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Hypertension ER Visits Surge 25% in Five YearsResearchers say they have no explanations for why visits are up but point out that actual admissions for hypertension went in the opposite direction.
Heartwire, September 11, 2014

Poor Sleep Ups Risk for Late-Life SuicidePoor sleep quality predicts increased risk for death by suicide in older adults, independently of depressed mood, a new study shows.
Medscape Medical News, September 11, 2014

Inhaled Steroids Don't Reduce COPD ExacerbationsWhen inhaled glucocorticoids were gradually withdrawn from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on bronchodilators, researchers say there was little effect on symptoms.
Medscape Medical News, September 11, 2014

Antihypertensives Up Survival but May Cause Falls in SeniorsA meta-analysis of trials of antihypertensives vs placebo in elderly people found both mortality benefits and risk of falls, highlighting the importance of tailored treatment, including lifestyle advice.
Heartwire, September 11, 2014

Evidence Mounts for Lung Cancer Screening for Medicare PatientsA secondary analysis of the NLST shows that lung cancer screening may be beneficial in the Medicare population, despite an increase in associated harms.
Medscape Medical News, September 11, 2014

Study Supports Population Screening for BRCA1 and BRCA2Half of the women who had BRCA1/BRCA2 mutations and were at high risk for breast or ovarian cancer had no family history of cancer and would be missed by conventional screening guidelines.
Medscape Medical News, September 11, 2014

FDA Grants Expanded Indication for Enzalutamide (Xtandi)The oral androgen receptor inhibitor is now approved as first-line therapy for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
Medscape Medical News, September 11, 2014

A major effort is needed to contain the ongoing Ebola crisis in Africa; US clinicians need to be aware of all the latest guidance as well.

Doctors' Dilemma: Lower Costs, Please Patients, or Avoid Lawsuits? Doctors are expected to decrease the cost of patient care, but they may be thwarted by strong pressures that work against that goal.
Medscape Business of Medicine, September 11, 2014
Behind on Retirement Savings? Here's How to Catch Up Many physicians start to realize, as retirement gets nearer, that they may have too little in savings to fund a comfortable retirement lifestyle. There are steps to take to improve the situation.
Medscape Business of Medicine, July 31, 2014

Eric J. Topol, MD Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Chief Academic Officer, Scripps Health; Professor of Genomics, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California