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Doxycycline After Condomless Sex Lowers STI Risk in High-Risk Men
Use of doxycycline after condomless sex lowers the risk for some sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among high-risk men who have sex with men (MSM... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 11, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Medication Prices Often Lower Without Insurance
The cost of prescription drugs — in particular, generics — is increasingly lower when patients purchase the medications directly from online suppliers and leave their insurance cards... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 11, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Researchers: Window Blind Cords as Dangerous to Young Children as Bodies of Water
Strangulation by window blind cords accounts for an estimated 10 deaths per year among young U.S. children, a Pediatrics study finds. Using two national databases... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 11, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Your NEJM Group Today: Necrotizing Fasciitis Review / Poll: Are You Seeing More Drug UseRelated HIV? / Alaska Hospitalist Opportunity
Here ' s what we chose for you from NEJM Group today: NEJM Clinical Practice Center: Review: The hallmarks of necrotizing fasciitis are friable superficial fascia, gray... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 11, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Most Popular NEJM Group Feature This Week: Unintentional Opioid Overdose
Here ' s the most clicked-on item we featured from NEJM Group in the past week, in case you missed it the first time around: NEJM... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 9, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Flu Activity on the Rise
Influenza activity has been increasing in the U.S. since early November, according to a CDC analysis of influenza surveillance system data from October 1 to... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 8, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Inorganic Arsenic Still High in Infant Rice Cereals
Infant rice cereals contain six times more inorganic arsenic than other infant cereals, according to a new report from Healthy Babies Bright Futures, a group... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 8, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Rate of Alzheimer's or Mild Cognitive Impairment Will More Than Double by 2060, Researchers Say
Some 15 million Americans will have clinical Alzheimer disease or mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer ' s in 2060, according to a modeling study in Alzheimer ' s... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 8, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Atraumatic Lumbar Puncture Needles Show Major Benefit in Meta-Analysis
Atraumatic needles more than halve the incidence of headache after lumbar puncture, compared with standard needles, a Lancet meta-analysis finds. Conventional needles have their... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 8, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Your NEJM Group Today: NEJM Catalyst Live Event on Integrated Care / MD Denial of Patient Requests / Alaska Rheumatology Opportunity
Take a look at today ' s offering from NEJM Group: NEJM Catalyst: Live Web Event: Innovative leaders and researchers will examine how society can redefine health... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 8, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Generic Viagra to Hit Market on Monday
The maker of Viagra (sildenafil citrate) is set to launch a generic version of the pill on Monday, when its patent ends, according to the... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 8, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis Didn't Reduce Rate of Post-Thrombotic Syndrome in DVT
Pharmacomechanical catheter-directed thrombolysis in deep-vein thrombosis is not associated with reduced risk for post-thrombotic syndrome, according to a New England Journal of... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 7, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Semaglutide Approved for Type 2 Diabetes
The FDA has approved semaglutide (marketed as Ozempic) to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes, the manufacturer announced. The glucagon-like peptide... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 7, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Hormonal Contraception Tied to Breast Cancer Risk, But Major Concerns Raised About Study Limitations
Use of hormonal contraception is associated with increased breast cancer risk, an observational study in the New England Journal of Medicine finds. Researchers followed 1.8... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 7, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Postoperative Opioid Prescribing Falls Following New Guidelines
Postoperative opioid prescribing decreased following implementation of new guidelines at one medical center, according to a research letter in JAMA Surgery. In 2016, the University... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 7, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news