Medscape Medical News

• RSNA 2021 Impaired Brain Connections Linked to Autism The microstructure of the brain's white matter in adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorder differs from that of neurotypical people.
  Medscape Medical News, December 02, 2021
• RSNA 2021 Older Anticoagulants Linked to Brain Hemorrhage After Trauma Consider repeat head CT scans for trauma patients who are taking any anticoagulants or antiplatelet medications concurrently with aspirin, researchers say.
  Medscape Medical News, December 02, 2021
• Immunocompromised Key to Identifying Omicron: IDSA Experts Experts address the status of whole genome sequencing in the US to detect variants of SARS-CoV-2 and how it remains essential for staying ahead of COVID-19 as much as possible.
  Medscape Medical News, December 02, 2021
• AHA 2021 SGLT2 Inhibitor Use Tied to Fewer Atrial Arrhythmias Patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices who were treated with an SGLT2 inhibitor had significantly fewer atrial arrhythmias vs those never receiving them, new observational data suggest.
  Medscape Medical News, December 02, 2021
• Calcium Does Not Benefit Patients in Cardiac Arrest Among adults with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, giving calcium did not improve return of spontaneous circulation, and there was a suggestion of worse outcome, in a new randomized controlled trial.
  Medscape Medical News, December 02, 2021
• RSNA 2021 COVID in Pregnancy Doesn't Harm Fetal Brain Structure Researchers analyzed brain markers on fetal MRI and found no signs that the mother's mild to moderate SARS-CoV-2 infection affected development.
  Medscape Medical News, December 02, 2021
• Post-Exercise PVCs Tied to Higher CV Mortality Risk A new study suggests that post-exercise premature ventricular contractions might flag individuals at long-term risk for cardiovascular death.
  Medscape Medical News, December 02, 2021
• Guselkumab Deemed Effective for PsA Previously Treated With TNFi COSMOS trial results in patients with psoriatic arthritis fit with the expectation that "people who've previously failed a TNF inhibitor might be a little less likely to respond to guselkumab."
  Medscape Medical News, December 02, 2021
• Cancer Hospitals Fail to Reveal Prices: 'Not Always Shopable' The Community Oncology Alliance was among the groups that did their own research in support of a plan to boost the federal penalties for hospitals that fail to meet standards for revealing prices.
  Medscape Medical News, December 02, 2021
• Record-Breaking Autism Rates Reported With New CDC Criteria Childhood autism rates are at their highest level since the CDC began tracking the disorder in 2000 – a finding that likely reflects improved diagnosis and not an increase in incidence.
  Medscape Medical News, December 02, 2021
• 10 Changes to Keep Clinicians in the Workforce in a Pandemic Doctors make checklist of low-cost action items to start addressing a wave of providers leaving medicine.
  Medscape Medical News, December 02, 2021
• Mercury in Seafood Not a Risk Factor for CVD Death Environmental mercury exposure at the currently low-to-moderate level in the US is not associated with risk for all-cause or CVD mortality in adults, a new analysis suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, December 02, 2021
• Retinopathy Risk in Kids Higher in Type 2 Than Type 1 Diabetes Children diagnosed with type 2 diabetes appear significantly more likely to develop retinopathy and other ocular complications than children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.
  Medscape Medical News, December 02, 2021
• Municipal Expenditures Correlate With Maternal Morbidity Rates Local spending on fire and ambulance, transportation, health, housing, and libraries may be associated with severe maternal morbidity, researchers found.
  Medscape Medical News, December 02, 2021
• Poorly Controlled Asthma Predicts COVID-19 Hospitalization in Kids Children and adolescents with poorly controlled asthma were three to six times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 infections.
  Medscape Medical News, December 02, 2021
• High-Poverty Areas Host More Firearm-Related Youth Deaths More than 3.8 million years of potential life were lost in children and youth as a result of firearms during a 10-year period, research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, December 02, 2021
• Large Analysis Confirms Safety of Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy Overall survival and breast cancer-specific survival were similar for women undergoing nipple-sparing mastectomy and those receiving a total mastectomy.
  Medscape Medical News, December 02, 2021
• Make Cholesterol Control a Greater Priority in Diabetes To improve cholesterol management in diabetes, 'clinician-patient discussions are crucial, addressing risk/benefits and treatment goals, and offering reputable sources' of information.
  Medscape Medical News, December 02, 2021
• Differences in Response to Immunotherapy in Men vs Women Women with advanced melanoma had a twofold increase in mortality risk, compared with male counterparts, when treated with combination checkpoint inhibition.
  Medscape Medical News, December 02, 2021
• Finding Healthcare 'Soul-Destroying,' Some Turn to Sex Work Spurred in part by the pandemic, healthcare workers are abandoning long hours and minimal pay for online sex work on sites like OnlyFans.
  Medscape Medical News, December 02, 2021