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• Ebola Not Known to Be Spreading in Uganda - WHO There has been no known person-to-person spread of Ebola in Uganda despite the deaths of two people there who arrived with the disease from Congo, the top World Health Organization (WHO) expert told Reuters on Thursday.
  Reuters Health Information, June 2019
• Many Epinephrine Self-injectors Still Potent Long After Expiration Date EpiPens and other autoinjectors filled with epinephrine to treat severe allergic reactions may still be potent enough to work many months past their labeled expiration date, according to a new study that concludes patients might need expensive refills less often.
  Reuters Health Information, June 2019
• Orofacial Clefts Linked to Worse Neurodevelopmental, Academic Outcomes Children with orofacial clefts (OFCs) have worse neurodevelopmental and academic outcomes than their peers, from infancy through adolescence, according to a new systematic review.
  Reuters Health Information, June 2019
• American College of Physicians Tweaks Guideline-Development Methods The American College of Physicians (ACP) has updated its methods for developing clinical guidelines to include more stringent policies regarding potential conflicts of interest and other changes.
  Reuters Health Information, June 2019
• Second Ebola Patient Dies in Uganda, Two Others in Intensive Care A Congolese woman has become the second patient in Uganda to die of Ebola since the virus crossed the border from the Democratic Republic of Congo and two other people remain in intensive care, a health ministry official said on Thursday.
  Reuters Health Information, June 2019
• Richest Countries Skimp on Parental Leave: UNICEF
  Reuters Health Information, June 2019
• 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
• ERA-EDTA 2019Novel Assay Identifies Patients at High Risk for Kidney Injury A urinary biomarker identifies patients at high risk for acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery, but that risk can be reversed with ischemic conditioning, researchers report.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019
• FDA Proposes Shorter Deadline for E-Cigarette Applications The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it can advance the date for the submission of e-cigarette applications, a proposal that could pile more pressure on companies such as Juul Labs Inc, in response to a ruling on a lawsuit by anti-tobacco groups.
  Reuters Health Information, June 2019
• AMA 2019AMA Backs Extending Medicaid to 12 Months After Childbirth Current policy only covers women to 60 days postpartum, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say one in three pregnancy-related deaths occur between a week and 1 full year after birth.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019
• New AHA/HFSA Statement on Diabetes and Heart Failure A new scientific statement outlines guidance on managing concomitant heart failure and diabetes, common conditions that often occur together.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019
• CMSC 2019Depression Called a 'Core Symptom' of MS MRI studies show multiple sclerosis brain changes linked to depression, but randomized controlled trials of antidepressants in this population are lacking.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019
• EULAR 2019Biosimilars Gaining in Popularity for Rheumatoid Arthritis Support for biosimilars, considered to be safe and effective, is accumulating and will likely continue because of costs, delegates heard at the European League Against Rheumatism Congress.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019
• Two Variables Accurately Predict Rebound Hyperbilirubinemia Two variables, gestational age at phototherapy initiation and the difference between starting threshold and post-phototherapy total serum bilirubin (TSB), accurately predict rebound hyperbilirubinemia in infants, researchers report.
  Reuters Health Information, June 2019
• WCD 2019Harmful Chemicals in Children's Products The chemicals children come in contact with each day can injure them, yet little is known about the ingredients in consumer products. Investigators have started tracking some common irritants.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019
• CMSC 2019ORACLE-MS: Cladribine Effective in MS Subgroups The recently approved disease-modifying therapy is expected to find a niche for patients with multiple sclerosis who fail other agents.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019
• GSK Signs Up Gene-Editing Pioneers in Drug Discovery Alliance British drugmaker GSK said it has struck a research deal with the early pioneers of a prominent gene-editing technology at the University of California, in a boost to its prospects for developing new drugs.
  Reuters Health Information, June 2019
• EHA 2019Measurable Residual Disease in AML Ups Post-HSCT Relapse Risk Measurable residual disease, detected with next-generation genomic sequencing, is associated with a significantly increased risk for relapse. Experts question the prognostic ability of other assessment tools.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019
• Mini-Biographies Help Clinicians Connect With Patients The "My Life, My Story" project has writers crafting a story of a patient's life to be included in the EHR. The idea came from a resident doing a rotation at a Wisconsin VA hospital in 2012.
  Kaiser Health News, June 2019
• Shorter-term Herceptin Sufficient? No Agreement Different conclusions have been drawn from similar findings, perhaps as a result of subjective margins for equivalence in HER2+ breast cancer research.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2019