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IM 2018Wearables Can Enhance Practice, But Questions RemainPhysicians are embracing wearables, and are now reimbursed for time spent analyzing data, but the lack of research on the devices and legal issues are still issues.
Medscape Medical News, April 2018
Drug Test Spurs Frank Talk Between Hypertension Patients and DoctorsRoughly half of patients don’t take their high blood pressure medicine as they should, even though heart disease is the leading cause of death in America. Now, a drug test can flag whether a patient is taking the prescribed medication and is meant to spark a more truthful conversation between patient and doctor.
Kaiser Health News, April 2018
Ambulatory 24-Hour BP Monitoring Best Predicts MortalityThe largest study ever conducted of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring shows 24-hour measures predict mortality much better than do office measurements and should now be routine, researchers say.
Medscape Medical News, April 2018
Mild TBI May Elevate Parkinson's Disease Risk Veterans diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injury have a 56% increased risk for Parkinson's disease, a large retrospective cohort study shows.
The Case Against Thrombolytic Therapy in Stroke A New York Times article siding with neurologists in their debate with emergency medicine over the benefits of tPA in ischemic stroke prompted Dr Mandrola to take a closer look at the data.
theheart.org on Medscape, April 13, 2018
The Lean Antibiotic MantraAntibiotics -- while focusing on the right drug, the right dose, and the right duration, most important is to make the right diagnosis. Sometimes you may not even need the antibiotic.
A Transformation in Stroke CareDEFUSE-3 supports a longer window for endovascular treatment of acute ischemic stroke. Plus, problematic recommendations from new stroke guidelines.
Medscape Neurology, February 13, 2018
Dosing at Night to Cause BP 'Dipping'Prescribing short-term blood pressure medication could help patients achieve 'dips' overnight and reduce their risk for cardiovascular events, reports Dr George Bakris.
