Internal Medicine News

• CDC Declares Racism a Serious Public Health Threat The largest public healthcare entity joined many healthcare groups, including the AMA, that have labeled racism a public health crisis.
  Medscape Medical News, April 09, 2021
• Several Dartmouth Medical Students Accused of Cheating on Exams The students are being investigated on allegations that some tapped into an online course management system while taking an exam remotely. The school says some have admitted to cheating.
  Medscape Medical News, April 09, 2021
• Study IDs Most Common Lingering Symptoms 8 Months After Mild COVID What are the most common and persistent symptoms for those still ailing after mild COVID-19 -- and what's notably absent?
  Medscape Medical News, April 09, 2021
• Several Vaccine Sites Pause Johnson & Johnson Shot After Adverse Reactions Three vaccine sites in North Carolina closed temporarily after several people had immediate reactions. Sites in Colorado, Georgia, and Iowa also paused after multiple people reported adverse reactions.
  WebMD Health News, April 09, 2021
• Pfizer Asks FDA to Extend Use of COVID Vaccine to Ages 12–15 Pfizer said it hopes to begin vaccinating this age group before the start of the coming school year.
  Medscape Medical News, April 09, 2021
• Parity Whether Anticoagulation Is Halted or Not for Unplanned Cath It's a mostly randomized-trial data-free zone, whether to interrupt long-term oral anticoagulation for unplanned, nonemergent cath procedures; a new study hints at advantages for uninterrupted OAC.
  Medscape Medical News, April 09, 2021
• Fauci Admits PPE Shortages Drove Up Death Toll Anthony Fauci, MD, thanked America's healthcare workers, even as he acknowledged that PPE shortages had contributed to the deaths of more than 3600 of them.
  Kaiser Health News, April 09, 2021
• Lasting Norovirus Immunity May Depend on T Cells Findings could guide development of a norovirus vaccine and novel cellular therapies.
  Medscape Medical News, April 09, 2021
• Alert FDA: Time to Move Away From Using Decontaminated Respirators Domestic supplies for new respirators have increased, so the decontaminated disposable versions should be used only when new ones aren't available.
  News Alerts, April 09, 2021
• Doctor Killed in South Carolina Shooting Authorities are trying to figure out why former NFL player Phillip Adams shot and killed a prominent South Carolina doctor, three of his family members and a repairman before taking his own life.
  Associated Press, April 09, 2021
• Declining Sperm Count Tied to Chemicals in the Environment Chemicals that pervade our modern world are contributing to a decades-long decline in fertility and could pose health risks even into future generations, writes a New York epidemiologist in a new book.
  Medscape Medical News, April 09, 2021
• Vaginal Gel Shows Promise in Preventing Common STIs Already approved as a contraceptive, this gel was tested for safety and effectiveness in preventing chlamydia and gonorrhea.
  Medscape Medical News, April 09, 2021
• Rheumatology Smoking Cessation Referral Program Finds Success Clinics that adopted a protocolized, EHR-based approach to checking for readiness to quit saw a 26-fold increase in quit-line referrals.
  Medscape Medical News, April 09, 2021
• Alert New Side Effects With AstraZeneca and Janssen COVID-19 Vaccines? The European Medicines Agency has started a review of safety signals in regard to capillary leak syndrome with the AstraZeneca vaccine and unusual blood clots with Johnson & Johnson's Janssen vaccine.
  News Alerts, April 09, 2021
• NFK 2021 Difelikefalin Safe, Effective for Kidney Disease-Associated Pruritus Combined data from two difelikefalin pivotal trials and from open-label extended treatment show a favorable profile for an agent now under FDA review.
  Medscape Medical News, April 09, 2021
• Regulators' Update on AZ Vaccine, Vaccination and Variants, NZ Travel Bubble: COVID-19 Global Weekly Highlights These are the global coronavirus stories you need to know about this week.
  Medscape News UK, April 09, 2021
• Adult Separation Anxiety Raises Suicidality Risk Separation anxiety has received little attention as a potential risk factor for suicidality. This study found substantially increased risk in people with mood and anxiety disorders.
  Medscape Medical News, April 08, 2021
• Why Employee COVID Vaccination Mandates May Not Be Legal Until vaccines get full FDA approval, it's not clear that employers -- including healthcare systems -- can legally require workers to get shots, a Kaiser Family Foundation report says.
  Medscape Medical News, April 08, 2021
• More Than 3,600 US Health Workers Died of COVID in First Year Lost on the Frontline, a yearlong investigation by The Guardian and KHN to count health care worker deaths, ends today. This is what was learned in a year.
  Kaiser Health News, April 08, 2021
• Guidance Offered for Breast Implant Removal Without Replacement In the absence of formal guidelines, thought leaders in the field offer a systemized way for plastic surgeons -- and primary care physicians -- to discuss options and risks with women.
  Medscape Medical News, April 08, 2021