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Promising low glucose alert system Jul 05, 2018

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Hospitals in and around St. Louis have seen a dramatic decrease in the incidence of hypoglycemia due to a new alert system. Also today, women have a higher risk for diabetes if they work more hours, the FDA reverses the warning on asthma medications that contain long-acting beta agonists, and transgender men are in need of counseling for contraceptive and reproductive choices.

Updated anthrax vaccine recommendations Jul 02, 2018

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The advisory committee on Immunization Practices voted to approve recommendations for the use of Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed (AVA) in post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) in the event of a wide-area release of Bacillus anthracis spores. Also today, the FDA approves topical anticholinergic for primary axillary hyperhidrosis, a shortage of ob.gyns. looms, and more Americans missed care in 2017 as a result of cost.

Medicare beneficiaries are dying differently Jun 29, 2018

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Since 2000, Medicare beneficiaries are less likely to die in hospitals and are more likely to die in their homes or in community healthcare facilities. Also today, heart failure leads to a poor prognosis for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, The Supreme Court supports anti-abortion centers in free speech case, and when confronted with contact dermatitis in toddlers, consider the potty seat.

Addiction: Veterans with pain, opioid use disorder Jun 28, 2018

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Less than 30% of veterans who are on medication-assisted treatment for opioids have not been diagnosed with opioid use disorder and only 7% who have OUD initiated medication-assisted treatment. Also today, Buprenorphine endangers the lives and health of children, cocaine use is declining among young adults, and smoking cigarettes is an epidemic among patients with hepatitis C virus.

Opioids do more harm than good for musculoskeletal pain Jun 27, 2018

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Opioids cannot be justified for the routine treatment for musculoskeletal pain because risks outweigh benefits. Also today, intensive treatment for type 2 diabetes pays off in the long run, diabetes patients are being pushed into high-deductible insurance plans, and obesity didn't just happen overnight.

FDA approves Epidiolex for Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and Dravet syndrome Jun 26, 2018

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The FDA approved cannabidiol oral solution for the treatment of two rare pediatric seizure disorders. Also today, it's a good idea to urge expectant parents to have a prenatal pediatrician visit, the Trump administration proposes changes to HHS and the FDA (view the complete proposal here), and after being approved for adults, the Eversense continuous glucose monitoring system is safe, durable, and accurate in children.

Skyrocketing insulin prices lead to adherence issues Jun 25, 2018

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Nearly 25% of patients with diabetes use less insulin than prescribed because they can't afford it. Also today, switching back to human insulin is a viable way to save money, tackling maternal obesity might prevent later CVD in offspring, and new research provides evidence of a link between diabetes and autism spectrum disorder.

Herpesvirus infections may have a pathnogenic link to Alzheimer's disease Jun 22, 2018

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Galectin-3: A post-MI prognostic biomarker for our times Jun 20, 2018

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Is galectin-3 a post-MI prognostic biomarker for out times? Also today, postmenopausal estrogen use is down since 2006, watching for substance abuse risks among reservists who have never been deployed, and do free meals for physicians affect opioid prescribing?

Impact of varicella vaccination on herpes zoster is not what was expected Jun 20, 2018

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The exogenous boosting hypothesis predicted that pediatric universal varicella vaccination would fuel a rise in adult herpes zoster cases. However, in the U.S., the 20-year experience has delivered just the opposite effect. Also today, in type 2 diabetes, healthy lifestyle lowers CVD risk and mortality, antipsychotics linked to increased body fat and insulin resistance in children, and maternal use of pot and tobacco may boost birth defect risk.