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• Second Ebola Patient Dies in Uganda, Two Others in Intensive Care A Congolese woman has become the second patient in Uganda to die of Ebola since the virus crossed the border from the Democratic Republic of Congo and two other people remain in intensive care, a health ministry official said on Thursday.
  Reuters Health Information, June 2019
• The Week That Wasn't: Cancer and Microbiome, Radiation Effects, Period Vacuums A quick overview of three medical stories that are worth a mention.
  Medscape, June 2019
• CREDENCE Shifts Our Thinking About SGLT2 Inhibitors   The CREDENCE trial allows us to start thinking of SGLT2 inhibitors as drugs for preserving renal function, independent of other parameters, says Anne Peters.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, June 2019
• Pressure-Support Ventilation Better for Weaning Trials Pressure-support appears to be better than T-piece ventilation for spontaneous-breathing trials, a randomized trial suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, June 2019
• Initial Volume Overload Tied to Death in Peritoneal Dialysis Largest study to date finds volume overload at start of peritoneal dialysis tied to increased death. Men and those with diabetes had higher levels of volume overload; dialysis practices vary around the world.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019
• Alert Fecal Transplants May Transmit Drug-Resistant Infections: FDA The FDA warns about the potential risk for serious or life-threatening infections with the use of investigational fecal microbiota for transplant.
  News Alerts, June 2019
• ICD2: No Survival Benefit With ICDs in Dialysis Patients Sudden cardiac death contributes to high mortality in patients receiving dialysis. A new study shows prophylactic implantation of a defibrillator confers no survival benefit.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019
• Renin or Lactate to Predict Hospital Death? A new proof- of-concept study underscores the need to find a reliable marker of microvascular hypoperfusion.
  Medscape Nephrology, June 2019
• We Often Get CAP Wrong: Case Challenges The diagnostic and treatment complexities of community-acquired pneumonia are far from straightforward.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, June 2019
• New SCAI Statement on Classification of Cardiogenic Shock Patients presenting with cardiogenic shock run the gamut from mildly ill to near death. This statement presents a first-ever classification to create a common lexicon for rapid triage.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019
• Muscle-Pump Activator Cuts Hospital Time, Edema After Kidney Transplantation Switching standard compression stockings for muscle-pump activators (MPAs) on a kidney-transplantation patient's legs cuts hospitalization time and improves short-term outcomes, a new randomized trial suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, June 2019
• Patients Give More '5-star' Ratings to Hospitals With Fewer Services Compared to smaller facilities, hospitals that provide complex care for critical illness or serious injury may find it harder to make patients happy, a U.S. study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, June 2019
• Survival in Older Adults With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer This paper describes current real-life first-line treatment approaches in older patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. How does survival vary by approach?
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, June 2019
• Updated Tuberculosis Guidelines for Healthcare Workers   In response to the declining number of TB cases, the guidelines for screening, testing, and treatment of healthcare workers have been updated. Here are the key points to know.
  CDC Expert Commentary, June 2019
• Eculizumab Changed the Course of Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome The approval of the monoclonal antibody eculizumab for treatment of atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome led to significant improvements in outcomes, according to a study of French patients presented June 3 at American Transplant Congress 2019 in Boston.
  Reuters Health Information, June 2019
• Cerebral Embolic Protection During TAVI What have we learned about the use of embolic cerebral protection devices to prevent peri-procedural stroke?
  European Heart Journal, June 2019
• Reassurance on TAVR for Bicuspid Valves A large registry study has shown similar outcomes for the transcatheter procedure in patients with bicuspid valves as those with tricuspid valves although some selection bias may have occurred.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019
• NICA 2019Infusion Centers Help Navigate Cost of Care Ambulatory infusion centers address the needs of their patients and can deliver therapy at half the cost of hospitals, experts report at the National Infusion Center Association Meeting.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019
• CDC Data Show Cancer, Heart Disease Mortality Trending Down The CDC's National Center for Health Statistics has released its most current quarterly data of provisional mortality rates for several top causes of death in the United States.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019
• Ordering Advanced Imaging? Get Ready for New Medicare Rules Starting in January 2020, Medicare will require that providers use a certified clinical decision support system when ordering advanced imaging tests for eight common conditions.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019