Medscape Journal Articles

• Extended Depth of Focus Intraocular Lenses for Presbyopia Extended depth of focus lenses are a new option for patients with presbyopia, but are they an effective solution?
  Current Opinion in Ophthalmology, June 2018
• Epidemiology of Atrial Fibrillation What do we currently know about AF epidemiology--and where are there still knowledge gaps? This brief article summarizes recent advances and future challenges in our understanding of AF.
  European Heart Journal, June 2018
• The Non-neuronal and Nonmuscular Effects of Botulinum Toxin New research suggests that botulinum neurotoxins may have a much wider range of both dermatological and nondermatological applications than originally thought.
  The British Journal of Dermatology, June 2018
• White Privilege in Health Care: Recognition and Action In this editorial, the author argues that not only must we recognize implicit and unconscious racial bias and white privilege in health care, but we must also take responsibility to facilitate change.
  Annals of Family Medicine, June 2018
• Hepatotoxicity of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Immune checkpoint inhibitors have proven utility as a new class of anticancer drugs, but carry with them the risk of hepatotoxic and other immune-related adverse events.
  Liver International, June 2018
• Measuring, Managing Blood Pressure in a Primary Care Setting Can automated office blood pressure measurement detect white-coat BP elevation, reduce unnecessary antihypertensive therapy, and improve hypertension control in a primary care clinic?
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, June 2018
• Neuroimaging in Hepatitis C Chronic Infection By way of neuroimaging studies, this review aimed to characterize the structural and functional impact of hepatitis C infection on the brain and central nervous system.
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, June 2018
• Health Insurance Coverage by Occupation Among Adults Are workers in certain occupations more likely to be uninsured? Did this change significantly after the ACA went into effect in 2014?
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, June 2018
• Fitness, Exercise, and Coronary Calcification Two new studies strongly confirm that physical activity reduces cardiovascular disease risk--and that CAC is a powerful predictor both of cardiovascular events and total mortality.
  Circulation, June 2018
• Impact of the Tips From Former Smokers Campaign Has the CDC campaign Tips From Former Smokers been successful in motivating smokers to quit?
  Preventing Chronic Disease, June 2018
• Advance Care Planning for Pain Management in Dementia Pain is often under-treated in older patients with dementia. How might pain management be incorporated into advanced care planning, and what are the challenges?
  The Gerontologist, June 2018
• New Alpha Blockers for Male Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Are silodosin and naftopidil safe and effective therapeutic options for lower urinary tract symptoms in men?
  Current Opinion in Urology, June 2018
• Synthetic Cannabinoid Intoxication With Toxicologic Analysis Synthetic cannabinoid intoxication is emerging as an important public health issue. What are the signs and symptoms that ED clinicians should be aware of?
  Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, June 2018
• Editorial Message: How Do You Handle Adversity? As a health care provider, what are the best ways to deal with adversity?
  Wounds, June 2018
• Aspergillus fumigatus During COPD Exacerbation A new study examines the clinical features and treatment outcomes of COPD patients with Aspergillus colonization.
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, June 2018
• Alzheimer's Disease, PPI Use, and Risk of Hip Fracture Does long-term use of a proton pump inhibitor increase the risk of hip fracture among persons with Alzheimer's disease?
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, June 2018
• The Impact of an Electronic Expensive Test Notification Might a clinical decision support tool that includes test costs along with a passive notification that the test was expensive help reduce unnecessary testing?
  American Journal of Clinical Pathology, June 2018
• Medical Marijuana Use in Older Adults When is medical marijuana appropriate for use in older adults? This article reviews the evidence regarding indications for and risks of medical marijuana in this population.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, June 2018
• Heart Failure in Diabetic Patients Patients with T2DM are at increased risk of developing heart failure. This report discusses several new directions in advanced imaging and therapeutics which can improve treatment for these patients.
  European Heart Journal, June 2018
• Text Messaging Approach Improves Weight Loss in NAFLD This study evaluated the efficacy of a text messaging intervention to improve weight loss and disease management in patients with NAFLD.
  Liver International, June 2018