Daily Medical News

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1. Suicide risk doubles in COPD patients who are taking benzodiazepines.
   (http://bit.ly/2yGVIVt)
   
2. Feds say ACA's silver plan premiums will drop in 2019.
   (http://bit.ly/2ygRQLt)
   
3. Bias in the clinical setting can impact patient care.
   (http://bit.ly/2CIqH89)
4. Managing asthma in children: PEts don't always have to go. 
   (http://bit.ly/2IVYD1m)

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1. GARFIELD-AF registry: DOACs cut mortality 19%
   http://bit.ly/2CFwmfe

2. Obesity paradox extends to PE patients
   http://bit.ly/2yvOILf

3. Adjuvanted flu vaccine reduces hospitalizations in oldest old
   http://bit.ly/2ITnnHq

4. Third trimester Tdap vaccination raises antibodies in newborns
   http://bit.ly/2Cb1Jx8

1. Guidelines outlines patient-centered approach to type 2 diabetes.
   (http://bit.ly/2Przga9)
   
   
2. With more mindfulness, menopausal symptoms wane. 
   (http://bit.ly/2ybN2Hk)
   
3. Employer health insurance: Deductibles rising faster than wages. 
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4. Delayed pushing during labor does not benefit mother or baby.
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1. Bisphosphonate holiday may help reduce atypical femur fracture risk. (http://bit.ly/2QFvMkF)
   
   
2. Most dermatologic drugs safe for breastfeeding mothers. (http://bit.ly/2C7VLgn)
   
   
3. 'Twincreatin' produces 'impressive' HbA1c, weight control in T2DM. (http://bit.ly/2RBRIyp)
   
   
4. Short-term NSAIDs appear safe for high-risk patients.(http://bit.ly/2ONpv9e)

1. Half of outpatient antibiotics prescribed with no infectious disease code.
   https://www.mdedge.com/internalmedicinenews/article/176602/practice-management/half-outpatient-antibiotics-prescribed-no
   
2. How to vaccinate patients on biologics.
   https://www.mdedge.com/internalmedicinenews/article/176611/vaccines/how-vaccinate-patients-biologics
   
   
3. Opiate use tied to hepatitis C risk in youth.
   https://www.mdedge.com/internalmedicinenews/article/176570/hepatitis/opiate-use-tied-hepatitis-c-risk-youth
   
4. In rosacea, a single treatment may not be enough.
   https://www.mdedge.com/internalmedicinenews/article/176604/rosacea/rosacea-single-treatment-may-not-be-enough

1. FDA expands approval of 9-valent HPV vaccine to include men and women aged 27 - 45. 
   http://bit.ly/2zYfcHj
2. Allergen of the year may be closer than you think. 
   http://bit.ly/2y6FllH
3. Encourage influenza vaccination in pregnant women.
   http://bit.ly/2NtitBC
4. Sunscreens: Misleading labels, poor performance, and more.
   http://bit.ly/2y50M6G 

Sexual assault and harassment and the impact they have on women’s health. Also today, experts recommend anti-TNFs to for severe psoriasis in pregnancy, the FDA approves first-of-its-kind lung disease treatment, and do you know what the rive ontological emergencies are?

PCV13 shows moderate overall effectiveness for preventing invasive pneumococcal disease caused by PCV13 vaccine serotypes in adults 65 years and older (http://bit.ly/2QtUXGW). Also today, ED visits that are related to psychiatric complaints are up 20 among elderly (http://bit.ly/2xVmmus), nonobstructive angina should trigger functional testing (http://bit.ly/2Nk6TJk), and antibiotics trigger proteolytic activity that leads to chronic colitis (http://bit.ly/2zP0n9P).

Around one-half of women and, one-third of men will eventually develop dementia, stroke, or parkinsonism during their lifetime (http://bit.ly/2OxI0yh0). Also today, trivalent adjuvant influenza vaccine aIIV3 is safe in elderly adults (http://bit.ly/2P6MWqY) , pill burden affects the ability to reach systolic BP control (http://bit.ly/2P5LOUy), and breast cancer risk in type 2 diabetes related to adiposity (http://bit.ly/2NiOsVf).

Using aspirin across the board is not justified based on results of the ASPREE trial as well as on the equivocal results from other recent primary prevention trials (http://bit.ly/2Ophib1). Also today, swings in four metabolic measures predicted death in healthy people (http://bit.ly/2y4StXQ), anticoagulation plus single antiplatelet fails noninferiority measure 1 year after stenting (http://bit.ly/2Iuohdm), and Behavioral checklist identifies children at risk of depressive and/or anxiety disorders (http://bit.ly/2xRdHJr).