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Glecaprevir-Pibrentasvir Effective in Patients With HCV, CKDGlecaprevir-pibrentasvir produced high sustained virologic response rates regardless of the underlying HCV genotype in patients with severe chronic kidney disease and HCV infection, a study found.
Medscape Medical News, October 16, 2017
Low Serum Calcium Linked to Sudden Cardiac Arrest RiskThe risk of cardiac arrest more than doubled in those with the lowest calcium levels, but it's unknown how low is too low or the benefits of higher calcium intake or calcium supplementation.
Medscape Medical News, October 13, 2017
Subclinical Primary Aldosteronism Ups Risk of HypertensionSubclinical primary aldosteronism raises the risk of hypertension in normotensive adults, and may be more common that thought, according to new data from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).
Fewer ACA Ads, Puzzled Public Threaten Sign-ups, KFF SaysMost uninsured don't know the start and stop dates for signing up for coverage next year. 'There could be a drop in enrollment,'
a Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) policy analyst said.
Medscape Medical News, October 19, 2017
IDSA Updates Guidelines on Acute GastroenteritisNew tests for infectious diarrhea are highly sensitive and may show unfamiliar organisms. Experts can help clarify best treatments.
Rehydration is also crucial, especially in vulnerable groups.
START Prompted New HIV Guidelines: Did Treatment Deliver?Evidence from the Starting Antiretroviral Treatment Early Improves Outcomes for HIV (START) trial instigated a new strategy,
and the promise of that approach will be evaluated at European AIDS.
Uncontrolled Hypertension Unchanged in US AdultsNew data from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics show less than half of US adults with hypertension have their
blood pressure under control, basically unchanged since 2010.
Should Doctors Embrace or Reject Alternative Treatments?More consumers are using complementary and alternative treatments, and medical centers are adding nontraditional therapies. Should doctors embrace or reject these treatments?
Medscape Business of Medicine, October 18, 2017
How Much Is Your Practice Worth?Many doctors who have a financial stake in a practice don't know what the practice is worth. That's a mistake, say experts in practice valuation. Here's why, and what a practice valuation involves.
Medscape Business of Medicine, October 17, 2017
Columnists
Goodbye, With GratitudeDr Jeffrey Berns is moving on to a new position and retiring as editor-in-chief of Medscape Nephrology.
Eric J. Topol, MDDirector, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Chief Academic Officer, Scripps Health; Professor of Genomics, The Scripps Research Institute; Senior Consultant, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape
