Top stories in health and medicine, November 12, 2014

From MedPage Today: Ebola: ‘True Heroes’ in West Africa. Hailed as a hero after recovering from Ebola, Craig Spencer, MD, said the true heroes are those still on the front lines of the epidemic in West Africa. Closing the Cardiac Care Gender Gap. Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in the U.S. In fact, more women than men die from heart disease every year. Changing Treatment Landscape in CLL. Therapeutic developments in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) have given rise to new strategies that will continue to evolve with agents in the pipeline. New HCV Drugs Pass Muster in Real World. Clinical trials for some of the new direct-acting agents against hepatitis C (HCV) have yielded some impressive efficacy numbers. But how well do the drugs stack up in the real world? Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - Category: Journals (General) Authors: Tags: News Cancer GI Heart Infectious disease Source Type: blogs