Top stories in health and medicine, May 25, 2015

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May 25, 2015

medpagetodayFrom MedPage Today:

  1. Time to Retire Lithotripsy for Kidney Stones? More than 30 years ago, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) had a highly anticipated, much-ballyhooed introduction as a nonsurgical therapy for kidney stones. Obviating the need to cut the skin or insert a device into the body, ESWL would use acoustic shock waves to pulverize …

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Top stories in health and medicine, May 20, 2015

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May 20, 2015

medpagetodayFrom MedPage Today:

  1. Overactive Bladder May Set Seniors Up for a Fall. A diagnosis of overactive bladder (OAB) significantly increased the risk of falls among a Medicare population.
  2. IBS: Peppermint Oil May Be a Treatment Option. A slow-release peppermint oil (IBgard) appeared to significantly reduce severe abdominal symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome …

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Top stories in health and medicine, May 18, 2015

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May 18, 2015

medpagetodayFrom MedPage Today:

  1. Remote Monitoring, a New Paradigm for Cardiac Implanted Devices? Patients who used the remote monitoring (RM) function of their cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) had less healthcare utilization and better survival than those without RM according to a pair of studies.
  2. Migraine, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Linked in Association Study. …

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Top stories in health and medicine, May 13, 2015

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May 13, 2015

medpagetodayFrom MedPage Today:

  1. Testosterone Shots: Riskier Than Gels or Patches? Short-acting testosterone injections are associated with greater risk of cardiovascular events, hospitalizations, and death compared with gels or patches, according to a large retrospective cohort study.
  2. Liberia Declared Free of Ebola. In what the World Health Organization called a “monumental achievement,” Liberia …

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Top stories in health and medicine, May 4, 2015

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May 4, 2015

medpagetodayFrom MedPage Today:

  1. Statins Linked to Improved Lung Cancer Survival. Sustained statin use was associated with modestly better survival in lung cancer, an observational study in Great Britain showed.
  2. MRI-Detected Bone Marrow Changes Linked to Low Back Pain. Vertebral subchondral bone marrow changes visible on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), known as modic …

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Top stories in health and medicine, April 30, 2015

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April 30, 2015

medpagetodayFrom MedPage Today:

  1. Is This ‘Meaningful Use’? Docs Say Yes, Patients Unsure. Proposed changes to patient engagement requirements under the federal government’s Meaningful Use program are drawing praise from physician groups but are disappointing patient advocates.
  2. Point: Does the Risk of E-Cigarettes Exceed Potential Benefits? Yes. The use of e-cigarettes continues to …

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Top stories in health and medicine, April 29, 2015

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April 29, 2015

medpagetodayFrom MedPage Today:

  1. Hearts Different for ART Kids? Cardiac systolic and diastolic function were altered at age 5 among Chinese children born of assisted reproductive technology (ART).
  2. Doctor Reviews the Ethical Review Boards. When Robert Klitzman, MD, first began researching institutional review boards (IRBs), he was struck by how little he — …

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Top stories in health and medicine, April 16, 2015

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April 16, 2015

medpagetodayFrom MedPage Today:

  1. Delayed Autism Diagnosis Common in Primary Care. Parents with autistic children were more likely to receive a passive, rather than a proactive response from a provider when raising concerns about their children’s development compared with parents whose children exhibited signs of developmental delay.
  2. MOC Watch: ABMS President Rebuts Critics. …

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