Medscape Medical News

• ERS 2018Decades After Exposure, Air Pollution Linked to Sick Leave Exposure to air pollution can affect people more than 20 years later, which could mean that recommended limits might be too high, researchers report.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• HFSA 2018HF Patient Outcomes Improve as Caregiver Strain Rises If the caregiver reported higher burden, the patient actually had fewer events over time, says a researcher; that suggests a 'potential trade-off' in outcomes for patients and their home caregivers.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• Europe OKs Brigatinib for ALK+NSCLC, Other Products A positive opinion was granted for brigatinib, as well as mogamulizumab, a generic version of paclitaxel, and three new biosimilar pegfilgrastim products.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• Alzheimer's, Related Dementias Predicted to Double by 2060 A new study from the CDC is the first to examine expected increases in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in older Americans by racial and ethnic group.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• CHMP Backs Galcanezumab for Migraine Prevention The EMA committee has recommended marketing authorization for a second CGRP antagonist for migraine prevention, following its first-in-class approval recommendation for erenumab in May.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• Personalized Medicine, Combo Tx, Stops Progression to Diabetes People with prediabetes identified as being at highest risk based on oral glucose testing and treated with 'triple therapy' were less likely to progress in the STOP DIABETES trial.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• Value-Based Payment Models May Hit Providers of Sicker Patients Risk adjustments in CMS models are limited, do not account for important patient characteristics, and may be inappropriately penalizing providers and hospitals that care for high-risk patients.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• Mediterranean Diet Especially Protective Against Stroke in Women? Greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet was associated with lower risk for stroke in a UK population, with a stronger effect in women than in men.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• EU Okays CV Benefit Labeling for Canagliflozin in Diabetes The European label for the SGLT2 inhibitor canagliflozin for type 2 diabetes will now include positive cardiovascular benefit results from the CANVAS trial, while a decision from the US FDA is forthcoming.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• HYP 2018Lifestyle Change Curbs Need for Antihypertensive Agents Lifestyle interventions can reduce the need for antihypertensive medications in men and women with elevated blood pressure, a finding that supports the new hypertension guidelines, researchers say.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• PUFAs for Anxiety: The Evidence to Date For patients with anxiety unresponsive to antidepressants or psychotherapy, omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) may be a promising alternative, research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• After Florence, Significant Worry Over Infectious Diseases
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• To Live Longer, Forget the Treadmill and Play Tennis Compared with being sedentary, the gain in life expectancy was almost 10 years with regular tennis playing vs a year and a half with health club workouts, an observational study found.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• US Life Expectancy Going Down, With Opioid ODs a Big Factor The annual report on the health of the nation finds death rates are up for five of the leading 12 causes of death. Teen birth and smoking rates have been cut in half.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• Sleep Apnea Treatment Tied to Improved Stroke Outcomes Use of continuous positive airway pressure after an acute stroke or transient ischemia attack may improve neurologic functioning in patients with sleep apnea, a new study found.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• HFSA 2018Clinician Phone Checks After HF Discharge: No Doctors Needed? Nonphysicians phoned patients within a week in lieu of follow-up doctor appointments in the THRIVE trial; 30-day outcomes didn't change. A prominent observer says the strategy may be truly disruptive.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• Obesity Doubles Risk for Incontinence in Younger Women Clinicians should counsel women that maintaining a healthy weight may help prevent urinary incontinence now or later in life, the authors suggest.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• ERS 2018For Stubborn COPD, Airway Ablation Bolsters Drug Effects Targeted lung denervation appears to maximize the benefits of the anticholinergic drugs often prescribed to patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• Identical Driver Mutations in Metastases as Primary Cancer A new analysis shows that mutations associated with cancer development are present in both primary tumors and their metastases, information that could be used in clinical management.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• Inhaled Steroids May Increase Risk for Lung Infection Patients who use inhaled steroids were at increased risk of developing nontuberculosis mycobacterial lung infections.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018