Hospital Medicine News

• ILC 2019Multiple Hep B Targets in Development for New Treatments Hepatitis B is a complex, 'clever' virus so several simultaneous approaches might be needed to eliminate it, experts say.
  Medscape Medical News, April 2019
• Novel Antiplatelet Agent May Not Increase Bleeding Risk Initial clinical results suggest that the new agent may be suitable for use with thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke.
  Medscape Medical News, April 2019
• Reusable Tourniquets Used for Venipuncture Often Contaminated Tourniquets, one of the most widely used and reused items in healthcare, are often contaminated with microbes that could put patients at risk, according to a new study.
  Reuters Health Information, April 2019
• St. Jude Doctors Claim Cure for 'Bubble Boy' Disease Relying on the trickery used by the AIDS virus to infect people, doctors at two medical centers say they have cured 10 infants of so-called bubble boy disease, a genetic defect that leaves children, typically boys, without an immune system.
  Reuters Health Information, April 2019
• Sexual Harassment Common in Surgical Training Programs About seven in 10 young female surgeons say they have experienced at least one form of sexual harassment during their training, according to a new survey.
  Reuters Health Information, April 2019
• New York's Rockland County Issues New Actions to Fight Measles Rockland County health officials order new restrictions and requirements to stem the ongoing and worsening measles outbreak in the New York City suburb.
  Medscape Medical News, April 2019
• Class I Recall of Brainlab 3D Surgical Navigation Software The software used with Brainlab's Spine & Trauma Navigation System could display inaccurate information that may prevent the surgeon from accurately navigating surgical tools during surgery.
  News Alerts, April 2019
• Cannabis Users May Need More Anesthesia for Surgery People who regularly use cannabis may need more than twice the usual dose of anesthesia for surgery, a U.S. study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, April 2019
• Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Found on Patient Hands, Surfaces Multidrug-resistant bacteria were found on many hospitalized patients' hands and on commonly touched surfaces in their rooms. They could be a reservoir for hospital-acquired infections, a study indicates.
  Medscape Medical News, April 2019
• ISN 2019Lengthier Dialysis Doesn't Translate to Longer Life A comparison of extended and standard dialysis hours yielded disappointing results and has nephrologists debating next steps for patients who say they feel better with more hours of care.
  Medscape Medical News, April 2019
• Emergency-Medicine Residents Often Miscalculate IV Doses for Kids Emergency-medicine residents often miscalculate doses for a variety of intravenous medications used to treat children, according to new findings.
  Reuters Health Information, April 2019
• IM 2019'This is Our Lane': Doctors Work to Close Firearm Loopholes Bills that strengthen background checks and fund gun-violence-prevention research are supported by the American College of Physicians, as are 'red flag' laws being passed by some states.
  Medscape Medical News, April 2019
• Sunshine Act May Reduce Patient Trust in Physicians Researchers see potential for 'unintended consequences,' including loss of trust in physicians, even those who do not have financial ties to drug and device makers.
  Medscape Medical News, April 2019
• More US Kids Coming to EDs for Swallowing Small Items A growing number of American children are being treated in emergency departments after swallowing foreign objects like coins, toys, and jewelry, a U.S. study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, April 2019
• Alert Temporary Shortage of Pediatric Tracheostomy Tubes: FDA The closing of an ethylene oxide sterilization plant in Illinois has led to a temporary shortage of Bivona tracheostomy tubes manufactured by Smiths Medical.
  News Alerts, April 2019
• Some Uncomplicated STEMI Patients May Not Need ICU Care The trick is identifying which STEMI patients are most likely to need intensive care after an uncomplicated primary PCI. One factor identified in this registry study is ischemia time.
  Medscape Medical News, April 2019
• ISN 2019Diabetes Drug 'Home Run' Curtailing Kidney Failure Risk Canagliflozin also showed cardiovascular benefits in the CREDENCE multicenter trial, with no imbalance in adverse events, investigators shared here at the nephrology world congress.
  Medscape Medical News, April 2019
• Medical Groups Support Bid to Add 15,000 Residency Slots Hospital and physician organizations are pressing lawmakers to expand Medicare funding for graduate medical education.
  Medscape Medical News, April 2019
• Texas Tech Agrees To Stop Using Race in Med School Admissions The AAMC notes that the agreement does not change current law and said it will continue to support the use of race in the holistic admissions process.
  Medscape Medical News, April 2019
• Alert Duodenoscope Contamination Rates Still Lethally High: FDA New data show 'high-concern' bacteria on 5.4% of properly reprocessed scopes; FDA reports three deaths in 2018 related to contaminated duodenoscopes.
  News Alerts, April 2019