Daily Medical News

Most patients with type 2 diabetes stop taking their medication within a year, and nearly one-third stop within the first 3 months (http://bit.ly/2QD0U4U). Also today, the FDA approves Ajovy for migraine prevention(http://bit.ly/2Nhbxwq), some teens are using cannabis in their vapor devices (http://bit.ly/2pekqs7), and alpha-blocker use is still common and still risky (http://bit.ly/2No2QAE).

More than half of patients who were tested for prescription drug compliance last year misused their medications (http://bit.ly/2xpqou1). Also today, obesity prevalence is now at least 35% in 7 states(http://bit.ly/2NLI3WW), the FDA has a new plan to combat antibiotic resistance (http://bit.ly/2MCBykL), and what will come of all the comments about the new E/M payment proposals (http://bit.ly/2xryMZM).

Physician burnout may jeopardize patient care. The FDA cracks down on companies selling an increasingly popular, unproven alternative to opioids. Multiday seizure cycles in epilepsy may be quite common. And new stroke guidelines raise the bar on mechanical thrombectomy procedures.

One-quarter of emergency department sprained ankle diagnoses result in an opioid prescription. How secondhand smoke in childhood leads to COPD deaths in adulthood. A potential contender to treat antibiotic-resistant blood poisoning falls flat. And be on the lookout for a nasty skin souvenir on international travelers.

Tai chi tempers the risk of falls in older adults. Rosacea’s global reach may be greater than expected. How an MRI at prostate cancer diagnosis shapes disease management. And new guidelines debut for diagnosing and treating mild traumatic brain injury in children.

Why composite risk, not age, is key for timing a patient’s first colorectal cancer screening. EULAR updates its hand osteoarthritis management recommendations for the first time in more than a decade. Why the right medication starting dose shapes success in treating anxiety disorders. And how to avoid fraud and abuse hot spots in your telemedicine ventures.

Fluoroquinolones are recommended for adults with cancer-related immunosuppression. Also today, statins are not preventative in the elderly unless they have diabetes, children born from ART have risk for arterial hypertension, and Supreme Court nominee Judge Kavanaugh testifies on Roe v. Wade.

Single-dose influenza drug baloxavirhas similar efficacy to oseltamivir, according to new data in the New England Journal of Medicine. Also today, the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and gout, community-based therapy for asthma in African American teens, and the importance of hospital settings for pneumonia.

Diclofenac has emerged as a clear culprit in higher risk for adverse cardiovascular events. Also today, the majority of e-cigarette users are under 35 years of age, a hospital dropped length of stay for neonatal abstinence syndrome, and physician groups continue to call for CMS to drop evaluation and management proposal.

Patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease who consumed modest quantities of alcohol had significantly less improvement in NASH. Also today, new AGA guidelines on opioid-induced constipation, a self-management intervention for epilepsy improves quality of life, and fewer enrollees reach the Medicare drug donut hole.