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WCLC Lung Cancer Community: 'This Is Our Fight' At the premier gathering of the lung cancer community, the first plenary session speaker insisted: 'We cannot deal with lung cancer and not fight against tobacco.'
Medscape Medical News, October 17, 2017

ACAAI Food Introduction, Chronic Cough Top Allergy Meeting Lineup The challenge of explaining updated guidelines on the introduction of peanut products will be among the topics addressed at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) meeting.
Medscape Medical News, October 18, 2017
Influenza Vaccine Good Match for Circulating Strains Antigenic and genetic characterization of circulating influenza strains detected to date show few surprises, suggesting the 2017 to 2018 vaccine will offer good protection against this year's viruses.
Medscape Medical News, October 5, 2017

Potentially Preventable Medicare Spending High in Frail Elderly Although frail elderly adults make up a small proportion of high-cost Medicare beneficiaries, they account for the greatest proportion of potentially preventable costs, a new study shows.
Medscape Medical News, October 19, 2017
Fewer ACA Ads, Puzzled Public Threaten Sign-ups, KFF Says
Medscape Medical News, October 19, 2017
'Robust Dialogue' Needed About Equity of Women in Healthcare
Medscape Medical News, October 18, 2017
Should Physicians Treat Gun Violence as a Public Health Threat?
Medscape Reader Polls, October 18, 2017

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

COPD With Hypercapnia: Effects of NIV on Readmission Dr Shorr discusses acute exacerbation of COPD, reviewing findings from a randomized controlled trial on the effects of noninvasive ventilation with supplemental oxygen for these patients.
Medscape Pulmonary Medicine, September 11, 2017
Tiotropium for Mild to Moderate COPD Is it time to consider using a daily long-acting bronchodilator like tiotropium for early-stage COPD?
Medscape Pulmonary Medicine, October 12, 2017
Leading Science Journalist Carl Zimmer on His Genome Dr Eric Topol speaks with science journalist Carl Zimmer about where he gets his ideas, what his genome looks like, and how he got a tapeworm named after him.
Medscape, October 5, 2017
Septic Shock: Does Early, Goal-Directed Therapy Help? A new meta-analysis from the New England Journal of Medicine clarifies whether there are any benefits from early, goal-directed therapy for sepsis.
Medscape Critical Care, September 29, 2017

Eric J. Topol, MD Director, 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

A 'Triple' for COPD? Is an inhaled once-daily triple therapy effective for advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?
Medscape Pulmonary Medicine, October 10, 2017
Patient Prejudice: When Credentials Aren't Enough
Medscape Features Slideshows, October 18, 2017
High-Dose Vitamin D and URIs in Kids
Medscape Pediatrics, October 16, 2017
Tiotropium for Mild to Moderate COPD
Medscape Pulmonary Medicine, October 12, 2017