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• Better Score to Predict Diabetes Remission After Bariatric Surgery A revised version of the DiaRem scoring system helps predict longer-term remission with a range of different bariatric surgical procedures.
  Medscape Medical News, December 2018
• Bacteria-Ridden Stethoscopes Abound in Hospitals Stethoscopes used in an ICU were loaded with bacteria, including bacteria that may be associated with nosocomial infections, and standard cleaning only modestly reduced bacteria levels, a study found.
  Medscape Medical News, December 2018
• Six Michigan Physicians Charged in $464M Pain Pill Conspiracy Federal prosecutors have charged six Detroit-area physicians with fraudulent billing in connection with a scheme to hook patients on opioids and then force them to undergo unnecessary procedures.
  Medscape Medical News, December 2018
• Bond, James Bond, Has a Drinking Problem and Needs Help, Study Shows With a drinking problem at the severe end of the spectrum, 007 would benefit from alcohol education and a supportive workplace culture that provides strategies for managing workplace stress.
  Medscape Medical News, December 2018
• Alert Omega-3 Meds Not Effective After MI, EMA Panel Concludes EMA review finds omega-3 fatty acid medicines are not effective for secondary prevention after myocardial infarction and rules they should no longer be authorized for such use.
  News Alerts, December 2018
• Physician Exclusions From Medicare, Medicaid Increasing
  Medscape Medical News, December 2018
• Alert EU Panel Recommends Tobramycin PARI for Pseudomonas in CF The European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use recommended Tobramycin PARI for Pseudomonas aeruginosa in patients aged 6 years and older with cystic fibrosis.
  International Approvals, December 2018
• Alert EMA Panel Backs Lusutrombopag for Adults With Liver Disease The thrombopoietin receptor agonist is for severe thrombocytopenia in adults with chronic liver disease who are scheduled to undergo an invasive procedure.
  International Approvals, December 2018
• Why the Reluctance to Use Biosimilar Insulins for Diabetes? As the US FDA announces that it will soon be changing the way it approves biosimilar insulins, Medscape examines why these cheaper versions of branded products are not more widely used in diabetes.
  Medscape Medical News, December 2018
• Insomnia, Other Sleep Problems Rising in College Students Changes in sleep patterns are common among college students. A study in Norway found increases in insomnia and other sleep problems, especially in female students.
  Medscape Medical News, December 2018
• Physician Mothers Face 'Insidious, Persistent' Discrimination In a survey, members of a Facebook group for physicians who are mothers spoke of financial losses and workplace hardships due to discrimination and lack of consideration.
  Medscape Medical News, December 2018
• High-Dose Antipsychotics Raise Kids' Risk of Unexpected Death Off-label use of high-dose antipsychotics significantly increases the risk of unexpected death in children and youth, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, December 2018
• Defects More Common Than Expected in Kids After Zika Exposure Approximately 14% of babies who were exposed to Zika virus prenatally had serious neurodevelopmental defects, a study found.
  Medscape Medical News, December 2018
• Should Flu Vaccine Be Mandatory for Medical Staff? Vaccination rates for clinicians and other staff have plateaued in recent years despite more organizations making them a requirement.
  Medscape Reader Polls, December 2018
• SABCS 2018New Toxicity Tool: One Oncologist's Dream, Realized A recently deceased geriatric oncologist helped create a new tool for assessing toxicity risk in older breast cancer patients.
  Medscape Medical News, December 2018
• Biosimilar CT-P13 Matches Infliximab for Crohn's Disease Crohn's disease was effectively and safely treated either with infliximab or with the biosimilar CT-P13, according to an observational cohort study of more than 5000 patients.
  Medscape Medical News, December 2018
• Medication Omission Common Cause of Fatal Med Errors Fatal medication errors were most common with anticoagulants and antibiotics. The most common types of errors were medication omissions, a study found.
  Medscape Medical News, December 2018
• Among Physicians, Surgeons Are the Best Golfers An analysis of golfing patterns of physicians shows that men log more golfing hours than women and that some specialties are more likely to play than others.
  Medscape Medical News, December 2018
• Generic Drug Price-Fixing Inquiry Reportedly Widens to 300 Drugs Connecticut official says the companies involved were essentially acting as a cartel.
  Medscape Medical News, December 2018
• Tool IDs Patients With COPD at Risk for Serious Outcomes New risk scale correctly predicted which patients with COPD were likely to have serious complications.
  Medscape Medical News, December 2018