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• EHRA 2020SAVE-ICD: For Some, Sacubitril/Valsartan May Obviate Need for ICD For 1 in 4 heart failure patients, 6 months of sacubitril/valsartan was associated with a rise in LVEF to >35%, an observational study shows, raising the question of further need for ICD therapy.
  Medscape Medical News, July 03, 2020
• AUA 2020Diet vs Medications for Recurrent Kidney Stones Some experts believe that most kidney stones can be controlled with dietary changes, whereas others say medications are underprescribed. Determining root causes could help decide which option to use.
  Medscape Medical News, July 03, 2020
• TRILUMINATE: TriClip Tricuspid Valve Repair Durable at 1 Year The percentage of patients with moderate or less tricuspid regurgitation increased over time and was accompanied by evidence of positive right ventricular remodeling.
  Medscape Medical News, July 03, 2020
• Chewed Prasugrel for Primary PCI? Forget It! Contrary to conventional wisdom, chewed prasugrel proved no better than swallowing the tablets whole for platelet inhibition, according to primary results from the FABOLUS FASTER trial.
  Medscape Medical News, July 03, 2020
• Class I Recall of Arrow International's Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps The devices are being recalled because of possible breakdown of motor connector wires, which may cause serious injuries or death, the FDA warns.
  Medscape Medical News, July 03, 2020
• AANS 2020Epilepsy After TBI Linked to Worse 12-Month Outcomes Data from the largest longitudinal posttraumatic epilepsy study underscores the role of injury severity in the epilepsy/seizure risk.
  Medscape Medical News, July 03, 2020
• Brains of Older Adults Often Harbor Four Common Proteinopathies The presence of four misfolded proteins linked to neurodegeneration is common in the brains of older adults and is associated with dementia and impaired cognition, researchers have found.
  Reuters Health Information, July 01, 2020
• COVID-19 Stress Could Increase Mental-Health Risks for Kids, Teens The COVID-19 pandemic will continue to affect vulnerable groups of children, especially those who are homeless, in foster care, struggle with substance-use disorders or identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer, according to a new paper by a social worker and a child-abuse researcher.
  Reuters Health Information, July 01, 2020
• Big Pharma Sues to Block Minnesota Insulin Affordability Law Advocates say the move smacks of industry greed and vow to fight.
  Medscape Medical News, July 03, 2020
• Take-home Test Strips Allow Drug Users to Detect Fentanyl Users test opioids and other drugs for the presence of dangerous fentanyl by dissolving a small sample in water. They then dip the test strip, providing readings similar to those in a pregnancy test.
  Medscape Medical News, July 03, 2020
• Urologists Adapt to Telemedicine Amid Pandemic The easing of Medicare telemedicine rules during the pandemic could lead to the broader use of this approach by urologists, but it could also pose financial challenges in this specialty.
  Medscape Medical News, July 03, 2020
• App Links Overdosing People to Nearby Volunteers With Naloxone The app may save lives, says a public health researcher who conducted the study.
  Medscape Medical News, July 03, 2020
• Telephone Interventions Might Relieve Some Symptoms in Adults With Cancer Telephone interventions offer some relief of depression and other symptoms in adults with cancer, but the certainty of evidence is generally low, according to a new Cochrane review.
  Reuters Health Information, July 02, 2020
• 'Warp Speed' Team Sticks by End-of-Year Vaccine Timeline Leaders update a Senate subcommittee on COVID-19 vaccine progress. Moderna's candidate is farthest along. The National Academies of Medicine may oversee ethics of development and distribution.
  Medscape Medical News, July 02, 2020
• IAS 2020HIV Does Not Appear to Worsen COVID-19 Outcomes Most reports show that the risk for death from COVID-19 is no higher in people living with HIV than in those who are not, which means that standard social-distancing measures should be sufficient.
  Medscape Medical News, July 02, 2020
• Popular Fireworks Release Toxic Metals Into the Air Commonly used fireworks release metals such as lead and titanium into the air as they explode, with potentially adverse effects on human lungs, a new study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, July 02, 2020
• Mild Liver Enzyme Increases Seen in COVID-19 Patients in China Close to 30% of COVID-19 patients presented with mildly elevated liver enzymes in a retrospective study in China.
  Reuters Health Information, July 01, 2020
• Replacing N95 Masks With P100 Elastomeric Masks Could Save Money During Pandemic Replacing disposable N95 masks with industrial-style elastomeric masks that use disposable P100 filters is practical and cost-saving, a trial program at a large US academic healthcare system shows.
  Reuters Health Information, July 01, 2020
• Liver Complications Common With COVID-19 Liver complications are common and are associated with more severe disease in patients with COVID-19, according to a new review.
  Reuters Health Information, July 01, 2020
• Brazil to Test Sinovac's Potential Vaccine Against COVID-19 in Six States A potential coronavirus vaccine developed by China's Sinovac will be tested in Brazil by 12 research centers in 6 Brazilian states, the governor of Sao Paulo state, Joao Doria, said on Wednesday, adding the trials still need to be approved by local health vigilance agency Anvisa.
  Reuters Health Information, July 01, 2020