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• Shingles Vaccine Not the Only Immunization Linked With Gout Flare The recombinant shingles vaccine (RZV) is associated with an increased risk of gout flare, and a new study suggests other vaccines may trigger flares as well, researchers say.
  Reuters Health Information, August 2019
• Planned Parenthood Turns Down U.S. Subsidies in Fight Over Abortion Referrals Planned Parenthood said on Monday it would no longer accept grants from a federal program subsidizing reproductive healthcare for low-income women after the Trump administration banned participants in the program from referring women to abortion providers.
  Reuters Health Information, August 2019
• Trustworthiness of American College of Physicians Guidelines Relies on COI Disclosure, Management The American College of Physicians (ACP) has a comprehensive process for disclosing interests and managing potential conflicts of interest for any person involved in the development of an ACP clinical guideline or guidance statement.
  Reuters Health Information, August 2019
• New Guidelines Help Identify Patients for Antireflux Surgery New international consensus guidelines offer recommendations for selecting adults with gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD) for antireflux surgery.
  Reuters Health Information, August 2019
• FDA Denies Approval for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Drug The FDA has nixed approval of golodirsen injection for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, citing concerns over risk for infusion port infections and possible renal toxicity.
  Medscape Medical News, August 2019
• Fat-Soluble Statins May Alter Liver Ca Risk in Chronic Hepatitis Data from a nationwide population with confirmed viral hepatitis suggest that fat-soluble statins may exert unique, class-specific hepatoprotective effects.
  Medscape Medical News, August 2019
• Poison Center Calls Spike After Medical Marijuana Legalized Rates of marijuana exposure cases in children and teens reported to a poison control center have doubled since Massachusetts legalized medical marijuana in 2012.
  Medscape Medical News, August 2019
• DIY Tech Gives People More Freedom in Managing Diabetes People with diabetes say they've been waiting for better technology to manage their condition. Some tech-savvy, do-it-yourselfers are constructing their own devices using open-source programming instructions.
  Kaiser Health News, August 2019
• CVD Risk for Ex-Smokers May Linger a Decade or More Cardiovascular disease risk dips drastically after quitting smoking, but it may take 10 to 15 years for the risk of former smokers to reach that of 'never smokers,' much longer than previously thought.
  Medscape Medical News, August 2019
• DAPA-HF Top-Line Results: Dapagliflozin Hits Primary Outcome The SGLT2 inhibitor dapagliflozin provided significant and clinically meaningful reductions in heart failure outcomes, according to the sponsoring company.
  Medscape Medical News, August 2019
• Stem Cell Agency to Ask for New Funds Despite Failed Promises California's stem cell agency is almost out of money. Its supporters plan to ask voters for more funding next year, even though no agency-funded treatments have been approved for widespread use.
  Kaiser Health News, August 2019
• Gallbladder, Biliary Tract Events Increased With Liraglutide Post-hoc analysis from the LEADER trial explores the relevant factors and potential mechanisms.
  Medscape Medical News, August 2019
• USPSTF Recommendations on BRCA Mutation Testing Women at increased risk for cancers associated with BRCA gene mutations should be assessed, and then counseled and tested if indicated.
  Medscape Medical News, August 2019
• Thyroid Function Test Abnormalities Linked to Preterm Birth Risk of very preterm birth is notably higher with isolated hypothyroxinemia and thyroid peroxidase-antibody positivity, a new analysis shows, but evidence is lacking on possible benefits of treatment.
  Medscape Medical News, August 2019
• Job Snubs to Forced Surgery: India's 'Invisible' Intersex People
  Reuters Health Information, August 2019
• Efforts to Use Drones to Provide Healthcare Yield Mixed Results Bidirectional transport drones, which can land in a remote health facility or village and return, have been employed with mixed success in the healthcare programs of Madagascar, Malawi and Senegal.
  Reuters Health Information, August 2019
• Vaping Harms Vasculature, Even Without Nicotine The impact of vaping on long-term health is unknown, but inhaling aerosols from a nicotine-free e-cigarette produces a transient harmful effect on blood vessels, a study found.
  Medscape Medical News, August 2019
• Gadolinium Exposure Risk Highest in Early Pregnancy Pregnancy screening is key in preventing inadvertent exposure to gadolinium among women who undergo contrast-enhanced imaging procedures, a study found.
  Medscape Medical News, August 2019
• Most Docs Dislike Term 'Providers,' Fewer Nurses Troubled: Poll A Medscape poll shows physicians are much more likely to find the term "provider" undesirable and much less likely to view patients as "consumers" than nurses/APRNs.
  Medscape Medical News, August 2019
• Barred, Bullied, Depressed: Life for Many U.S. Trans Students
  Reuters Health Information, August 2019