized treatment, an analysis found.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• ESOC 2019RATULS: No Advantage for Robotic Assist in Post-Stroke Rehab Researchers compared robot-assisted upper limb training vs enhanced therapy or standard care in patients recovering from stroke, and find no advantage for the robotic assist.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• EuroPCR 2019REVELATION: Drug-Coated Balloons Entices in Select STEMI Comparable results with mainstay drug-eluting stents raise hopes for an alternative, leave-nothing-behind strategy for some patients with acute MI.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• ARTEMIS: Stop Progression to Diabetes to Avoid CV Events ARTEMIS findings suggest efforts should be made to prevent progression to type 2 diabetes for patients with treated coronary artery disease and prediabetes.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• Company Charges Private Insurance Quadruple for Dialysis DaVita charges four times as much for dialysis for privately insured patients in the US compared with those on government insurance; research opens discussion about wide margin in profits.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• Fall Injuries Top Cause of Hospital Readmission in Elderly Fall-related injuries were a top cause of hospital readmission for elderly patients, particularly those discharged home or to home care after hospitalization for a fall-related injury, a study found.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• The Week That Wasn't: Eggs, Women Scientists, and Cyberhacks Read the latest on eggs and stroke risk, a database of female scientists, and how medical cyberattacks could affect your patients.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• Physicians Less Likely to Order Cancer Screening Late in Day New research from the University of Pennsylvania's Nudge Unit echoes earlier studies on the effects of decision fatigue in medicine.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• APA 2019Loneliness Common in Urban-Dwelling, Mid-Aged Women Caregiver responsibilities and relationships of poor quality are contributors to severe loneliness in urban women, but supportive relationships may be a protective factor, new research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• Half of US States Now Report Measles Cases With Maine reporting its first confirmed case of measles on May 20, half of US states have now been hit with the highly contagious infection.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• ESOC 2019Cerebral Microbleeds Should Not Deter Antithrombotics in Stroke The absolute risk for ischemic stroke was consistently higher than the absolute risk for ICH regardless of microbleed burden, a new pooled analysis found.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• APA 2019Gratitude Journaling Boosts Wellness in Psychiatry Residents Gratitude journaling can improve quality of life by boosting feelings of well-being among psychiatry residents, but getting residents to stick to it is a challenge.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• APA 2019Estrogen a Possible Treatment Option for Schizophrenia? Adjunctive estrogen significantly reduces schizophrenia symptoms in women in a dose-dependent manner and offers patients a potential new treatment option, new research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• Public Reporting of PCI Outcomes: High Costs and Physician Burden Survey highlights costs imposed by state-mandated reporting in Massachusetts, but much of the time spent is actually for NCDR requirements, according to advocates of public reporting.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• EuroPCR 2019Registry Outcomes Support Ultrathin Sirolimus Stent Compared with other frequently used newer-generation drug-eluting stents, the ultra-thin sirolimus-eluting device was associated with lower target lesion revascularization rates, new registry data suggest.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• Oncology Care Providers Do Discuss Lifestyle With Patients Oncologists and related professionals report counseling patients on weight loss, diet, and exercise, but few report making referrals to support lifestyle changes.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• Asbestos: A Public Health Crisis of 'Unprecedented Scale' Dramatic increases in mesothelioma and other asbestos-related cancers and lung diseases are expected to continue for decades in developing countries.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• Daily Self Weigh-in and Tracking Prevents Holiday Excess Daily weighing linked to a feedback app helped people avoid piling on the pounds over the holiday season (Thanksgiving to New Year's Day). Those who didn't do this gained an average of 2.65 kg (6 Ib).
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019