Medscape Medical News

• NPs Confront Unexpected Delays Opening Private Practices Nurse practitioners have expanded scopes of practice in about half of US states, but payers and collaborating physicians aren't always so quick to jump on board.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
• Alert FDA Approves Pirtobrutinib for Previously Treated CLL/SLL The approval is the second this year for the reversible, highly selective kinase inhibitor following a January approval in mantle cell lymphoma.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
• Medscape Medical Minute   Dr Perry Wilson highlights the day's top news stories, produced by Medscape, the leading source of information for medical professionals. From new clinical evidence to breaking policy news, stay on the pulse of medicine with Medscape Medical Minute.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
• Smoking Alters Salivary Microbiota Changes in oral microbiota caused by cigarette smoking could contribute to development of chronic health conditions.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
• Social Contagion Influences Buprenorphine Initiation for OUD Despite being safe and effective, emergency department initiation of buprenorphine for opioid use disorder remains an underutilized practice, necessitating the evaluation of factors affecting its adoption.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
• Pediatric Firearm Injuries See a Significant Surge in Pandemic Did the alterations to daily life and economic stressors induced by the COVID-19 pandemic aggravate the already existing crisis of firearm injuries among US children and adolescents, a new study investigates.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
• MSWS 2023 New Tools Available to Help Diagnose Skin Cancer Emerging technologies aim to improve skin cancer diagnosis without biopsies.
  Medscape Medical News, December 03, 2023
• MSWS 2023 Misdiagnoses Among Challenges in Managing Cutaneous Lymphoma Although predictive tools to identify those at risk of disease progression are in their infancy, the development of such tools is crucial for improving patient outcomes.
  Medscape Medical News, December 02, 2023
• Procedures May Ease Postmenopausal Pain Better Than Drugs Postmenopausal women report more significant improvements in chronic pain after procedural interventions when compared with their younger counterparts, despite being notably less likely to use muscle relaxants, TCAs, and benzodiazepines.
  Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2023
• Eight Wealth Tips Just for Doctors These money experts are doctors themselves and understand the unique financial needs of physicians. Here's what they suggest.
  Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2023
• Infertility Linked With Slightly Higher Autism Risk in Kids A large study suggests that underlying infertility, and not fertility treatments themselves, may drive the association between parental infertility and autism spectrum disorder in the child.
  Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2023
• COVID Vaccines Lower Risk of Serious Illness in Kids Two doses of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine reduced hospitalizations and emergency department visits by 40%.
  Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2023
• COVID Vaccines Likely Reversed Premature Birth Trend Researchers suggest this provides further evidence of benefit of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination before or during pregnancy.
  Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2023
• Secondhand Smoke Exposure Linked to Migraine Secondhand smoke exposure is associated with migraine or severe headache, results of a large population-based study show, prompting the researchers to call for increased regulation of tobacco use.
  Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2023
• AI Aids Type 2 Diabetes Insulin Dosing A patient-facing voice-based conversational artificial intelligence application helped patients with type 2 diabetes optimize their insulin doses.
  Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2023
• EADV 2023 Novel Subcutaneous Biologics Show Promise in AD Patients with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis could soon have more therapeutic options, with monoclonal antibodies targeting novel immune pathways that reduce disease severity, suggest two trials.
  Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2023
• What Is the Dark Side of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists? Doctors who prescribe this class of medication should be aware of the rare side effects with which it is associated, said an obesity expert.
  Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2023
• Patients Exposed to HIV, Hepatitis at Salem Hospital At least 450 patients at Mass General Brigham, Salem Hospital, near Boston are at risk of HIV and hepatitis infection, according to a lawsuit claiming negligent intravenous medication administration.
  Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2023
• SABCS 2023 SABCS 2023 Highlights Breast Cancer De-Escalation From humble beginnings in 1977, 10,000 people are expected to attend this year's breast cancer meeting in San Antonio.
  Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2023
• Tranexamic Acid Cuts Trauma Deaths Tranexamic acid has a modest yet significant impact on trauma mortality, according to a meta-analysis.
  Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2023
• Withholding Intubation Benefits Comatose Poisoning Patients A randomized French study reveals that withholding intubation significantly improves outcomes without compromising patient safety.
  Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2023
• Long-Acting PrEP in Europe's Fight Against HIV Europe's advances in HIV prevention strategies, including PrEP and long-acting retrovirals, bring hope amidst persistent access challenges and disparities.
  Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2023
• AMA: Some AI Use in Medicine Should Require Docs' Consent The largest US physician organization seeks greater accountability about insurers' use of AI-enabled tools as well as limits on physician liability in connection with these products.
  Medscape Medical News, November 30, 2023
• ASCO Details How to Manage Ongoing Cancer Drug Shortage The guidance also recommends counseling to help patients and providers who are struggling with 'psychological or moral distress' from ongoing shortages.
  Medscape Medical News, November 30, 2023
• ACC/AHA Issue Updated Atrial Fibrillation Guideline The new guideline proposes a new way to classify AF, emphasizes the importance of early rhythm control and lifestyle modification, and gives catheter ablation a Class 1 indication.
  Medscape Medical News, November 30, 2023
• Excessive TV-Watching Tied to Greater Risk for Dementia, PD Excessive television-watching is tied to an increased risk for dementia, PD, and depression, whereas a limited amount of nonwork-related computer use is linked to a lower dementia risk.
  Medscape Medical News, November 30, 2023
• Higher Blood Levels of Oleic Acid Tied to Depression Higher blood levels of oleic acid were associated with depression results of a large cross-sectional study of US adults show.
  Medscape Medical News, November 29, 2023
• COVID Vax T-Cell Responses Help B-Cell–Deficient Patients The findings demonstrate how vaccine-induced T-cell responses could potentially reduce COVID-19 severity, the authors write.
  Medscape Medical News, November 29, 2023
• Rx for Resilience: Five Prescriptions for Physician Burnout From unconventional self-care practices to reimagining your workspace, rejuvenate your spirit and lift burnout symptoms with these five prescriptions.
  Medscape Medical News, November 29, 2023
• Insufficient Sleep Impairs Women's Insulin Sensitivity Restricted sleep of around 6 hours per night may be enough of a reduction to increase the risk for impaired insulin sensitivity in women, particularly if they are postmenopausal, suggests a US trial.
  Medscape Medical News, November 28, 2023
• Yoga Linked to Seizure, Anxiety Reduction in Epilepsy A 3-month yoga module that integrated breathing, meditation, and stretching exercises was associated with fewer seizures and less self-perceived stigma and anxiety in people with epilepsy.
  Medscape Medical News, November 27, 2023
• Despite Effective Therapies, Fibroid Care Still Lacking Minimally invasive procedures for uterine fibroids are highly effective, but gaps in diagnosis, racial disparities, and lack of availability outside urban academic centers limit their use.
  Medscape Medical News, November 27, 2023
• Maternal Depressive Symptoms May Start at Pregnancy Contrary to current dogma, maternal depressive symptoms probably start at pregnancy, not during the postnatal period, and continue up to 2 years after childbirth.
  Medscape Medical News, November 14, 2023
• False-Positive Mammography Results and Risk for Cancer Death After a false-positive mammography result, women have a higher risk of developing and dying of breast cancer, but the risk varies by patient-specific characteristics.
  Medscape Medical News, November 14, 2023
• Should Physicians Go to Work When Sick? Although most doctors believe it's best to stay home if they're ill, today's healthcare system makes the answer much more complicated.
  Medscape Medical News, November 13, 2023
• Emergency Department Process Improvement Boosts Suicide Prevention Greater emphasis on the implementation of strategies like lean training and a continuous quality improvement approach for suicide-related care practices may improve outcomes in the long run for the emergency department.
  Medscape Medical News, October 03, 2023
• Rethinking Approach to Manage Fever in ED for Children With Sickle Cell Disease Lower risk of bacteremia in children with sickle cell disease presenting to the emergency department with fever calls critical reexamination of long standing approach towards management of SCD in children.
  Medscape Medical News, October 03, 2023
• Opioid Overdose: Extended-release Injectable Buprenorphine Shines in Early Experience XR-BUP allows more time to access follow-up care in patients with opioid overdose.
  Medscape Medical News, October 03, 2023
• FDA Greenlights Balfaxar for Warfarin Reversal Balfaxar helps restore blood coagulation by replenishing the levels of clotting factors.
  Medscape Medical News, October 03, 2023
• Diagnosing Pediatric Forearm Fractures: Radiograph or Ultrasound? A study in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) supported using ultrasonography for the initial diagnostic imaging of suspected pediatric forearm fractures and reserving radiography for follow-ups and diagnosis that lead to cast immobilization.
  Medscape Medical News, September 22, 2023