Emergency Medicine News

• Wegovy, Ozempic Not Linked to Increase in Suicidal Thoughts, US Study Finds A large U.S. study found no evidence that taking Novo Nordisk's Ozempic or Wegovy is tied to an increase in suicidal thoughts, researchers reported on Friday.
  Reuters Health Information, January 05, 2024
• Mortality Still Significant in High-Risk PE Despite Advances A new study showed continued high rates of in-hospital mortality in patients with high-risk PE, despite advances in treatment and creation of PE response teams.
  Medscape Medical News, January 05, 2024
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• Merck Seeks GLP-1 Drugs With Benefits Beyond Weight Loss - CEO Merck & Co is seeking GLP-1 treatments with benefits beyond weight loss, CEO Robert Davis said on Thursday at a conference.
  Reuters Health Information, January 04, 2024
• Virtual Visits With One's Own PCP Tied to Fewer ED Visits Recent findings add to a growing body of evidence that suggests that virtual care is most beneficial when provided within an existing therapeutic relationship, a researcher said.
  Medscape Medical News, January 04, 2024
• Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms: A 'Silver Lining'? While they can be fatal upon rupture or dissection, ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms are also associated with apparent protection against atherosclerosis.
  Medscape Medical News, January 02, 2024
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• Extreme Heat and Hypoglycemia Risk in Older Insulin Users In a large study on older adults with diabetes on insulin in the United States and Taiwan, exposure to higher heat and humidity was associated with an increased risk for serious hypoglycemic events.
  Medscape Medical News, January 02, 2024
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• How Psychiatry Is Tackling the Surge of Climate Anxiety As growing legions of Americans experience anxiety related to climate change, organized psychiatry is rising to meet the challenge.
  Medscape Medical News, January 02, 2024
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• Explainer-What Other Health Conditions Might Weight-loss Drugs Treat? Novo Nordisk's blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic and weight-loss therapy Wegovy are being studied to see whether they can improve health in other ways.
  Reuters Health Information, January 02, 2024
• Window for Post-Stroke Antiplatelet Therapy Can Be Extended Dual antiplatelet therapy initiated up to 72 hours post-stroke cuts the risk for recurrent stroke but comes with increased bleeding risk, new data from the INSPIRES trial showed.
  Medscape Medical News, January 02, 2024
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• Male Surgeons Linked With Higher Subsequent Healthcare Costs Healthcare costs are significantly higher when surgery is performed by a male surgeon than a female surgeon, data suggested.
  Medscape Medical News, January 02, 2024
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• Drugmakers Set to Raise US Prices on 500 Drugs in January Drugmakers including Pfizer, Sanofi and Takeda Pharmaceutical plan to raise prices in the United States on more than 500 drugs in early January, according to data analyzed...
  Reuters Health Information, December 29, 2023
• Amoxicillin Short Course Effective for Febrile UTIs Children treated with oral antibiotics for 5 days showed similar UTI recurrence rates at 30 days posttreatment to those who received the standard 10-day course.
  Medscape Medical News, December 29, 2023
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• Sharp Rise in US Suicide Rates, CDC Data Show US suicide rates rose sharply over the past 20 years, especially among American Indian/Alaska Native populations and White men, new data from the CDC show.
  Medscape Medical News, December 28, 2023
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• Building a Toolkit for the Treatment of Acute Migraine Selecting a treatment plan to deal with acute migraine attacks is like putting together a toolkit of possible therapies which can be individualized for each patient, one expert said.
  Medscape Medical News, December 28, 2023
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• Benzos Linked to 70% Increased Risk for Miscarriage More research pointed benzo use during early pregnancy increases the odds of miscarriage, though physicians said the decision to prescribe these drugs should be weighed with the potential benefits.
  Medscape Medical News, December 28, 2023
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• AHA Names Top CVD Advances for 2023 Advances in stroke, a novel antihypertensive, and new evidence that diabetes drugs may offer CVD benefits for those without diabetes are among the top developments in 2023, on the AHA's annual list.
  Medscape Medical News, December 28, 2023
• Opioid Agonist Therapy Underused, Data Suggest The low rates of opioid agonist therapy administration over time suggest that additional efforts are needed to promote this intervention in acute care settings, according to the researchers.
  Medscape Medical News, December 22, 2023
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• Olympus Issues Recall Correction for Bronchoscopes The US Food and Drug Administration noted that use of devices may cause serious injury or death, but products are not being removed at this time.
  Medscape Medical News, December 22, 2023
• Despite X-Waiver Elimination, Buprenorphine Rx Decline After the elimination of the mandatory training required to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid use disorder, prescriptions for the drug declined the next year, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, December 20, 2023
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• Cardiologists Cry Foul on Coronary Stent Overuse Report Clinicians question the group's methodology, but the Lown Institute, that produced the report, stands by its methods and conclusions.
