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**Daily Medical News**

The latest clinical medicine and health policy news for healthcare professionals, delivered each weekday by host Nick Andrews and MDedge editors. The information in this podcast is provided for informational and educational purposes only.

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DOACs cut mortality Oct 12, 2018

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GARFIELD-AF registry: DOACs cut mortality 19% http://bit.ly/2CFwmfe
Obesity paradox extends to PE patients http://bit.ly/2yvOILf
Adjuvanted flu vaccine reduces hospitalizations in oldest old http://bit.ly/2ITnnHq
Third trimester Tdap vaccination raises antibodies in newborns http://bit.ly/2Cb1Jx8

Patient-centered guidelines for type 2 diabetes Oct 11, 2018

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Guidelines outlines patient-centered approach to type 2 diabetes. (http://bit.ly/2Przga9)
With more mindfulness, menopausal symptoms wane. (http://bit.ly/2ybN2Hk)
Employer health insurance: Deductibles rising faster than wages. (http://bit.ly/2ybN2Hk)
Delayed pushing during labor does not benefit mother or baby. (http://bit.ly/2QC8sEq)

Bisphosphonate holiday reduces risk of atypical femur fracture Oct 10, 2018

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Bisphosphonate holiday may help reduce atypical femur fracture risk. (http://bit.ly/2QFvMkF)
Most dermatologic drugs safe for breastfeeding mothers. (http://bit.ly/2C7VLgn)
'Twincreatin' produces 'impressive' HbA1c, weight control in T2DM. (http://bit.ly/2RBRIyp)
Short-term NSAIDs appear safe for high-risk patients.(http://bit.ly/2ONpv9e)

Outpatients antibiotics and disease codes Oct 09, 2018

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

9-valent HPV vaccine approved for 27-45 age group Oct 08, 2018

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

Sexual assault, harassment linked to depression Oct 05, 2018

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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 for older adults Oct 04, 2018

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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).

Neurological disease and aging Oct 03, 2018

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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).

Aspirin for the elderly: what to do Oct 02, 2018

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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).

Get on top of home BP monitoring Oct 01, 2018

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Hayden Bosworth, PhD has advice on how to get on top of home BP monitoring and how it can be clinically relevant (http://bit.ly/2QkMllQ). Also today, opioid use in osteoarthritis may mean more activity-limiting pain (http://bit.ly/2QlQqWN), sulfasalazine is pinpointed as the reason for high triple-therapy discontinuation (http://bit.ly/2DIyqoc), and point-of-care test for respiratory viruses lowers antibiotic use (http://bit.ly/2xRiLNM).

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