Medscape Journal Articles

• Tuberculosis -- United States, 2017 These latest figures show that in 2017, the provisional TB case count and incidence were the lowest in the United States on record. Are we on track to achieve TB elimination by 2100?
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, April 2018
• Association Between Migraine and Suicidal Behaviors What is the impact of psychiatric mood disorders on suicidal behaviors in patients with migraine?
  Headache, April 2018
• Bedroom Light Exposure at Night and Depressive Symptoms Might even minimal exposure to bedroom light at night increase the risk of depression in elderly individuals?
  American Journal of Epidemiology, April 2018
• Clostridium difficile Infection: Prevention and Treatment This review provides evidence-based pointers on the prevention and treatment of C. difficile infection. What are the options, and how effective are they?
  American Family Physician, April 2018
• Exercise to Prevent Cirrhosis in Overweight and Obese Adults Learn more about the preventive role of exercise against the development of cirrhosis among overweight or obese adults.
  Liver International, April 2018
• Mediterranean Diet and IVF Success Rate Should women undergoing IVF increase their intake of olive oil and whole grains? Research evaluates IVF success and the Mediterranean diet.
  Human Reproduction, April 2018
• The Mortality Risk Factor of CAP Patients With COPD A new study examines the mortality risk factors among COPD patients hospitalized with community acquired pneumonia.
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, April 2018
• Voluntary Stopping Eating and Drinking When and for whom is voluntary stopping of eating and drinking appropriate? How can associated symptoms be managed? Review counseling as well as ethical and legal considerations in this article.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, April 2018
• Exposure to E-Cigarette Advertising Among Students Nearly 4 out of 5 U.S. middle and high school students are exposed to e-cigarette advertising--and e-cigarettes are fast becoming the most commonly used tobacco product by this group.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, April 2018
• Anti-Statin Lobby Strikes Again: Setting the Record Straight The author of this commentary cites the dangers of recent disinformation campaigns regarding the use of statins and calls for strong denouncement by the European Society of Cardiology.
  European Heart Journal, April 2018
• CoQ10 Supplementation and Statin-Associated Muscle Symptoms Deficiency of CoQ10, or ubiquinone, has been proposed as a mechanism underlying statin-associated muscle symptoms. This review examines the current evidence.
  American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs, April 2018
• Neighborhood Environmental Health and Premature CVD Death Are neighborhood conditions such as poor access to food and poor walkability associated with racial disparities in premature deaths from CVD?
  Preventing Chronic Disease, April 2018
• Is There Increased Risk of Dementia After Surviving an MI? A recent study suggests that vascular dementia is more frequent in individuals who have had a myocardial infarction, but this commentary identifies several possible confounding factors.
  Circulation, April 2018
• Emergency Surgery in Critical Access Hospitals How do the outcomes of emergency surgeries performed at critical access hospitals compare with procedures performed at non-critical access hospitals?
  Annals of Surgery, March 2018
• Depression/Anxiety and Headache Frequency in Migraineurs Patients who experience higher migraine frequency may also experience higher rates of depression and anxiety.
  Headache, March 2018
• Trends in ED Visits for Suspected Opioid Overdoses This sobering report reveals that ED visits for opioid overdoses in the United States increased almost 30% overall from July 2016-September 2017, with some states showing an even higher increase.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, March 2018
• Metabolic Characteristics of Adult-Onset Autoimmune Diabetes What do we currently know about the metabolic features of patients with autoimmune diabetes shortly after diagnosis?
  Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, March 2018
• Obesity, T2DM: Risk Factors Underlying Undiagnosed Cirrhosis Are metabolic risk factors such as Type 2 diabetes and obesity important contributors to cirrhosis? This study used transient elastography to screen for cirrhosis in a primary care setting.
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, March 2018
• The Year in Cardiology 2017: Imaging This review article provides an overview of the most significant advances in non-invasive cardiovascular imaging which occurred in 2017.
  European Heart Journal, March 2018
• Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir in HCV With Cirrhosis or Fibrosis Is the combination of sofosbuvir and velpastavir a safe and effective therapeutic option for patients with HCV and advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis?
  Liver International, March 2018