  Medscape Medical News, December 20, 2023
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• Top 10 Fictional Docs on Streaming TV Both tried-and-true and out-of-the-ordinary holiday gift ideas are offered to those seeking a great present for a physician.
  Medscape News Slideshows, December 15, 2023
• What Does It Take to Be a Doctor and an Astronaut?   The growing field of aerospace medicine puts physicians on track for jobs at NASA — and trips to space — a fascinating combo of childhood dream and hardcore medical practice.
  Medscape Medical News, December 12, 2023
• Soaring Pollution in Lahore Fills Wards With Sick Children In the packed pediatric emergency room of a Lahore public hospital, parents holding sick children lined up for treatment this week, part of a surge of young patients caused by the air pollution crisis.
  Reuters Health Information, December 07, 2023
• How the New Outbreak in China Is Hitting Clinics Elsewhere A rise in respiratory illnesses in China, clusters of pneumonia in children, and resistance to common antibiotics have specialists on alert looking for changes locally.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
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• No Benefit of Levothyroxine in Heart Donors New data challenge the common practice of levothyroxine administration in potential heart donors after brain death to preserve heart function and make more hearts available for transplantation.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
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• An ED Nurse Crosses Busy Freeway to Save a Life When a huge cement truck slams into a freeway retaining wall, an ED nurse on her way home jumps in with no equipment to prevent a bleed-out.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
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• ACG 2023 Tool Identifies Alcohol Relapse Risk After Liver Transplant A novel prognostic tool based on social determinants effectively predicted increased risk of alcohol use relapse in adults who underwent liver transplants for alcoholic liver disease.
  MDedge News, December 01, 2023
• ACC/AHA Issue Updated Atrial Fibrillation Guideline The new guideline proposes a new way to classify AF, emphasizes the importance of early rhythm control and lifestyle modification, and gives catheter ablation a Class 1 indication.
  Medscape Medical News, November 30, 2023
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• Small-Volume Bloodwork Tubes May Reduce Transfusions in ICUs Decreasing blood supply use could also preserve blood products for patients undergoing cancer treatment or surgery and for those with trauma or other illnesses.
  Medscape Medical News, November 30, 2023
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• TCT 2023 Transapical Valve Replacement Relieves Mitral Regurgitation Transapical mitral valve replacement by catheter eliminated mitral regurgitation and improved hemodynamics in a frail high-risk population, results of the SUMMIT trial show.
  Medscape Medical News, November 30, 2023
• Vagus Nerve Stimulation Promising In POTS Results of a small new study support use of this non-invasive neuromodulation to treat patients with postural tachycardia syndrome.
  Medscape Medical News, November 29, 2023
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• Alert FDA Warns of Potentially Lethal Reaction to Seizure Meds Levetiracetam and clobazam can cause a rare but serious drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms that can be life threatening if not diagnosed and treated quickly, the FDA warns.
  Medscape Medical News, November 28, 2023
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• ASTRO Updates on Partial Breast Irradiation in Early Cancer The new guideline replaces 2017 guidance after new evidence from multiple large trials emerged, indicating comparable outcomes with partial and whole breast radiation.
  Medscape Medical News, November 28, 2023
• Patients With Parkinson's at Elevated Risk for Suicide Patients with Parkinson's disease appear to be at elevated risk for both suicidal thoughts and actions. Clinicians should maintain a high index of suspicion to ensure early detection and intervention.
  Medscape Medical News, November 27, 2023
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• AHA 2023 Sudden Cardiac Deaths Down Among NCAA Athletes The incidence of sudden cardiac deaths has decreased over the past two decades among NCAA collegiate athletes but remains relatively high for male basketball players and certain other groups.
  Medscape Medical News, November 27, 2023
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• New Drug Reporting Limit May Overlook Cannabis in Kids Confirmatory testing based on liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry may come back negative despite detectable concentrations of a cannabis metabolite, a new study found.
  Medscape Medical News, November 27, 2023
• Cyberattacks Challenge Canadian Health Information Systems A new analysis recommends a four-stage plan for physicians and health systems to improve their cybersecurity practices.
  Medscape Medical News, November 27, 2023
• Metoclopramide Nasal Spray Eases Gastroparesis in Women A nasal spray formulation of metoclopramide was well tolerated and reduced symptoms of diabetic gastroparesis in women with moderate to severe baseline symptoms in a phase 3 study
  Medscape Medical News, November 27, 2023
• New Guidance on the Management of Stimulant Use Disorder Stimulant use disorder is common and deadly, but there’s been scant guidance to inform clinical management. Two professional societies have just released a comprehensive guideline.
  Medscape Medical News, November 22, 2023
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• AHA 2023 AI Voice Analysis App May Detect Worsening HF Early Voice analysis with an app that uses artificial intelligence may provide early warning of acute decompensated heart failure, researchers suggest. But these are early days, a cardiologist cautions.
  Medscape Medical News, November 22, 2023