Ongoing Hacking Risk With St Jude/Abbott Cardiac Devices: FDA Ongoing Hacking Risk With St Jude/Abbott Cardiac Devices: FDA
St Jude Medical, now part of Abbott Laboratories, has not dealt with hacking vulnerabilities and sudden battery drainages in its cardiac devices and needs to undertake immediate action, says the FDA.News Alerts (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - April 14, 2017 Category: Primary Care Tags: Cardiology News Alert Source Type: news
Predictors of Psychosis Relapse Identified Predictors of Psychosis Relapse Identified
The main predictor of an initial relapse in first-episode psychosis is medication nonadherence, but investigators have pinpointed other factors that predict subsequent episodes.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - April 6, 2017 Category: Primary Care Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Tobacco Treaty Has Helped Cut Smoking Rates, but More Work Needed Tobacco Treaty Has Helped Cut Smoking Rates, but More Work Needed
A global tobacco treaty put in place in 2005 has helped reduce smoking rates by 2.5 percent worldwide in 10 years, researchers said on Tuesday, but use of deadly tobacco products could be cut even further with more work on anti-smoking policies.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - March 23, 2017 Category: Primary Care Tags: Public Health & Prevention News Source Type: news
American Heart Association Epidemiology and Prevention - Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health (EPI-Lifestyle) 2017 Scientific Sessions American Heart Association Epidemiology and Prevention - Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health (EPI-Lifestyle) 2017 Scientific Sessions
Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from EPI-Lifestyle 2017theheart.org on Medscape (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - March 9, 2017 Category: Primary Care Tags: Conference Coverage Source Type: news
Adiposity-Based Chronic Disease: A New Name for Obesity? Adiposity-Based Chronic Disease: A New Name for Obesity?
The introduction of the term adiposity-based chronic disease reframes obesity as a complications-centric, chronic disease and prompts a shift away from BMI as the key factor.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - December 29, 2016 Category: Primary Care Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacteria Found in CF Patients Worldwide Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacteria Found in CF Patients Worldwide
A new, extra-virulent strain of a nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) that infects cystic fibrosis (CF) patients has rapidly found its way around the world, new findings show.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - November 29, 2016 Category: Primary Care Tags: Pulmonary Medicine News Source Type: news
Similar Immune Responses After 2 or 3 Doses of HPV Vaccine Similar Immune Responses After 2 or 3 Doses of HPV Vaccine
Girls and boys given two doses of the 9-valent HPV vaccine have immune responses similar to those of women given three doses, according to the results of an open-label, noninferiority trial in 15 countries.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - November 28, 2016 Category: Primary Care Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Do You Have Hidden Weight Bias? Do You Have Hidden Weight Bias?
Find out whether you have hidden weight bias, and learn about the harm caused by ' fat shaming ' and assumptions about overweight and obese persons.Medscape Public Health (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - November 22, 2016 Category: Primary Care Tags: Public Health & Prevention Article Source Type: news
For One Zika Patient, Lingering Symptoms and Few Answers For One Zika Patient, Lingering Symptoms and Few Answers
It began with what felt like a punch in the throat.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - September 13, 2016 Category: Primary Care Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
U.S. Health Official Says Zika Not a Reason to Cancel OlympicsU.S. Health Official Says Zika Not a Reason to Cancel Olympics
The widespread Zika virus outbreak in Brazil does not pose enough of a threat to warrant canceling or putting off the Olympic Games set to be held in Rio de Janeiro in August, a leading U.S. health official said on Thursday. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - May 27, 2016 Category: Primary Care Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
HPV Vaccine May Benefit Higher-Risk Women Older Than 26HPV Vaccine May Benefit Higher-Risk Women Older Than 26
Newly detected high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) infections in mid-adult women are often redetections of previous infections, according to new research. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - April 29, 2016 Category: Primary Care Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news
White House Urges Congress to Move on Zika FundingWhite House Urges Congress to Move on Zika Funding
Two senior Obama administration officials wrote congressional leaders on Tuesday to urge legislation be passed to fund the fight against the Zika virus, as concerns mount the United States will soon face locally transmitted cases of the disease. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - April 28, 2016 Category: Primary Care Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Improved Varicella Vaccine Effectiveness With 2-Dose RegimenImproved Varicella Vaccine Effectiveness With 2-Dose Regimen
A two-dose varicella vaccine regimen is more effective than a one-dose regimen in preventing community transmission, researchers report. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - March 15, 2016 Category: Primary Care Tags: Internal Medicine News Source Type: news
Homeless People Face Age-Related Conditions Earlier Than People With HomesHomeless People Face Age-Related Conditions Earlier Than People With Homes
Health conditions usually seen among the elderly are more common among middle aged homeless people than older people with housing, according to a new study. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - March 2, 2016 Category: Primary Care Tags: Public Health & Prevention News Source Type: news
U.S. Deaths From Guns, Cars And Run-Ins With Law Vary By StateU.S. Deaths From Guns, Cars And Run-Ins With Law Vary By State
Injuries that kill people across the U.S. vary widely from one state to the next, with certain regions far exceeding the national average for fatalities tied to guns and cars, a recent study suggests. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - March 2, 2016 Category: Primary Care Tags: Public Health & Prevention News Source Type: news
