Global Blood Supply Estimates Show a Significant Unmet Need

Medscape | 2019-10-18 00:59:50

Many countries are critically short of blood and current targets for blood collection are often inadequate to meet local needs, according to a newly published study. Medscape Medical News

New Data May Support Off-Label Thrombectomy in Pediatric Stroke

Medscape | 2019-10-18 00:24:58

In the absence of high-level evidence, new registry data appear to support off-label use of mechanical thrombectomy in childhood stroke. Medscape Medical News

FDA Expands Xofluza to People at High-Risk for Flu Complications

Medscape | 2019-10-17 23:18:21

People at high risk for serious flu complications are those with conditions such as asthma, chronic lung disease, diabetes, heart disease, morbid obesity, or adults aged 65 years or older. FDA...

Knee, Hip Steroid Injections May Speed Joint Damage

Medscape | 2019-10-17 23:04:24

With evidence that steroid injections may speed joint destruction in some patients with osteoarthritis, experts stress the need for informed consent about potential risks and benefits of...

Beyond Football: Concussions Occur in All High School Sports

Medscape | 2019-10-17 22:08:55

Concussions occur in high school athletes across a wide range of contact and noncontact sports in girls as well as boys, a study found. Medscape Medical News

Bipolar Disorder Linked to Increased Risk of Parkinson's Disease

Medscape | 2019-10-17 22:08:19

Clinicians need to be more alert for signs of Parkinson's disease in patients with a history of bipolar disorder, a new review of more than 4 million participants suggests. Medscape Medical News

Child Vaccination Rates Near Target in US, But Uneven

Medscape | 2019-10-17 21:50:31

Some numbers are lower in low-income, underinsured, and rural areas. In 25 states, the number of nonexempt, undervaccinated kindergarteners was higher than the numbers of exempt students....

Rivaroxaban Misfires in Antiphospholipid Syndrome

Medscape | 2019-10-17 21:40:04

Rivaroxaban not only failed to show noninferiority to warfarin, but trended toward higher thrombosis risk in patients with APS. Medscape Medical News

Aspirin Use Tied to Lower Risk of Death in Biliary Tract Cancer

Medscape | 2019-10-17 21:21:25

Taking aspirin might decrease the risk of death in patients with biliary tract cancer, suggests data analysis, although researchers caution more evidence is needed to change practice. Medscape...

Imaging Eyes Before Damage Becomes Irreversible

Medscape | 2019-10-17 20:43:14

Clinicians will catch eye diseases before cells are damaged with a noninvasive system that measures flavoprotein fluorescence, report specialists, who say the new approach will have prognostic...

Violent Death Rates Rising in Children, Teens, Young Adults

Medscape | 2019-10-17 19:49:12

Suicide and homicide death rates are rising in American youth ages 10 to 24 years, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Medscape Medical News

'Fear of Falling': How Hospitals Do More Harm by Keeping Patients in Bed

Medscape | 2019-10-17 19:45:03

In an 'epidemic of immobility,' older hospital patients remain stuck in bed, their movements tracked by loud, ineffective bed alarms, losing muscle mass that's key to health and daily functioning....

ACA Transgender Protections Quashed by Texas Judge

Medscape | 2019-10-17 18:58:58

A federal judge has vacated an Affordable Care Act rule that prohibits discrimination by healthcare professionals and insurers based on sex, gender identity, or pregnancy termination. Medscape...

Sports Participation a Big Win for Kids' Mental Health

Medscape | 2019-10-17 18:10:10

Children who play sports are less likely to experience withdrawn and depressive symptoms compared with their counterparts who do not engage in sports, new research suggests. Medscape Medical News

Novel Combination Strategy Active in Poor-Risk AML

Medscape | 2019-10-17 17:32:06

An induction cycle of decitabine followed by twice-weekly selinexor has significant activity in poor-risk AML but is a challenging regimen in elderly patients. Medscape Medical News

Global Blood Supply Estimates Show a Significant Unmet Need

Medscape | 2019-10-18 00:59:50

Many countries are critically short of blood and current targets for blood collection are often inadequate to meet local needs, according to a newly published study. Medscape Medical News

New Data May Support Off-Label Thrombectomy in Pediatric Stroke

Medscape | 2019-10-18 00:24:58

In the absence of high-level evidence, new registry data appear to support off-label use of mechanical thrombectomy in childhood stroke. Medscape Medical News

FDA Expands Xofluza to People at High-Risk for Flu Complications

Medscape | 2019-10-17 23:18:21

People at high risk for serious flu complications are those with conditions such as asthma, chronic lung disease, diabetes, heart disease, morbid obesity, or adults aged 65 years or older. FDA...

Knee, Hip Steroid Injections May Speed Joint Damage

Medscape | 2019-10-17 23:04:24

With evidence that steroid injections may speed joint destruction in some patients with osteoarthritis, experts stress the need for informed consent about potential risks and benefits of...

Beyond Football: Concussions Occur in All High School Sports

Medscape | 2019-10-17 22:08:55

Concussions occur in high school athletes across a wide range of contact and noncontact sports in girls as well as boys, a study found. Medscape Medical News

Bipolar Disorder Linked to Increased Risk of Parkinson's Disease

Medscape | 2019-10-17 22:08:19

Clinicians need to be more alert for signs of Parkinson's disease in patients with a history of bipolar disorder, a new review of more than 4 million participants suggests. Medscape Medical News

Child Vaccination Rates Near Target in US, But Uneven

Medscape | 2019-10-17 21:50:31

Some numbers are lower in low-income, underinsured, and rural areas. In 25 states, the number of nonexempt, undervaccinated kindergarteners was higher than the numbers of exempt students....

