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Monday, September 22, 2014

Top Medical News from Across Medscape

  • Physicians, Patients Embrace Technology in MedicineTechnology is quickly changing many aspects of medicine; these changes are being embraced by many patients and physicians alike, a new WebMD/Medscape survey has found.
    Medscape Medical News, September 22, 2014
  • ADVANCE-ON: Tight BP Control Lingers, Tight HbA1c Doesn'tIn ADVANCE-ON, intensive glucose lowering did not confer a lasting benefit for reduction in stroke, MI, or death, but an intensive blood-pressure-lowering regimen did have persistent effects.
    Medscape Medical News, September 22, 2014
  • SSRIs, Hypnotics Increase Fracture RiskThe Swedish database offers a very large sample size showing an increased prevalence, incidence of fracture associated with use of the medications independent of other risk factors.
    Medscape Medical News, September 22, 2014
  • In-Hospital Statins Linked to Better Outcome in ICHA new study shows lower mortality rate and better discharge status in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage who received a statin in hospital vs those who didn't, or stayed on the statin they were already taking.
    Medscape Medical News, September 22, 2014
  • Cancer and Type 1 Diabetes: Insulin an Unlikely CarcinogenCancer incidence and pattern in patients with type 1 diabetes appears similar to that in type 2, meaning that a major carcinogenic effect of exogenous insulin is unlikely, according to a new study.
    Medscape Medical News, September 22, 2014

Special Report

Antimicrobial Resistance -- Time for Change
  • President Obama just signed an order directing federal action to combat the rise of antibiotic-resistance. What do you need to know?
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Business of Medicine

  • The Maddening Way That TV Docs Affect Your Practice From Dr. Oz, to Drew Pinsky, to 'infomercial' physicians, patients take TV doctors' words to heart. How does it affect you, and what should you do?
    Medscape Business of Medicine, September 18, 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

Medscape Editor-in-Chief

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