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FDA News: Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Severe Hypotension, and Breast Cancer
Here is some of the latest news from the FDA: Diabetic foot ulcers: The agency has cleared for marketing the first shock wave system to... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - January 2, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

WHO Proposes Adding Video-Game Addiction to Mental Health Disorders
The World Health Organization has proposed adding gaming disorder to its list of disorders due to addictive behaviors. The draft document describes gaming disorder as... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - January 2, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

ACC Offers Expert Guidance on Treating Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction
The American College of Cardiology has released an expert consensus decision pathway on optimizing treatment for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Published in the... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - January 2, 2018 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Top Clinical Conversations Podcast of 2017
Has primary care been Amazon-ized? " was the most listened-to Clinical Conversations podcast in 2017. In it, Joe Elia interviews Professor Timothy Hoff, author... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 29, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Your NEJM Group Today: New Emergency Medicine Rotation / Late-Life BP Trajectories / Oregon Primary Care Opportunities
Here ' s what we chose for you from NEJM Group today: NEJM Resident 360: New Emergency Medicine Rotation: Emergency medicine is a fast-paced practice caring... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 29, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Most Popular NEJM Group Feature This Week: More Forbidden Words and Phrases?
Here ' s the most clicked-on item we featured from NEJM Group this week, in case you missed it the first time around: HIV and ID... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 22, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Overdose Deaths Rose in 2016, While Overall Life Expectancy Fell
The rate of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. rose 21% from 2015 to 2016, reaching 20 per 100,000 population, according to new data from... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 22, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

FDA Axes Boxed Warning from Inhaled Corticosteroids Plus Long-Acting Beta Agonists
The FDA is removing the boxed warning from drugs containing both an inhaled corticosteroid and a long-acting beta agonist after studies found that... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 22, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

GERD Associated with Increased Risk for Head and Neck Cancers
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is associated with significantly increased risk for cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract in older adults, according to a case-control... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 22, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Your NEJM Group Today: Date Night with the EHR / Low-Dose Aspirin & Intracranial Bleeding / California FM Opportunity
Take a look at today ' s offering from NEJM Group: NEJM Catalyst: Infographic: Date Night with the Electronic Health Record: Two experts urge individuals and organizations... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 22, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

FDA Approves Ertugliflozin for Type 2 Diabetes
The FDA has approved the sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitor ertugliflozin as an adjunct to diet and exercise for treating adults with type 2... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 22, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Your NEJM Group Today: Increasing Concentration of Med School Debt / Subclinical Atherosclerosis / New York EM Opportunity
Here ' s what we chose for your from NEJM Group today: NEJM Audio Interview: Reexamining Merit-Based Aid: Dr. Roy Ziegelstein discusses the increasing concentration of... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 20, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Cervical Pessary Reduces Preterm Births in Women with a Short Cervix
Use of a cervical pessary may halve the incidence of spontaneous preterm birth in women with a short cervix, a JAMA study finds. Some 300... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 20, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Arm Paralysis Reversed Following Nerve Transfer Surgery
Patients with spastic arm paralysis from chronic cerebral injury like a stroke or trauma might benefit from a technique to route a nerve from the... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 20, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news

Varenicline Use Tied to Elevated Risk for Cardiovascular Hospitalizations
The smoking cessation drug varenicline is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular hospitalizations, according to a self-controlled study in the American Journal of Respiratory... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 20, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news