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• NYC Officials Downplay Concern Over New Coronavirus Variant Mayor Bill de Blasio's chief medical adviser downplayed the results of studies that may suggest a new COVID variant found in New York in November will be more resistant to vaccines.
  Reuters Health Information, February 25, 2021
• Feb 26 2021 This Week in Cardiology   Risk factors for COVID-19, CMR after COVID-19, and two important obesity studies are discussed in this week’s podcast.
  theheart.org on Medscape, February 26, 2021
• Helping COVID 'Long Haulers' in Primary Care   Long-haul COVID-19 is nowhere near being well understood, but Dr Chuck Vega has guidance for supporting patients through their long-term symptoms.
  Medscape Family Medicine, February 26, 2021
• Common Antibiotics for Diverticulitis Have Higher C difficile Risks   Dr David Johnson comments on new data indicating that it may be time to move away from metronidazole plus a fluoroquinolone in certain patients.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, February 25, 2021
• Armpit Swelling After COVID-19 Vaccine May Mimic Breast Cancer Some women have experienced axillary node swelling after receiving the Pzifer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. The swelling mimics symptoms of breast cancer.
  Medscape Medical News, February 25, 2021
• Pulmonary Cavitation: A Complication of Severe COVID-19 A new study examines the prevalence of lung cavitation due to COVID-19. Are you aware of this complication that can develop in patients with severe disease?
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, February 25, 2021
• Late-Window Stroke Thrombolysis Not Linked to Clot Migration The results provide some reassurance that use of bridging thrombolysis before endovascular therapy will not put clots out of reach in patients who present outside the 4.5-hour window.
  Medscape Medical News, February 24, 2021
• Myocardial Injury Seen on MRI in 54% After Troponin-Positive COVID Two months after discharge, 54% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients with troponin elevation showed signs of myocardial injury on MRI, some of which was likely pre-existing, the authors say.
  Medscape Medical News, February 23, 2021
• 5 Challenges to Conventional Wisdom in Prostate Cancer A urologic surgeon challenges the accepted wisdom in the field of prostate cancer management.
  Medscape Urology, February 23, 2021
• 'Core Feature' of Frontotemporal Dementia May Aid Diagnosis Increased white matter hyperintensities are strongly associated with Alzheimer's disease, but new research reveals they are also a "core feature" of frontotemporal dementia in findings that may aid diagnosis.
  Medscape Medical News, February 23, 2021
• Abandoned Cardiac Device Leads Don't Rule Out MRI In an observational study that spanned 7 years, the risk of untoward events in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices with abandoned leads undergoing MRI was low.
  Medscape Medical News, February 22, 2021
• Visual Interpretation of Tau PET Predicts Cognitive Decline A relatively simple and accessible Food and Drug Administration-approved method of visually classifying flortaucipir PET accurately predicts cognitive deterioration, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, February 22, 2021
• Why I've Changed My Approach to Mammography in Older Women Kenny Lin considers the likelihood of benefit, considering life expectancy, before ordering a mammogram for screening or surveillance in older women.
  Georgetown University Family Medicine, February 22, 2021
• Quick MRI Scan for Routine Prostate Cancer Screening? New results suggest that a quick and contrast-free MRI scan for routine screening could have a better risk–benefit ratio than the current PSA blood test.
  Medscape Medical News, February 22, 2021
• 'Living Brain Implants' May Restore Stroke Mobility A conversation with Dr Mijail Serruya, the principal investigator behind an enticing proof-of-concept study that offers a possible technological solution to improve poststroke mobility.
  Medscape Neurology, February 22, 2021
• Eye Redness and Rash -- Could It Be Kawasaki?   The Cribsiders share their favorite pearls on Kawasaki disease in kids.
  The Cribsiders, February 19, 2021
• Tocilizumab May Improve Lung Function in Early Systemic Sclerosis Treatment with tocilizumab could stabilize or improve lung function in people with early interstitial lung disease associated with systemic sclerosis.
  Medscape Medical News, February 19, 2021
• How to Spot a Fake N95 Counterfeit N95 airborne particle-filtering face masks are on the rise, but recognizing phonies can be easy using a few simple steps.
  Medscape Medical News, February 19, 2021
• Risk Stratification of Adrenal Masses By (18F)FDG PET/CT Learn more about the role of 18F-FDG-PET/CT in the malignancy risk stratification of adrenal masses.
  Clinical Endocrinology, February 19, 2021
• Radial-to-Backup Artery Switch Adds Limited Risk in ACS PCI Findings from a MATRIX substudy are reassuring for radial operators, but experts caution on the need for proficiency in femoral artery access.
  Medscape Medical News, February 18, 2021