Internal Medicine News

• Police Arrest, Allegedly Target Medics at Twin Cities Protests Police shot rubber bullets into a medic station in Minneapolis and arrested volunteers providing first aid in St. Paul.
  Medscape Medical News, June 04, 2020
• How Many People Avoided EDs Early in the Pandemic? During a 4-week period early in the COVID-19 pandemic, visits to U.S. emergency departments were down by 42%, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  Medscape Medical News, June 04, 2020
• D-Cycloserine for Social Anxiety: Does Timing Matter? D-cycloserine appears to augment exposure therapy for social anxiety disorder. But does timing of the drug matter?
  Medscape Medical News, June 04, 2020
• UK Scientists Test Ibuprofen as COVID-19 Treatment The trial in patients hospitalized with coronavirus will use lipid ibuprofen rather than the typical pain relief tablets.
  WebMD Health News, June 04, 2020
• Alert Convalescent Plasma Safe, Promising in Small COVID-19 Study Three fourths of seriously ill patients improved, and there were no adverse events related to infusions, according to the first peer-reviewed US study on the treatment.
  Medscape Medical News, June 04, 2020
• Increased Risk for Invasive Breast Cancer After DCIS A new analysis shows that any diagnosis of ductal carcinoma in situ is associated with a long-term risk of invasive breast cancer and that treatment lowers this risk.
  Medscape Medical News, June 04, 2020
• ASCO 2020Secondary Surgery Extends OS in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer In a phase 3 trial, combining cytoreductive surgery with chemotherapy significantly prolonged progression-free and overall survival among select patients with recurrent ovarian cancer.
  Medscape Medical News, June 04, 2020
• The Gut a New Therapeutic Target for Brain Disorders? Changes in the mucus that lines the GI tract may contribute to bacterial imbalance in the gut and exacerbate core symptoms of several neurologic disorders.
  Medscape Medical News, June 04, 2020
• High Serum Levels of 'Forever Chemicals' Tied to Earlier Menopause A new study 'suggests that select [per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances] PFAS serum concentrations are associated with earlier natural menopause, a risk factor for adverse health outcomes in later life.'
  Medscape Medical News, June 04, 2020
• Should Healthcare Workers Wear Masks at Home? Wearing a mask at home, even when everyone feels fine, might reduce the spread of COVID-19, a study suggests. But some physicians wonder whether the costs outweigh the benefits.
  Medscape Medical News, June 04, 2020
• HCQ Fails to Prevent COVID-19 in Randomized Trial Additionally, side effects were more common among participants in the HCQ group than the placebo group. One expert says the results raise the question of whether some ongoing trials should stop.
  Medscape Medical News, June 03, 2020
• Leading Journals Sound Alarm on COVID-19 Studies Major medical journals are raising concern about the database underlying recent studies of patients with COVID-19.
  Medscape Medical News, June 03, 2020
• Claims of a Weaker COVID-19 Virus Disputed Italian public health officials and the World Health Organization warn there's no evidence to support claims that SARS-CoV-2 is weakening, as some Italian clinicians have reported.
  WebMD Health News, June 03, 2020
• ASCP 2020First-in-Class Antipsychotic Linked to Lower Cardiometabolic Risk A recently approved first-in-class antipsychotic appears to have fewer adverse cardiometabolic effects compared with placebo or standard care with risperidone, new research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, June 03, 2020
• Remdesivir May Benefit Moderately Ill COVID-19 Patients The results may not immediately affect the use of the drug, however, given current FDA guidance, limited supplies, and the challenges of administering an intravenous drug.
  Medscape Medical News, June 03, 2020
• COVID-19: Does Virus Directly Attack the Brain? Does the SARS-CoV-2 virus directly damage the CNS or are neurologic symptoms attributable to secondary mechanisms? A new review summarizes what's known so far, and what clinicians should watch for.
  Medscape Medical News, June 03, 2020
• The Push-Pull of Industry in Interventional Cardiovascular Trials While industry dollars are needed to push research forward, patients going into studies, often risking their lives, would be 'horrified' that people are spinning the results, one expert says.
  Medscape Medical News, June 03, 2020
• COVID-19: Problematic Gambling Could Worsen The isolation, excess available time, and anxiety about illness or finances as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to an increase in problem gambling behaviors.
  Medscape Medical News, June 03, 2020
• ASCP 2020Ending Long-term Anticholinergic Use: It Can Be Done Ending the unsanctioned practice of long-term anticholinergic use to curb side effects linked to antipsychotics in patients with serious mental illness is feasible, safe, and improves quality of life.
  Medscape Medical News, June 03, 2020
• Out-of-Pocket Costs for Diabetes High, Not Always Due to Insulin Americans with diabetes who have private health insurance pay less out of pocket for insulin than for other diabetes-related supplies. Still, out-of-pocket costs average $2500 a year.
  Medscape Medical News, June 03, 2020