Latest - Pathology & Lab Medicine

• MRIs, MRI-Guided Biopsies Detect Prostate Cancer Affordably Standard biopsies sometimes fail to detect prostate cancer or produce false positives. MRI plus MRI-guided biopsies not only produce more accurate results but carry a fair price tag, researchers said.
  Medscape Medical News, November 29, 2023
• Medscape Physicians and EHRs Report 2023 Physicians reveal how long and how their medical practices have used electronic health records (EHRs), where they have ongoing concerns, and where they hope for improvements in EHR systems.
  Medscape News Slideshows, November 29, 2023
• Wisdom From a Scottish GP: The Lost Art of Convalescence   The final Medicine and the Machine podcast guest, physician and author Gavin Francis, shares his approach to keeping his occupation rewarding and satisfying.
  Medscape, November 28, 2023
• ASTRO Updates on Partial Breast Irradiation in Early Cancer The new guideline replaces 2017 guidance after new evidence from multiple large trials emerged, indicating comparable outcomes with partial and whole breast radiation.
  Medscape Medical News, November 28, 2023
• AHA 2023 AI Interpretation of CCTA: Inflammation as CV Risk Factor With the help of AI, arterial inflammation measured with coronary computed tomography angiography can predict fatal and nonfatal events in patients with nonobstructive CAD.
  MDedge News, November 27, 2023
• Air Filtration Best Intervention Against Respiratory Viruses?   Even mask "supporters" don't like having to wear them, so perhaps we can find a better way to protect us from respiratory viruses.
  Medscape, November 27, 2023
• Methotrexate Carries Higher Risk for Older CKD Patients Adverse event data showed an increased risk of myelosuppression, sepsis, pneumotoxic effects, or hepatotoxic effects.
  Medscape Medical News, November 27, 2023
• Without a Prescription: Antibiotic Misuse Common in Eurasia About a third of people surveyed used antibiotics in the last year without a prescription.
  Medscape Medical News, November 27, 2023
• New Drug Reporting Limit May Overlook Cannabis in Kids Confirmatory testing based on liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry may come back negative despite detectable concentrations of a cannabis metabolite, a new study found.
  Medscape Medical News, November 27, 2023
• Cyberattacks Challenge Canadian Health Information Systems A new analysis recommends a four-stage plan for physicians and health systems to improve their cybersecurity practices.
  Medscape Medical News, November 27, 2023
• Grail Gets FDA OK for Study of Cancer Blood Test Grail announced a step that may help move the company closer to securing Medicare reimbursement for its Galleri multicancer blood test, sold in the US since 2021.
  Medscape Medical News, November 27, 2023
• Military Service Linked to Alzheimer's Neuropathology Military veterans are at increased risk for Alzheimer's disease–related neuropathology, including amyloid plaques and tau tangles, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, November 27, 2023
• Alzheimer's Blood Test Coming Within 5 Years, UK Pledges Leading UK Alzheimer's organizations have launched an ambitious plan to have a diagnostic Alzheimer's blood test widely available within the next 5 years.
  Medscape Medical News, November 27, 2023
• Leveraging the Million Veteran Program Infrastructure and Data for a Rapid Research Response to COVID-19 The Million Veteran Program was launched to better understand how genes, lifestyle, military experience, and environmental exposures interact to influence health and illness in veterans.
  Federal Practitioner, November 22, 2023
• 20 Best Holiday Gift Ideas for RNs and NPs From pampering their hard-working hands and feet to personalizing their work essentials, find the perfect present for your favorite nurse.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, November 22, 2023
• Can You Help Prevent Ovarian Cancer?   The doctors behind Outsmart Ovarian Cancer say “interception” begins with the fallopian tube, not the ovary as traditionally thought.
  WebMD, November 22, 2023
• An Update on Lipoprotein(a): The Latest on Testing, Treatment, and Guideline Recommendations This review highlights the current state of Lipoprotein(a), including updates from clinical trial outcomes and guideline recommendations supporting once-in-a-lifetime measurement in most individuals with increased risk of atherosclerotic CVD.
  ACC.org, November 22, 2023
• AHA 2023 Promising First Results With DNA Editing to Lower LDL The first-in-human HEART-1 trial of in vivo DNA editing called VERVE-101, shows reductions in LDL and PCSK9 protein in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia.