Rivaroxaban Misfires in Antiphospholipid Syndrome

Medscape | 2019-10-17 21:40:04

Rivaroxaban not only failed to show noninferiority to warfarin, but trended toward higher thrombosis risk in patients with APS. Medscape Medical News

Aspirin Use Tied to Lower Risk of Death in Biliary Tract Cancer

Medscape | 2019-10-17 21:21:25

Taking aspirin might decrease the risk of death in patients with biliary tract cancer, suggests data analysis, although researchers caution more evidence is needed to change practice. Medscape...

Imaging Eyes Before Damage Becomes Irreversible

Medscape | 2019-10-17 20:43:14

Clinicians will catch eye diseases before cells are damaged with a noninvasive system that measures flavoprotein fluorescence, report specialists, who say the new approach will have prognostic...

Violent Death Rates Rising in Children, Teens, Young Adults

Medscape | 2019-10-17 19:49:12

Suicide and homicide death rates are rising in American youth ages 10 to 24 years, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Medscape Medical News

'Fear of Falling': How Hospitals Do More Harm by Keeping Patients in Bed

Medscape | 2019-10-17 19:45:03

In an 'epidemic of immobility,' older hospital patients remain stuck in bed, their movements tracked by loud, ineffective bed alarms, losing muscle mass that's key to health and daily functioning....

ACA Transgender Protections Quashed by Texas Judge

Medscape | 2019-10-17 18:58:58

A federal judge has vacated an Affordable Care Act rule that prohibits discrimination by healthcare professionals and insurers based on sex, gender identity, or pregnancy termination. Medscape...

Sports Participation a Big Win for Kids' Mental Health

Medscape | 2019-10-17 18:10:10

Children who play sports are less likely to experience withdrawn and depressive symptoms compared with their counterparts who do not engage in sports, new research suggests. Medscape Medical News

Novel Combination Strategy Active in Poor-Risk AML

Medscape | 2019-10-17 17:32:06

An induction cycle of decitabine followed by twice-weekly selinexor has significant activity in poor-risk AML but is a challenging regimen in elderly patients. Medscape Medical News

Spoiler Alert: Medicare for All Isn't Going to Happen

Medpage Today | 2019-10-15 20:00:00

(MedPage Today) -- Trump or someone else in 2020 -- it doesn't matter, according to Margalit Gur-Arie

Durable Glycemic Benefits With Islet Transplantation in T1D

Medpage Today | 2019-10-15 19:30:00

(MedPage Today) -- Islet transplantation markedly improved metabolic control during 10 years

Cefiderocol for Urinary Infections Set for FDA Advisory Review

Medpage Today | 2019-10-15 19:15:00

(MedPage Today) -- Panel to address possible excess mortality signal, use in patients with drug-resistant infections

Joint Injections: Are They Worth the Risk?

Medpage Today | 2019-10-15 19:00:00

(MedPage Today) -- Adverse outcomes hastening joint replacement have raised concerns

IGHV-Unmutated CLL: Gene Signature May Predict Outcomes After First-Line FCR

Medpage Today | 2019-10-15 18:30:00

(MedPage Today) -- Prognostic tool may predict who is likely to achieve a relatively long remission

Breaking Up -- With an Insurer -- Is Hard to Do

Medpage Today | 2019-10-15 18:00:00

(MedPage Today) -- But practices may sometimes find it necessary. Here's how to manage it

Myositis Patients at High Risk of Opportunistic Infections

Medpage Today | 2019-10-15 17:30:00

(MedPage Today) -- Rates found higher than for patients with lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic sclerosis, or Sjogren's syndrome

Life Support for Heart Tx Survival Rate; Oral Care Cuts BP; Portable ECMO

Medpage Today | 2019-10-15 17:00:00

(MedPage Today) -- Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

Burnout Costs Medical Practices Big $$$

Medpage Today | 2019-10-15 16:30:00

(MedPage Today) -- "If any physician leaves, for us it's a $1-million expense"

Durable IOP Control With Ocular Implant

Medpage Today | 2019-10-15 16:00:00

(MedPage Today) -- Reduction of 30% maintained for a year with biodegradable bimatoprost-infused device

Women's Verbal Memory Skills May Mask Alzheimer's

Medpage Today | 2019-10-15 15:30:00

(MedPage Today) -- Accounting for sex differences in verbal memory performance may improve amnestic MCI classification

Hospitals Cry Foul Over CMS's Surgical Coverage Proposal

Medpage Today | 2019-10-15 15:00:00

(MedPage Today) -- Do patient-safety arguments mask deeper worries about revenue?

KEYNOTE-001: Landmark Study Reports Favorable 5-Year OS Rates in Advanced NSCLC

Medpage Today | 2019-10-15 14:30:00

(MedPage Today) -- Longest follow-up data for pembrolizumab in NSCLC report vigorous outcomes

The Afterlife of Afterbirth

Medpage Today | 2019-10-15 14:00:00

(MedPage Today) -- Placenta donations may be feeding stem-cell scams

Sleep and Synaptic Proteins; CBD and Parkinson’s Psychosis; How Dementia Spreads

Medpage Today | 2019-10-15 13:30:00

(MedPage Today) -- News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience