Researchers: Risk for Cardiac Arrest During Sex "Extremely Low"
The risk for sudden cardiac arrest related to sexual activity is "extremely low, even among subjects with clinical heart disease," researchers write in the Journal... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - November 13, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Your NEJM Group Today: Compartment Syndrome Image / Tranexamic Acid Timing in Severe Hemorrhage / Florida Critical Care Opportunity
Here's what we chose for you from NEJM Group today: NEJM Clinical Practice Center: Image in Clinical Medicine: A young man presented to the emergency... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - November 13, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Most Popular NEJM Group Feature This Week: More Fun with Old Medical Images!
Here is the most clicked-on article we featured from NEJM Group this week, in case you missed it the first time around: HIV and... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - November 9, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Your NEJM Group Today: Capturing the Patient Voice / Familial Thrombophilia in Pregnancy / New York Hospitalist Opportunities
Here's what we chose for you from NEJM Group today: NEJM Catalyst: Insights Report: How can we capture the patient voice and make hospital staff... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - November 9, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Warfarin Use Tied to Lower Cancer Risk
Use of warfarin is associated with reduced incidence of cancer among older adults, according to an observational study in JAMA Internal Medicine. Using Norwegian registries... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - November 9, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Treatment for Latent Tuberculosis Can Be Self-Administered, Study Suggests
Self-administered weekly treatment for latent tuberculosis "may be an acceptable strategy" in the U.S., according to the authors of a noninferiority trial published in... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - November 9, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

FDA Approves Expanded Use of CBC Test
The FDA has approved a complete blood cell (CBC) test — the XW-100 Automated Hematology Analyzer — for use in non-traditional laboratory settings, such as... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - November 9, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Interview: Has Primary Care Been Amazon-ized?
Clinical Conversations interviews Prof. Timothy Hoff, who worries in his new book, Next in Line, that clinicians are losing control of the trusting relationships they... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - November 9, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Ibuprofen + Acetaminophen Seems as Effective as Opioids + Acetaminophen for Acute Extremity Pain
Ibuprofen and opioids are similarly effective for short-term relief of acute extremity pain when combined with acetaminophen, according to a JAMA study. Some 400... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - November 9, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

USPSTF Again Recommends Osteoporosis Screening in Draft Statement
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, in a draft statement, is again recommending that all women aged 65 and up be screened for osteoporosis with... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - November 9, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Breast Cancer Recurrence Still a Threat Decades After Completing 5 Years' Endocrine Therapy
Women with estrogen-receptor (ER)-positive, early-stage breast cancer who receive 5 years of adjuvant endocrine therapy are still at risk for recurrence up... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - November 9, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Your NEJM Group Today: One Hospital's Hurricane Response / IV Antibiotics for Infant UTI? / Missouri FM Opportunity
Take a look at today's offering from NEJM Group: NEJM Audio Interview: Hurricane Maria on the Ground: Dr. Carmen Zorrilla discusses how one hospital in... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - November 9, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Oncologists Recommend Limiting Alcohol Consumption
The American Society of Clinical Oncology is calling for reduced alcohol consumption given that cancer risk rises with increasing use. Even light drinking is associated... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - November 9, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

FDA Approves Expanded Use of CBC Test (FREE)
By the Editors The FDA has approved a complete blood cell … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - November 7, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Your NEJM Group Today: Capturing the Patient Voice / Familial Thrombophilia in Pregnancy / New York Hospitalist Opportunities (FREE)
By the Editors Here ' s what we chose for you from NEJM Group today:NEJM Catalyst: Insights Report: How … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - November 7, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news