Patients Call Some Health States 'Worse Than Death' in StudyMore than half of seriously ill, hospitalized patients ranked death better than bowel and bladder incontinence and dependence on a ventilator, but the findings shouldn't be taken literally, said a coauthor.
Medscape Medical News, August 11, 2016
CDC: US Death Rates Inch Down for Many Leading DiseasesProvisional estimates show declines in the first quarter of 2016 for some top causes of death, including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, kidney disease, and pneumonia/influenza.
Diabetes Linked to Earlier Death, Including From CancerIndividuals with diabetes face an increased risk of death from cancer and other serious diseases, as well as from cardiovascular
complications, the results of a large pooled data analysis suggest.
Medscape Medical News, August 11, 2016
Patients Call Some Health States 'Worse Than Death' in StudyMore than half of seriously ill, hospitalized patients ranked death better than bowel and bladder incontinence and dependence
on a ventilator, but the findings shouldn't be taken literally, said a coauthor.
CDC: US Death Rates Inch Down for Many Leading DiseasesProvisional estimates show declines in the first quarter of 2016 for some top causes of death, including heart disease, stroke,
diabetes, kidney disease, and pneumonia/influenza.
Paula Pareto: Physician and Gold MedalistPaula Pareto, the first woman to win an individual gold medal for Argentina, in judo, studied medicine at the University of
Buenos Aires and plans to specialize in orthopedic surgery.
Medscape Medical News, August 11, 2016
Fevipiprant Shows Promise for Severe, Refractory AsthmaFevipiprant appeared to reduce airway inflammation and improve some clinical outcomes in a subgroup of patients with severe
asthma and sputum eosinophilia, a proof-of-concept trial showed.
Medscape Medical News, August 11, 2016
Perspective
Psychotropic Drugs for Woes of Surviving Testicular CancerThe cure of testicular cancer is one of the great success stories of cancer research, but young survivors carry the burden
of heavy morbidity from cisplatin chemotherapy for the rest of their lives.
Is Burnout Crushing Your Spirit? Here's HelpMany of the stressors of modern-day medicine would probably seem foreign to doctors of past generations. But they're here to stay, experts say. Here's how to adapt and cope as best as you can.
Time to Remove Black Box From LABAs for AsthmaA recent trial evaluating the safety of salmeterol in patients with moderate to severe asthma suggests that the black box warning on inhalers might not be warranted.
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
Is Timing Really Everything With RRT?A recent study suggests that early renal replacement therapy doesn't improve outcomes, but have all the right questions been asked?