  MDedge News, November 21, 2023
• Why Intense Exercise May Lead to a Cold Inactivity has emerged as a risk factor for respiratory infections but too much physical activity could also increase susceptibility.
  Medscape Medical News, November 21, 2023
• Are We Ready for Systematic Newborn Genome Sequencing? Routine sampling and analysis of newborn DNA would enable screening for hundreds of childhood genetic diseases, but also raises concerns about privacy and ethics.
  Medscape Medical News, November 21, 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
• Promoting Health Equity in Multiple Myeloma: An Expert Interview CME / ABIM MOC / CE Get expert insight on strategies to address disparities in the treatment of Black patients with multiple myeloma (MM).
  Medscape Education Oncology, October 20, 2023
• To What Extent Does Exposure Affect Risk for COVID-19 infection? CME / ABIM MOC / CE A new study highlights that the proximity of exposure may supersede prior immunity.
  Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, October 19, 2023
• Mismatch Repair-Deficient Solid Tumors: Underscoring Key Topics for Care CME / ABIM MOC Did you know that immunotherapies demonstrate durable efficacy in patients with mismatch repair deficiency (dMMR) across tumor types?
  Medscape Education Oncology, October 13, 2023
• Medscape Now! Hot Topics in Family Medicine September 2023 Part 2 CME / ABIM MOC / CE Learn about the latest developments in family medicine: alopecia areata, glaucoma, and breast cancer.
  Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, September 29, 2023
• What’s the Issue With CRC Screening? Challenges and Solutions for CRC Screening CME / ABIM MOC / CE Did you know that there is strong evidence that screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) reduces incidence and mortality?
  Medscape, September 20, 2023
• Gaps in Breast Cancer Receptor Testing for Certain Groups A review of over 300,000 patients with invasive breast cancer found that breast cancer receptor status testing was less likely to occur in elderly, rural, and Black women.
  Medscape Medical News, August 28, 2023
• Highlighting Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in the ADA Standards of Care Update CME / ABIM MOC / CE ​New ADA Standards of Care promote broad changes in the management of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.
  Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, August 25, 2023
• Artificial Intelligence Gives Paralyzed Woman Voice Back A brain-computer interface translates neural signals of a woman who is unable to speak, not only into text on a screen but into audible speech using a digital avatar.
  Medscape Medical News, August 23, 2023
• As MOC Debate Heats Up, Cardiology Societies Weigh In The MOC process is once again under attack by cardiologists and other specialty physicians. A petition aiming to end the requirements has garnered more than 17,000 and counting signatures.
  Medscape Medical News, August 22, 2023
• Robotic Patients? They're Useful but Have Limitations Increasingly sophisticated robots mimic various conditions and enable medical students to apply the tools of clinical practice. Nevertheless, their cost has been a subject of criticism.
  Medscape Medical News, August 22, 2023
• New Practice Guidelines on Postdural Puncture Headache The guidelines provide a framework for individual clinicians to assess risk, confirm diagnosis and adopt a systematic approach to management.
  Medscape Medical News, August 18, 2023
• Genetic Diagnosis Tied to Less Mental Health Care for Autism Children with an autism-associated genetic diagnosis were less likely to receive mental health care than were those without such a diagnosis in a proof-of-concept study.
  Medscape Medical News, August 11, 2023
• Race-Specific Spirometry: No Benefit in CT, Dyspnea Models Race-neutral equations reclassified up to 19% of Black patients as having more severe lung disease.
  Medscape Medical News, August 10, 2023
• COPD Plus PRISm May Promote Frailty Progression A prospective cohort study showed accelerated frailty progression among older adults with COPD and PRISm.
  Medscape Medical News, August 08, 2023
• How Has the USPSTF Draft Updated Breast Cancer Screening? CME / ABIM MOC / CE USPSTF breast cancer screening guidance updated, based on new evidence on incidence and racial disparities.
  Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, July 14, 2023
• Do Statins Have an Effect on Severe Disease in People With Noncirrhotic Chronic Liver Disease? CME / ABIM MOC / CE A new evaluates how statins may act as a protection against progression to severe liver disease.
  Medscape Education Clinical Briefs, June 19, 2023
• Patient Identified Who Battled COVID for 505 Days An immunocompromised patient was identified with persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection lasting 505 days, the longest known to date.
  Medscape News UK, April 22, 2022