Hysteroscopic Versus Laparoscopic Sterilization — Is One Safer?
For women seeking tubal sterilization, both hysteroscopic and laparoscopic procedures carry benefits and risks, according to a JAMA study. Using French health databases, researchers studied... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - January 23, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Nat'l Academies: E-Cigarettes Less Harmful Than Regular Cigarettes
Electronic cigarettes are a safer option than tobacco cigarettes, according to a new report on the public health effects of e-cigarettes by the National... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - January 23, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Your NEJM Group Today: B. pertussis & Rib Fracture / Alcohol Use Disorder Guidelines / Pittsburgh ID Opportunity
Here ' s what we chose for you from NEJM Group today: NEJM.org Specialty – Primary Care/Hospitalist: Images in Clinical Medicine: A 66-year-old woman presented... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - January 23, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Does Marijuana Use Raise or Lower CV Risk? Not Enough Evidence to Say
Evidence on whether marijuana is associated with increased or decreased cardiovascular risk is lacking, according to a review in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Researchers... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - January 23, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Your NEJM Group Today: NEJM Website Gets Redesign / Trehalose & C. diff / Ohio Hospitalist Opportunity
Take a look at today ' s offering from NEJM Group: New England Journal of Medicine: Editorial and Video: NEJM is pleased to announce the launch of... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - January 23, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Use of Antithyroid Drugs Early in Pregnancy Tied to Birth Defect Risk
Use of antithyroid drugs during the first trimester of pregnancy is associated with increased risk for congenital malformations, according to an Annals of Internal Medicine... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - January 23, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Opioid Public Health Emergency Continues
The public health emergency over the opioid epidemic, declared on October 26, 2017, will be renewed on January 24, 2018. Eric Hargan, acting secretary of... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - January 23, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

AAP Issues Recommendations for Improving Early-Childhood Nutrition
The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a policy statement aimed at optimizing nutrition beginning at conception and until age 2 years. The authors note... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - January 22, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Researchers: Exhaled Breath Can Carry Flu Virus
Patients may ask about a widely reported study suggesting that flu virus can be transmitted when someone simply breathes on you. The findings appear in... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - January 22, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Risks for Hepatitis B Reactivation with Newer Hep C Treatments Detailed
About a quarter of patients with chronic hepatitis B infection experience reactivation of the virus when they receive direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for hepatitis C... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - January 22, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

From the Blogs: Curbside Consults Complex and Silly, the Medicolegal Angle, and a Whole Podcast About Curbsides
Curbside consults have been much on Dr. Paul Sax ' s mind this week. From a particularly complex HIV patient to a puppy with an infectious disease... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - January 22, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Your NEJM Group Today: Toxic Alcohols Review / How Many Antiplatelets to Prevent Recurrent Stroke? / California Primary Care Opportunity
Here ' s what we chose for you from NEJM Group today: NEJM Primary Care/Hospitalist Section: Review article: Poisonings by the toxic alcohols (methanol, ethylene glycol... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - January 22, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Most Popular NEJM Group Feature This Week: New BP Guidelines Examined
Here ' s the most clicked-on item we featured from NEJM Group this week, in case you missed it the first time around: New England Journal... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - January 20, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Hydrocortisone Does Not Seem to Reduce Mortality in Certain Patients with Septic Shock
Hydrocortisone is not associated with reduced mortality in patients with septic shock who undergo mechanical ventilation, according to a study published in the New England... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - January 19, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Proinflammatory Diets Tied to Increased Risk for Colorectal Cancer
Patients may ask about a study suggesting that diets with a high potential to cause inflammation are associated with increased risk for colorectal cancer. The... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - January 19, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news