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• Simple Tool Assesses Frailty in Elderly Considering TAVR Frailty can compromise survival and worsen outcomes in elderly patients who have had TAVR. A simple tool may identify patients too frail to undergo the procedure.
  Medscape Medical News, January 24, 2020
• Biomarkers Pave the Way for Concussion Blood Test Researchers have identified at least two blood biomarkers that, in the future, could be included in a test to diagnose concussion.
  Medscape Medical News, January 24, 2020
• Second US Coronavirus Patient Confirmed A Chicago resident returning from Wuhan, China, on Jan. 13, 2020, developed symptoms of the disease and contacted her health care provider.
  Medscape Medical News, January 24, 2020
• Alert FDA Flags Cyber Threat With GE Healthcare Stations, Servers Hackers could remotely take control of the devices to silence alarms, generate false alarms, or interfere with functionality of patient monitors connected to these devices.
  News Alerts, January 24, 2020
• Controversies in Cardiogenic Shock   Dr Ileana Piña discusses controversies surrounding cardiogenic shock, including data presented at the AHA Scientific Sessions 2019.
  theheart.org on Medscape, January 23, 2020
• Chinese Doctor Investigating Virus Outbreak Says He Was Infected
  Reuters Health Information, January 21, 2020
• More Concern Over Morphine, Clopidogrel Interaction in ACS New data suggest use of morphine delays the absorption of clopidogrel and leads to an increase in short-term cardiac ischemic events.
  Medscape Medical News, January 22, 2020
• Vitamin Cocktail for Sepsis Fails; PPI for Stress Ulcer Prevention May Be Risky: ICU Studies A major new study of intensive care unit (ICU) patients with septic shock failed to find a benefit of giving an intravenous cocktail of vitamin C, hydrocortisone and thiamine, relative to hydrocortisone alone.
  Reuters Health Information, January 20, 2020
• Independent NPs and PAs: A Doc's View Nurse practitioners and physician assistants increasingly manage patient care independently. While professional physician organizations cry foul, this doctor is not alarmed.
  Medscape, January 22, 2020
• Union Set to Strike Against Seattle Health System Nine months of bargaining prove fruitless; a shortage of health professionals is the major issue, as it was at Kaiser Permanente.
  Medscape Medical News, January 22, 2020
• Breaking Through 'Cloud of Silence' One physician's suicide offers lessons for prevention.
  Medscape Medical News, January 21, 2020
• Thailand Finds Second Case of New Chinese Virus, Says No Outbreak Thailand has found a second case of a new Chinese coronavirus, authorities said on Friday, as they ramped up checks on Chinese visitors, nearly a million of whom are expected for Lunar New Year holidays next week.
  Reuters Health Information, January 17, 2020
• Fluoroquinolones, Cancer Drugs on New FDA Watch List Eight fluoroquinolones made the list, with potential signs of risk for mitral and aortic regurgitation.
  Medscape Medical News, January 21, 2020
• Alert US Gets First Case of Mysterious Chinese Coronavirus A Washington state man returning from Wuhan, the outbreak's epicenter, was hospitalized in good condition. The newly discovered virus can cause coughing, fever, breathing difficulty, and pneumonia.
  Associated Press, January 21, 2020
• Entering the TWILIGHT Zone of DAPT Duration   Experts from the Mayo Clinic discuss the impact of TWILIGHT, a comparison of ticagrelor monotherapy vs dual-antiplatelet therapy in post-PCI patients.
  Mayo Clinic, January 21, 2020
• ECG Challenge: Cardiac Abnormalities After Aortic Valve Replacement At a routine follow-up after an aortic valve replacement, a 56-year-old woman complains of fatigue and chest discomfort. What does her ECG show?
  Medscape Cardiology, January 21, 2020
• 5 Best of 2019: Most-Read Pediatrics Viewpoints Dr William Basco begins 2020 by reviewing the most widely read and commented upon Viewpoint columns on Medscape Pediatrics in 2019.
  Medscape Pediatrics, January 21, 2020
• Targeted Therapy in Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease The use of targeted therapy in pulmonary veno-occlusive disease remains controversial, but could it be a safe and effective option if used cautiously?
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, January 21, 2020
• Development of a Biomarker Mortality Risk Model in ARDS Could this newly developed biomarker-based model play a role in the risk stratification of patients with ARDS?
  Critical Care, January 21, 2020
• Improving Medication Adherence in Kidney Transplant Patients Could this novel intervention help improve immunosuppressive medication adherence among adult kidney transplant recipients?
  American Journal of Transplantation, January 20, 2020