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• Michigan Doc Accused of Using Dirty Devices; HIV, Hepatitis Risk The Michigan Licensing Department filed a formal complaint against Dr Roger Beyer for allegedly telling staff to re-use anorectal manometers on multiple patients.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019
• Alert Leuprorelin Depot Handling Errors Prompt EMA Review Handling errors with leuprolide acetate depot formulations have reportedly led to problems such as leakages from the syringe or failure to deliver implants from the applicator, the EMA says.
  News Alerts, June 2019
• 'ZIP-Code Risk' in Healthcare Needs Attention, Experts Say Physicians and policy experts call for action on social determinants that can affect people's health, such as lacking money for medicine, food, and transportation.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019
• Prediction Model Helps Flag Sound-Alike, Look-Alike Drugs As many as 250,000 hospitalizations occur each year as a result of errors involving a drug being confused with another, say Harvard researchers who developed the model.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019
• Alert Fecal Transplants May Transmit Drug-Resistant Infections: FDA The FDA warns about the potential risk for serious or life-threatening infections with the use of investigational fecal microbiota for transplant.
  News Alerts, June 2019
• Body Fat Distribution Points to Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness A study of more than 1800 men in Iceland suggests that certain patterns of body fat distribution are associated with more aggressive forms of prostate cancer.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019
• SLEEP 2019Sleep-Disordered Breathing Tied to Accelerated Aging Untreated sleep-disordered breathing and the sleep disruption it causes is associated with epigenetic age acceleration, especially in women.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019
• ASCO 2019Hashtag Medicine: Abstract Tweeted at ASCO Ignites Debate A tweet about how male and female presenters are introduced differently at ASCO meetings was divisive.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019
• SLEEP 2019Restless Legs Syndrome Tied to Gut Health Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth may be more prevalent in patients with restless legs syndrome, suggesting a link between gut health and the sleep disorder.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019
• House Panel Digs In on Medicare for All, Other Insurance Options A hearing by the House Ways and Means Committee on various plans for expanding insurance coverage previewed debates that likely will dominate health policy for many years.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019
• Record Deaths From Suicide, Drugs, in Youth a 'National Tragedy' A major increase in the number of young American adults lost to substance misuse and suicide is being described as a national tragedy.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019
• Mortality May Increase as Red Meat Consumption Rises Data from large prospective cohorts suggest that increased red meat consumption was tied to higher mortality, whereas replacing red meat with healthier alternatives may lower risk for death.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019
• Bats Now Pose Greatest Risk for Rabies in the US The main source of most human rabies infections has shifted from dogs to bats, which now cause about 70% of deaths in people infected with rabies.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019
• Mindfulness App Alters Brain Reactivity, Cuts Cigarette Use Cravings frequently derail smoking cessation. A study suggests that a particular brain region is implicated in cravings and may be deactivated through use of a mindfulness-based app.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019
• APA 2019Clinicians Warned About Social Media #BoundaryViolations As physicians' social media use has increased, experts are warning clinicians about potential pitfalls and are offering advice on how to maintain appropriate boundaries with their patients.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019
• FAQ: How Does New Fetal Tissue Policy Impact Medical Research? Under the new policy, employees at the National Institutes of Health will no longer conduct research with human fetal tissue obtained from elective abortions. Scientists say research will be affected.
  Kaiser Health News, June 2019
• Do You Consider Cost When Prescribing a Drug? A newly approved gene therapy for children with spinal muscular atrophy will cost more than $2 million for a one-time infusion.
  Medscape Reader Polls, June 2019
• Medical Cannabis No Solution to the Opioid Crisis Based on previous research, cannabis has been enthusiastically embraced as a means to reduce opioid overdose. That conclusion is mistaken, this study finds.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019
• CDC Data Show Cancer, Heart Disease Mortality Trending Down The CDC's National Center for Health Statistics has released its most current quarterly data of provisional mortality rates for several top causes of death in the United States.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019
• Dwindling Support, Lawsuits Blamed for Pain Society's Demise Declining membership, a reduction in industry support, and opioid lawsuits have all led to the demise of the AIPM, an organization that promoted integrative approaches to pain management.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019