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• Even in Big Cities, Mobile Stroke Units Save Time and Brain Cells Special ambulances that carry equipment to treat stroke on the spot make a difference even when there are lots of hospitals nearby, a new study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, December 04, 2019
• Alert FDA Clears Faster Diagnostic Test for MRSA The cobas vivoDx MRSA test uses a new bacteriophage technology based on bioluminescence to detect MRSA from nasal swab samples in 5 hours or less compared with 24 to 48 hours for conventional cultures.
  FDA Approvals, December 05, 2019
• Alert FDA Launches Infectious Disease Crowdsourcing App for Clinicians The CURE ID app allows clinicians to share and discuss experiences with difficult-to-treat infectious diseases through a website, a smartphone, or other mobile device.
  FDA Approvals, December 05, 2019
• Better Transplant Outcomes in High-Volume Adult CHD Centers Expertise in congenital heart disease care was associated with improved outcomes for CHD patients listed for transplantation. Experience in acquired heart disease transplant may not be enough.
  Medscape Medical News, December 05, 2019
• Melatonin: Magic Potion or Unregulated Danger? Melatonin supplementation is growing in popularity, with the list of claimed benefits expanding beyond just getting a good night's rest. But is there any harm to taking this unregulated hormone?
  Medscape Medical News, December 05, 2019
• Ardelyx Drug Reduces Elevated Phosphate Levels, Late-Stage Study Shows Ardelyx Inc's experimental drug has shown promise in a late-stage study as a standalone therapy to reduce elevated blood phosphate levels in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), the drugmaker said on Tuesday.
  Reuters Health Information, December 03, 2019
• Powder Keg: FDA Bowed to Industry for Decades as Alarms Were Sounded Over Talc At an invitation-only gathering late last year, U.S. regulators and their guests huddled at a hotel near Washington, D.C., to discuss the best way to detect cancer-causing asbestos in talc powders and cosmetics.
  Reuters Health Information, December 03, 2019
• Use of HCV-infected Organs in Solid Organ Transplantation In this new era of successful DAA therapy, should uninfected patients be offered HCV-infected organs for transplantation? This review explores the ethical and practical considerations.
  Journal of Viral Hepatitis, December 05, 2019
• Tranexamic Acid for Acute Hemorrhage: Enough Evidence? A newly published critical reappraisal of tranexamic acid reaffirms the prophylactic and therapeutic benefits of TXA administration as part of a multimodal management strategy for acute hemorrhage.
  Anesthesia & Analgesia, December 05, 2019
• Do You Always Follow Clinical Guidelines? 'Guidelines convey a false sense of certainty,' writes one physician. 'In science, there is no absolute certainty.'
  Medscape Reader Polls, December 04, 2019
• Holding Intubated Infants Safe, Well Received Holding infants intubated in an intensive care unit (ICU) to increase early mobility was well tolerated by the infants and well received by nurses and parents, researchers say.
  Reuters Health Information, December 02, 2019
• Antibiotic Stewardship for Severe Infections in the ICU What are the best ways to manage ICU patients with severe infections while also considering antibiotic stewardship?
  Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, December 04, 2019
• Targeting the Complement System in Bacterial Meningitis This comprehensive update evaluates the role of the complement system in upregulating and maintaining the inflammatory response in bacterial meningitis.
  Brain, December 04, 2019
• Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid in Vaping Associated Lung Injury The additive vitamin E acetate and other contaminants were found in all samples of bronchoalveolar lavage specimens tested from persons with e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, December 04, 2019
• Improvements in Heart-Surgery Outcomes in Kids Seen With Interhospital Collaboration Heart-surgery outcomes in kids improved after a group of hospitals joined forces to form the Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium (PC4), according to a new report.
  Reuters Health Information, December 02, 2019
• Investigated for Manslaughter, 'Disgraced' Doc Gets 16 Months Dr Paolo Macchiarini, who used fake research to claim patients with failing tracheas can generate a functioning one with their own stem cells, was sentenced in an Italian appeals court.
  Medscape Medical News, December 03, 2019
• Highlights From ASN Kidney Week 2019   Highlights from ASN's Kidney Week 2019 include results from the CREDENCE trial showing benefit from the SGLT2 inhibitor canagliflozin for patients with established diabetic nephropathy.
  Medscape, December 03, 2019
• Med Student Aids in Rescue That Echoes His Family's Journey After a cargo ship tipped over, medical student David Oh found himself playing a vital role in the rescue of trapped workers, an experience that brought back memories of his own family's struggles.
  Medscape Medical News, December 03, 2019
• Sepsis in Older Adults in Long-Term Care Facilities This review highlights the many challenges of correctly diagnosing sepsis in long-term care patients, who may not exhibit typical clinical manifestations of disease.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, December 03, 2019
• Neurocritical Care for ECMO Patients Patients supported by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation are at high risk for neurologic complications. How are these complications best managed?
  Critical Care Medicine, December 03, 2019