Medscape Medical News

• Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Warns Against Stem Cell Infusions The foundation calls for-profit stem cell centers 'the modern-day equivalent of snake oil' and warned against having stem cell treatments except in clinical trials.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2019
• AI Reduces False Positives in Lung Cancer Screening A new machine learning algorithm outperformed existing methods in differentiating benign nodules from cancer.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2019
• TWiST Strengthens PARP Inhibitor Role in Ovarian Cancer New analysis of the NOVA trial confirms clinical benefit from niraparib for patients with recurrent ovarian cancer. The benefit occurred both in patients with and in those without BRCA mutations.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2019
• Immunotherapy Should Be First Line in Merkel Cell Carcinoma Pembrolizumab demonstrated durable tumor control, a generally manageable safety profile, and favorable survival outcomes compared with historical data in advanced MCC.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2019
• ENDO 2019From Bench to Bedside: ENDO 2019 Ties Science to Clinical Care 'What distinguishes ENDO from other meetings is that you get a curated view of what is the newest, hottest, and best in science, which you know...is going to be impacting care.'
  Medscape Medical News, March 2019
• Chemo for Early-Stage Prostate Cancer? RTOG 0521 Says Maybe In major clinical trial, docetaxel, which is typically used in metastatic disease, improved outcomes in high-risk, early-stage disease. However, the survival results fell short of the trial target.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2019
• Phone Intervention for Patients Most At Risk Improves HbA1c Pharmacist-led phone interventions to improve insulin adherence in patients with diabetes worked best when those at highest risk of noncompliance were targeted.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2019
• Stroke Mortality Down, but Global Burden Remains High Although the global stroke mortality rate dropped substantially from 1990 to 2016, the global burden of stroke is still high, with more than 80 million stroke survivors, new data show.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2019
• WRAP-IT: Antibacterial Pouch Cuts Device Infections The trial provides the first randomized data supporting prophylaxis with the long-available TYRX envelope, but cost continues to be a consideration.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2019
• EAU 2019Lifestyle Changes Do a Number on PSA Values Two month's abstinence from a few of life's pleasures obviated the need for prostate biopsy in nearly half of men who adopted the lifestyle changes.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2019
• AAPM 2019Novel Program Trains Nurse Practitioners to Manage Pain Patients In a unique educational program, nurse practitioners learned how to examine patients with shoulder and knee pain and how to determine which patients require specialist referral.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2019
• ACC 2019Hopeful Heart: Team Care for Mood Plus HF Improves Wellbeing There is hope for improving mood and quality of life for heart failure patients with depression, a new trial suggests. Two-pronged care by a nurse care manager plus a diverse team topped usual care.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2019
• Could Ultrasound Serve as an Early Bone Density Screening Tool? A small study suggests ultrasound of the heel bone could be a preliminary way of assessing bone density. The idea has been around for more than 30 years but has never taken off, says an expert.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2019
• Autism, Depression Tied to Prenatal Maternal Infection A study of more than 1.5 million children suggests those who had been exposed to maternal infection in utero are at significantly greater risk of developing autism or depression during their lifetime.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2019
• ACC 2019TAVR Low-Risk Studies Get Standing Ovation at ACC The success of the two trials of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in low-surgical-risk patients stole the show at the ACC today.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2019
• ACC 2019New AHA/ACC CVD Primary Prevention Guideline As expected, the new document recommends generally against aspirin in primary prevention, and aims to make a 'one-stop shop' for clinicians.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2019
• ACC 2019Quick Thoughts on the Wrap-IT Trial An antibiotic-impregnated envelope casing for cardiac implantable devices may lower the risk for infection, but is it enough to justify the costs?
  Medscape Medical News, March 2019
• ACC 2019AUGUSTUS Backs Apixaban 'Double Therapy' in Most AF Post-ACS, PCI The most safe and effective antithrombotic regimen may involve neither warfarin nor aspirin, suggested a trial that might allay bleeding-risk concerns in a tough-to-treat atrial fibrillation population.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2019
• ACC 2019Apple Watch Helps Detect AF: Is This the Future? The first study of its kind involving more than 400,000 members of the general population used an Apple Watch to identify irregular pulse and received a mixed response from ACC delegates.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2019
• ACC 2019HoT-PE Puts Early Discharge for Low-Risk PE on Front Burner The findings strengthen consideration of home treatment for patients at sufficiently low risk and raise the issue of whether hospital admission is a necessary step at all.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2019