Latest - Public Health & Prevention

• Bascom Palmer Eye Keeps Top Ophthalmology Hospital Ranking For the 15th consecutive year, the Miami-based hospital received the number 1 ranking in U.S. News & World Report's list of best eye hospitals.
  Medscape Medical News, August 2018
• California, Massachusetts Best at Preventing, Treating Cancer The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network's annual report examines all 50 states.
  Medscape Medical News, August 2018
• Lung Cancer Overdiagnosis Rate 67% in Danish Low-Dose CT Trial Researchers urge caution in interpreting the much higher rate of overdiagnosis in the Danish trial compared to the US National Lung Screening Trial.
  Medscape Medical News, August 2018
• New Textbook Tackles the Occupational Hazard of Physician Suicide The American Psychiatric Association has published a new textbook designed to educate trainees and established practitioners alike about the growing occupational hazard of physician suicide.
  Medscape Medical News, August 2018
• Vaccine Science Taken Hostage? Paul Offit Responds Paul Offit responds to a column in the New York Times that claims there is a 'conspiracy of silence' among vaccine scientists about the harms of vaccines.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, August 2018
• Hopkins Tops List for Best Rheumatology Hospitals per US News However, the ranking for this specialty, as with several other non-hospital-based specialties. was based on reputation, not hard data.
  Medscape Medical News, August 2018
• 'Lessons Must Be Learned': UK Societies on Bawa-Garba Ruling The UK Court of Appeal decision that will soon allow Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba to return to work was met with relief by most medical societies there; the overwhelming sentiment was 'lessons must be learned.'
  Medscape Medical News, August 2018
• Epidemiology: Separating the Wheat From the Chaff If the latest headline linking X or Y food with cancer or heart disease induces eye-rolling, read epidemiologist Christopher Labos' tips on how to weigh the strength of the evidence.
  theheart.org on Medscape, August 2018
• 18-Year Follow-up Data Vindicate Finasteride   Dr Gerald Chodak discusses a long-term study demonstrating the efficacy of finasteride in preventing prostate cancer, as well as the questions it raises regarding clinical use.
  Medscape Urology, August 2018
• A Vaccine Success Story, for Some   The rotavirus vaccine has saved the lives of many children but has the potential to save many more.
  Medscape, August 2018
• Diabetes Resource for 'Overwhelming' Numbers of Devices, Apps The Diabetes Advanced Network Access (DANA) website aims to save time for busy diabetes educators by providing a one-stop information source on the plethora of technologies and apps available.
  Medscape Medical News, August 2018
• Mayo, Cleveland Clinic Again Lead US News Top Hospitals List MD Anderson Cancer Center holds the number one spot in cancer, the Cleveland Clinic is number one in cardiology and heart surgery, and the Hospital for Special Surgery is number one in orthopedics.
  Medscape Medical News, August 2018
• College-Age Students Unsure When Fertility Declines Most university students may plan to have children in the future, but they also probably overestimate how much time they have before their fertility starts to wane, an Australian study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, August 2018
• Guideline: Screen All Women Yearly for Urinary Incontinence A new guideline from the Women's Preventive Services Initiative recommends yearly screening for urinary incontinence for women of all ages; however, editorialists say this recommendation is premature.
  Medscape Medical News, August 2018
• Removing Roadblocks to Dietary Change for CVD Prevention A new health promotion series in JACC launches with a review on the science behind nutrition and diet and will offer clear guidance to policy makers and caregivers, including competencies for training.
  Medscape Medical News, August 2018
• Brazil Slams Venezuela as Measles Spreads Across Border Brazil complained on Thursday that Venezuela was doing nothing to stop the spread of an outbreak of measles in Brazil and other neighboring countries that has been sparked by an exodus of Venezuelans fleeing economic collapse.
  Reuters Health Information, August 2018
• EU Says Second China Company Made Tainted Heart Drug The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Friday that a second Chinese contract manufacturer, Zhejiang Tianyu, had produced a common blood pressure and heart drug with an impurity that could cause cancer.
  Reuters Health Information, August 2018
• Manager Support of Employees With Depression May Reduce Absenteeism In a working environment where managers feel comfortable offering help and support rather than avoiding employees with depression, absenteeism is lower and presenteeism is higher, according to a study covering 15 countries.
  Reuters Health Information, August 2018
• Osteoporosis Drugs Tied to Lower Fracture Risk and Health Costs Older women with osteoporosis who consistently take a bisphosphonate may have a lower risk of fractures and lower total health costs than their counterparts who stop taking these drugs, a U.S. study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, August 2018
• Glasses May Boost Productivity for Rural Workers Providing reading glasses may be an inexpensive way to improve productivity, as well as earnings and quality of life, among workers in developing countries, suggests a clinical trial involving tea pickers in India.
  Reuters Health Information, August 2018