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Seasonal influenza could be responsible for more respiratory deaths worldwide than previously estimated, according to a Lancet study. Researchers looked at rates of influenza-associated... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 15, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Zika-Related Microcephaly Outcomes at Age 1924 Months Detailed
Most children born with Zika-related microcephaly will have severe motor impairment and other functional and medical difficulties as they age, according to an analysis... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 15, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
USPSTF Finalizes Recommendations Against Hormone Therapy for Preventing Chronic Conditions
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has finalized its recommendations against hormone therapy for preventing chronic conditions in postmenopausal women. The grade D recommendations, published... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 14, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
The BMJ Holiday Issue: Rain Doesn't Mean More Joint Pain; Wine Glasses Getting Bigger
In the spirit of the holidays, we ' ve selected two light-hearted studies from The BMJ ' s Christmas issue. In the first, doctors ' visits for joint or... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 14, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
FDA Launches New Tool to Help Clinicians Prescribing Antimicrobials
The FDA is launching a new website to help guide clinicians on whether a pathogen will be susceptible to a specific antimicrobial. Previously, pharmaceutical companies... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 14, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Your NEJM Group Today: Sexual Harassment in Medicine / Bivalent Meningococcal B Vaccine / NYC Primary Care Opportunity
Here ' s what we chose for you from NEJM Group today: New England Journal of Medicine: Perspective: A physician and researcher makes the case that sexual... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 14, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Your NEJM Group Today: Post-Thrombotic Syndrome Clinical Pearls / Scarlet Fever in U.K. / Florida Primary Care Opportunities
Take a look at today ' s offering from NEJM Group: NEJM Resident 360: Clinical Pearls: How common is the post-thrombotic syndrome among patients with prior... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 13, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
AI Could Help Detect Lymph Node Metastases
Some artificial intelligence computer programs outperformed pathologists in detecting lymph node metastases of breast cancer in a recent study. The findings appear in JAMA. Researchers... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 13, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Edoxaban Noninferior to Dalteparin for Cancer-Associated VTE
The oral anticoagulant edoxaban appears noninferior to subcutaneous dalteparin for managing venous thromboembolism (VTE) in adults with cancer, according to an industry-supported, noninferiority trial... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 13, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
FDA Approves " Follow-On " Human Insulin Product to Treat Diabetes
Another short-acting insulin lispro injection has been approved by the FDA to treat adults and children with diabetes. The drug, marketed as Admelog, is... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 12, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
PCP-Paramedic Partnership Could Help Reduce ED Trips for Falls in Assisted-Living Facilities
A partnership between paramedics and primary care providers in assisted-living settings could help reduce unnecessary emergency department trips after falls, suggests an Annals of... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 12, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Your NEJM Group Today: Ecthyma Gangrenosum Image / Tranexamic Acid & Epistaxis / Arizona Family Med Opportunity
Check out today ' s selections from NEJM Group: NEJM Clinical Practice Center: Image in Clinical Medicine: A 21-year-old woman with acute myeloid leukemia who... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 12, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Individualized Glycemic Control Could Safely Cut Costs in Type 2 Diabetes
Individualized glycemic control — compared with uniform intensive control — safely reduces healthcare costs in adults with type 2 diabetes, according to a modeling study in the... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 12, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
FDA Approves New Human Insulin Product to Treat Diabetes
The short-acting insulin lispro injection has been granted final approval from the FDA to treat adults with type 2 diabetes and adults and children... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 12, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Researcher Tackles the Science Underlying " Man Flu "
The idea of " man flu " is potentially unjust, a (male) researcher contends in one of The BMJ ' s holiday features. Man flu is defined by the... (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - December 12, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
