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• How to Avert Physician Misbehavior Whether it's disruptive behavior, physician misconduct, or treating colleagues badly, it's important to deal effectively with doctors' bad behavior.
  Medscape Medical News, October 04, 2022
• Advantage Plans May Curb Stays to Shorter Than Medicare Covers Private Medicare Advantage health plans are increasingly ending coverage for skilled nursing or rehab services before medical providers think patients are healthy enough to go home.
  Kaiser Health News, October 04, 2022
• Are Friday Drug Safety Alerts Deadly? Issuing drug safety communications when people are not paying as much attention has potentially life-threatening consequences, researchers have found. Is the FDA paying attention?
  Medscape Medical News, October 04, 2022
• What Role Does the Uterine Microbiome Play in Fertility? Data suggest that the composition of the uterine microbiome is associated with reproductive outcome. Some scientists, however, caution that more data are needed before conclusions can be drawn.
  Medscape Medical News, October 04, 2022
• Sore Throat Becoming Dominant COVID Symptom: Reports "Many people are still using the government guidelines about symptoms, which are wrong."
  WebMD Health News, October 04, 2022
• Bariatric Surgery May Up Risk for Epilepsy Bariatric surgery can raise the risk of developing epilepsy, new research suggests. However, experts note the mechanisms for this association are unclear.
  Medscape Medical News, October 04, 2022
• Dive Right in! Cold Water Swims Bring Many Health Benefits The president of a NY Polar Bear Club says cold water swims offer more than just a bracing rush of adrenaline. New research from Norway found the swims offer significant physical and mental health benefits.
  WebMD Health News, October 04, 2022
• ACEP 2022 Long-Acting Naltrexone Effective in Alcohol Use Disorder A dramatic decrease in alcohol consumption was seen after patients with alcohol use disorder were prescribed extended-release naltrexone in the ED.
  Medscape Medical News, October 04, 2022
• Time for Universal Germline Genetic Testing in Breast Cancer New data suggest that existing restrictive criteria for germline genetic testing for breast cancer deny patients data-informed clinical management.
  Medscape Medical News, October 04, 2022
• In the Aftermath of Medical Errors: Podcast Dives Deep A new storytelling podcast explored shame among clinicians, in an effort to offer healthcare professionals space to explore their own experiences.
  Medscape Medical News, October 04, 2022
• Breakthrough Studies Support New Boosters in Immunosuppressed The findings of two studies underscore the importance of booster vaccine doses in those with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases who are taking immunosuppressants.
  Medscape Medical News, October 04, 2022
• Will Real Meat Grown in a Lab Be Good for Us? Produced from a single animal cell, cultivated meat is hailed as a slaughter-free way to feed more people without the environmental harm — and it can be made healthier. But is it too good to be true?
  WebMD Health News, October 04, 2022
• Supreme Court Turns Away Challenge to US Vaccine Rule for Health Workers The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge by Missouri and nine other states - mostly Republican-led - to President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for workers in healthcare facilities that receive federal funds.
  Reuters Health Information, October 03, 2022
• Monkeypox Includes Mucocutaneous Involvement in Almost All Cases Systemic features usually but not always precede cutaneous involvement, which is seen in more than 90% of patients, according to Alba Català, MD.
  MDedge News, October 04, 2022
• AstraZeneca Pays 660% Premium for Gene Therapy Firm LogicBio Shares of LogicBio Therapeutics skyrocketed on Monday after Britain's AstraZeneca's said it would buy the US-based gene therapy developer at a rare 660% premium for $68 million.
  Reuters Health Information, October 03, 2022
• Comparing Prevention and Neurostimulation for Dementia Noninvasive neurostimulation is a promising technique that could one day provide treatment for dementia. For now, clinicians continue to stress the importance of preventive measures.
  Medscape Medical News, October 04, 2022
• US Supreme Court Turns Away Biogen Bid to Reinstate MS Drug Patent The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Biogen's bid to win reinstatement of a patent on the company's blockbuster multiple sclerosis drug Tecfidera in a dispute with Viatris subsidiary Mylan Pharmaceuticals.
  Reuters Health Information, October 03, 2022
• Folic Acid Tied to a Reduction in Suicide Attempts Folic acid may provide a safe and effective approach for decreasing suicide attempts, putting the treatment 'squarely on the map as a potential for population-level prevention,' researchers say.
  Medscape Medical News, October 04, 2022
• Street Medicine Reaches People Where They Live But then, just as they were parting ways, something unexpected happened: The man broke down. "He just melted into my arms and started crying and hugging me."
  WebMD Health News, October 04, 2022
• Newer Drugs Not Cost-Effective for First-Line Diabetes Therapy Costs of SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists 'need to be lowered substantially' to improve health outcomes and prevent health disparities in patients with type 2 diabetes, say researchers.
  Medscape Medical News, October 04, 2022