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Study Details Striking Rise in Self-Injury Among U.S. Girls
Rates of nonfatal self-injury among young U.S. girls rose sharply between 2009 and 2015, according to a research letter in JAMA. Using a national... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - November 21, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

CDC: Everyone Who Drank Udder Milk's Raw Milk Products Should Receive Antibiotics
Everyone who may have consumed raw milk or milk products from the company Udder Milk in the past 6 months should receive postexposure prophylactic antibiotics... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - November 21, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

FDA Warns About Serious Risks with "Medical Food" for Osteoarthritis
Used of Limbrel — a flavonoid capsule intended to manage the metabolic processes associated with osteoarthritis — is linked to potentially life-threatening conditions, the FDA warned... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - November 21, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

FDA Approves First Adjuvant Therapy for Renal Cell Carcinoma
The FDA has approved sunitinib malate (Sutent) as an adjuvant therapy for adults at risk for recurrent renal cell carcinoma following nephrectomy. Sunitinib, a kinase... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - November 20, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Intermittent Letrozole Similar to Continuous Administration for Extended Breast Cancer Therapy
Taking temporary treatment breaks from letrozole following endocrine therapy for breast cancer is associated with similar disease-free survival as taking letrozole continuously, according to... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - November 20, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Your NEJM Group Today: Diuretic Treatment in HF / Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia? / Montana Internist/Hospitalist Opportunities
Have a look at what we've selected for you today: NEJM Clinical Practice Center: Review: This review discusses current pharmacologic principles of diuretic therapy, integrates... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - November 20, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Anti-Diarrheal Medication Recalled Over Potency Concerns
Greenstone has recalled several lots of its diphenoxylate hydrochloride and atropine sulfate tablets because they may be super- or subpotent. If the tablets, which are... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - November 20, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

From the Blogs: ID/HIV Items to Be Grateful For, 2017 Edition
Here's a quick look at what the NEJM Journal Watch bloggers are talking about right now: HIV and ID Observations: What are you grateful for... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - November 20, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Most Popular NEJM Group Feature This Week: Time to Get Rid of Food Tongs?
Here's our most clicked-on item from NEJM Group this week, in case you missed it the first time around: HIV and ID Observations: Dr... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - November 18, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Baby Boomers at Lower Risk for Macular Degeneration Than Their Predecessors
Baby Boomers appear less likely than their predecessors to develop macular degeneration, according to a study in JAMA Ophthalmology. Researchers examined nearly 5000 adults in... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - November 17, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

A Closer Look: Heart Groups Lower Threshold for Hypertension
Earlier this week, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association, among others, announced new cutoffs for hypertension as part of their updated... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - November 17, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Gynecology Group Names 5 Treatments, Procedures to Avoid
The AAGL (formerly, the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists) has named five treatments and procedures clinicians should question as part of the American Board of... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - November 17, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Your NEJM Group Today: "Popeye" Sign Image / Skin Patches for Peanut Allergy? / San Francisco Primary Care Opportunities
Here's what we chose for you from NEJM Group today: NEJM Clinical Practice Center: Image in Clinical Medicine: A 79-year-old man presented with... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - November 17, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Rare During Competitive Sports
Sudden cardiac arrest is uncommon during competitive sports, and when it does occur, it's rarely caused by structural heart disease, finds a study in the... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - November 16, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Kids Having Tonsillectomy, Adenoidectomy Still Get Codeine Despite Decreasing Prescriptions
Clinicians have eased off prescribing codeine to children undergoing tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy, but 1 in 20 patients still receives codeine, a Pediatrics study finds. In... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - November 16, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news