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• New Health Cybersecurity Rule: What Docs Should Know A proposed federal rule would require hospitals and physicians’ groups to beef up health cybersecurity measures to protect patient privacy and prevent ransomware attacks. Some changes could be expensive, experts said.
  Medscape Medical News, January 10, 2025
• Obstetric VTE Risk Rose Significantly Over Past Decade Risk for venous thromboembolism during pregnancy increased significantly from 2009 to 2019, with an average annual percent change of 9.2%.
  Medscape Medical News, January 08, 2025
• The Year’s Hottest Topics in Pediatric Medicine As we head into 2025, Dr William Basco comments on 2024’s most important news for pediatric clinicians.
  Medscape Pediatrics, January 07, 2025
• Dry January: Should Doctors Make It Year-Round? Have sobering studies on alcohol caused physicians to drink less themselves or changed the way doctors counsel patients on booze? The answer is complicated.
  Medscape Medical News, January 07, 2025
• Study Reveals New Insights in Pneumonia Care for Seniors Neutrophil function was impaired, but glycolysis was unaffected in hospitalized older adults with community-acquired pneumonia and sepsis, showed a recent prospective study.
  Medscape Medical News, January 07, 2025
• Cardiac Risks With Newer Psoriasis Meds Match TNF Inhibitors A study of biologic-naive patients with psoriasis or PsA found that IL-17, IL-12/23, and IL-23 inhibitors have cardiovascular and thrombotic risk profiles comparable with those of TNF inhibitors.
  Medscape Medical News, January 07, 2025
• Kidney Transplant Program Drops Patient Notification Rule The CMS finalized its kidney transplant program designed to increase kidney transplants but dropped a rule requiring centers notify patients of kidneys declined on their behalf.
  Medscape Medical News, January 07, 2025
• Alert Human Bird Flu Death in US: Public Health Analysis Continues Public health officials maintain that risk to general public remains low.
  Medscape Medical News, January 07, 2025
• RSV Vaccine Protects Older Adults From Severe Disease The RSVpreF vaccine demonstrated 91% effectiveness against RSV-related lower respiratory tract disease in older adults during the first 5 months of use.
  Medscape Medical News, January 02, 2025
• Medscape 2050: The Future of Medicine As Medscape marks its 30th anniversary, we are collaborating with physicians, scientists, and futurists to envision the future of medicine in the year 2050.
  Medscape, January 01, 2025
• Expert Tips for Managing GLP-1 Medication Side Effects Experts say patients should adjust dosage, try prescribed and over-the-counter drugs to help with symptom management and dietary changes to deal with side effects.
  Medscape Medical News, December 27, 2024
• COVID-19 Takes a Greater Toll on Kidneys Than Pneumonia A cohort study identified a link between COVID-19 and a faster decline in kidney function, especially following hospitalization, in contrast to pneumonia.
  Medscape Medical News, December 26, 2024
• Pediatric Central Line Skin Reactions Lack Rx Protocols A small survey reveals that most dermatologists consulted for central line dressing-related adverse skin reactions in children said standardized protocols are lacking.
  Medscape Medical News, December 26, 2024
• Is Supplemental Oxygen Worth the Cost? Oxygen therapy saves lives, but does it improve quality of life? Dr Holley explores the balance of benefits, burdens, and cost in modern oxygen prescribing.
  Medscape Critical Care, December 24, 2024
• Preventing DKA in Patients With T1D on SGLT2 Inhibitors   Dr Anne Peters discusses how to safely prescribe SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with type 1 diabetes to prevent diabetic ketoacidosis.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, December 23, 2024
• Microplastics Pose Risks to Lungs Emerging research revealed how inhaled microplastics may harm respiratory health, with evidence of inflammation, lung lesions, and increased disease risk.
  Medscape Medical News, December 23, 2024
• Clinicians More Likely to Flag Black Kids’ Injuries as Abuse Clinicians were more likely to suspect that traumatic injuries in Black children and adolescents were the result of child abuse compared with when they evaluated White children, a new analysis shows.
  Medscape Medical News, December 20, 2024
• Fifty Years Later: Cardiovascular Impact After Preterm Birth A 50-year follow-up of a trial on antenatal betamethasone found that adults born preterm had a higher risk for hypertension but a lower risk for cardiovascular events than those born at term.
  Medscape Medical News, December 20, 2024
• CT Timing Affects Injury Assessment in Pediatric Trauma Positive CT scans for blunt abdominal trauma in children were linked to severe injuries, whereas negative scans did not warrant trauma center transfers.
  Medscape Medical News, December 20, 2024
• Heart Failure Drug Development Over the Eras A summary of current efforts of the Heart Failure Collaboratory that highlights important concepts in the contemporary landscape of HF drug development.
  JACC: Heart Failure, December 20, 2024