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• Stage Set for Big Measles Outbreaks in Texas, Other States The high — and rising — rate of nonmedical vaccine exemptions has left major metropolitan areas vulnerable to measles outbreaks; other states have similar pockets of undervaccinated schoolchildren.
  Medscape Medical News, August 2019
• How Do You Feel About the ROS? Is the 'review of systems' an indispensable tool of medicine or a nuisance imposed by excessive bureaucracy?
  Medscape Reader Polls, August 2019
• Most Patients Don't Need Opioids After Endocrine Surgery According to a recent study, most patients who receive opioids after undergoing routine cervical endocrine surgery do not take them.
  Medscape Medical News, August 2019
• Is It Ethical to Use Medical Data Derived From Evil Sources? Some immoral experiments have produced valuable information.
  Medscape Reader Polls, August 2019
• Evolus Says Launch of Its Botox Rival Ahead of Its Expectations Evolus Inc on Monday reported revenue of $2.3 million from early sales of its newly launched rival to Allergan Plc's Botox, ahead of its own expectations.
  Reuters Health Information, August 2019
• The 'Knitting Lady' Is a Surgeon and She's Paying Attention A breast surgeon was scolded by a presenter at a medical conference for knitting during his talk and not paying good attention. But she, and many other healthcare professionals, say they can't pay attention during lectures unless they keep their hands busy. Science and grannies support their claim.
  Medscape Medical News, August 2019
• The Week That Wasn't: Delaying Menopause, Active Infants, Breast Cancer Risks
  Medscape, August 2019
• Costs of Breast Cancer Surgery Can Be Financial Burden In a survey of well-educated, middle-class women with a history of breast cancer, cost emerged as an important factor in deciding about surgery.
  Medscape Medical News, August 2019
• Fractional CO2 Laser Improves Vaginal Health After Menopause Fractional CO2 laser therapy is more effective than intravaginal promestriene or vaginal lubricant for improving vaginal health in women with genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM), researchers from Brazil report.
  Reuters Health Information, July 2019
• Does a Family Member Work in Your Practice? Family practice can be the family business.
  Medscape Reader Polls, July 2019
• Docs No Less Likely to Die in Hospital Than Other Patients According to a recent study, physicians are no more likely to avoid aggressive end-of-life care and die at home than nonphysicians.
  Medscape Medical News, July 2019
• Alert Allergan Pulls Textured Breast Implants in US and Worldwide The recall comes after an increase in reports of breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma; the FDA says 573 unique cases and 33 deaths have been reported worldwide.
  News Alerts, July 2019
• Smokers Have More Complications After Skin Cancer Surgery Complications after skin cancer surgery may be more common in smokers and former smokers, a U.S. study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, July 2019
• Many Hospitals Not Meeting Standards for High-Risk Surgeries: Survey Most hospitals don't perform enough surgeries to meet minimum safety standards. Three out of four also don't have systems in place to monitor whether each surgery is necessary, says watchdog group.
  Medscape Medical News, July 2019
• Fournier Gangrene, Genitourinary Infection With SGLT2i: ADA 2019 SGLT2 inhibitors carry warnings about Fournier gangrene (a necrotizing fasciitis of the genitalia), genital fungal infections, and UTIs. What new data were presented at the 2019 American Diabetes Association meeting?
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, July 2019
• Silicone Implant Illness: Science Versus Myth? The emergence of a new entity known as 'silicone implant illness' has prompted concerns regarding the safety of silicone breast implants. Is there evidence to support it?
  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, July 2019
• Surgeries to Help Newborns Nurse May Have Become Too Common Minor surgery to help newborns latch on and nurse may have become too common, a new study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, July 2019
• Cold Snare Polypectomy Safe Without Heparin Bridge? A randomized controlled trial found the method was not inferior to the hot snare method plus heparin bridging and was linked with shorter procedures and hospital stays.
  Medscape Medical News, July 2019
• Mesh OR Patch for Hernia on Epigastric and Umbilical Sites When it comes to umbilical and epigastric hernia repair, which of these methods is the superior choice?
  Annals of Surgery, July 2019
• Fat Grafting With Harvesting From Zone IV in the DIEP Flap The authors describe the effective use of this fat grafting procedure in a patient undergoing total breast reconstruction.
  ePlasty, Open Access Journal of Plastic Surgery, July 2019