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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

Ten New Antibiotics in the Pipeline for Resistant InfectionsAfter decades of limited drug development for resistant bacterial infections, there are now a multitude of agents approved or close to approval, experts report.
Medscape News Slideshows
Pancreatic Cysts: Frequently Detected, Uncertainly Managed
Medscape Gastroenterology
In T2D, How Low Should BP Go?
Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology
Insulin Access: A Casualty of Modern Medicine?
Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology
Music Therapy and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Medscape Pediatrics

RN Cohorts Becoming More Educated, Diverse New registered nurses are significantly more diverse as a group, and more nurses have obtained or are pursuing bachelor's degrees, a study has found.
Medscape Medical News, October 20, 2017
Joint Commission Leaves Telehealth Alone
Medscape Medical News, October 20, 2017
Potentially Preventable Medicare Spending High in Frail Elderly
Medscape Medical News, October 19, 2017
Fewer ACA Ads, Puzzled Public Threaten Sign-ups, KFF Says
Medscape Medical News, October 19, 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

Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics Reduce Hospital Mortality Dr Andrew Shorr reports on promising data suggesting that broad-spectrum antibiotics reduce mortality, but will overly broad therapy cause antibiotic resistance?
Medscape Pulmonary Medicine, October 20, 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
Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics Reduce Hospital Mortality
Medscape Pulmonary Medicine, October 20, 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