Medscape Medical News

• APA 2019Long-term Data Reveal Health Fallout for Children of 9/11 Children who were directly exposed experience separation anxiety, panic disorder, marijuana use and other psychiatric and physical conditions compared to unexposed children.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• Measles Cases Highest Since 1994, Now in 24 States, CDC Says The number of confirmed measles cases in the United States rose by 41 in the past week, to 880 cases from January 1 to May 17, 2019 — the highest since 1994.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• APA 2019Anxiety in America Still High: Top Nationwide Worries Revealed A nationwide survey shows two thirds of Americans are extremely or somewhat anxious about keeping themselves and their family safe, paying bills, and maintaining their health.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• Highly Processed Food Intake Leads to Overeating and Weight Gain The first randomized controlled trial to demonstrate that a diet high in ultra-processed foods leads to greater calorie intake and weight gain has been published, albeit in a tiny number of volunteers.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• Ban 'Reprocessing' of Spinal Surgery Screws, Experts Say As mounting research shows that the practice of 'reprocessing' spinal surgery screws leads to contamination, some countries are outlawing them, but the US appears to be foot-dragging.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• Out-of-Pocket Costs for MS, Other Neurology Meds, Soar Out-of-pocket costs for drugs used to treat neurologic diseases have increased sharply over the past 13 years, including a 20-fold increase for MS medications.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• Targeting Inflammation May Help Bipolar Depression Subtype The anti-inflammatory agent infliximab may improve depressive symptoms in patients with bipolar depression and a history of childhood trauma.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• INS 2019Fighting Superbugs With Multipronged Pushback As drug-resistant bacteria become prevalent, healthcare providers need strategies for keeping patients safe, as 2 million people in the United States are infected and 23,000 people die each year.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• Benzodiazepine Use in Early Pregnancy Tied to Miscarriage Use of any benzodiazepine during early pregnancy is associated with a dramatic increase in miscarriage risk.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• DDW 2019Surgical Teamwork Essential, Underappreciated Surgical teams are more successful when they have experienced nurses and scrubs working together, but general surgeons are too often working without the support they need, according to new research.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• Early Death in BPD Patients Not Just Because of Suicide Individuals with borderline personality disorder are at high risk of premature death not only from suicide but from other causes, including accidents, results of a randomized trial show.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• Targeting Vasopressin May Improve Social Deficits in Autism There are currently no medications to address social deficits in autism, but two new studies suggest that vasopressin, a hormone associated with social bonding, may be a viable target for drug development.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• ATS 2019One Bronchial Thermoplasty Treatment Beats Three for Asthma Bronchial thermoplasty that targets the six most affected airways in patients with uncontrolled asthma is more effective than the standard therapy that involves three sessions, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• APA 2019Extreme Weather a Disaster for Mental Health There is a compelling need to better anticipate and prepare for the psychological consequences of increasingly dangerous extreme weather events caused by climate change, researchers say.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• APA 2019Music Cuts Need for Antipsychotics in Agitated Inpatients Opting for music as a calming technique reduces the need for antipsychotics and length of stay in psychiatric inpatients with agitation, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• ASCO 2019Lenalidomide Delays Onset of Multiple Myeloma In patients with both high-risk and intermediate smoldering myeloma, treatment with single-agent lenalidomide significantly delayed progression to full-blown disease.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• INS 2019Compassion Fatigue and the Hardship of Caring Care teams deal with the pain, trauma, and death of patients, but most nurses are not taught how to handle their own feelings. Compassion fatigue can affect anyone and must be addressed, experts say.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• ASCO 2019Now Evidence Supports Reducing Chemo in Frail Elderly Patients A lower dose of chemotherapy produced comparable outcomes in elderly patients with advanced gastroesophageal cancer but with lower toxicity and better quality of life.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• Research Needed to Unravel Pieces of Thyroid-CVD Jigsaw An international working group recommends a research agenda focusing on subgroups and the effects of thyroid medications on cardiovascular health.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019
• INS 2019More Than Morning Sickness: Treating Hyperemesis Gravidarum This complication of pregnancy — in the news because both Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, and comedian Amy Schumer were affected — often goes undiagnosed, but long-term effects can be serious.
  Medscape Medical News, May 2019