Internal Medicine News

• Hospital Medicine Gains Popularity Among Newly Minted Physicians More senior physicians trend toward outpatient care.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• The Rocky Path to Parenthood During Cardiology Training An international survey found significant variation in parental leave policies, including scant time off for trainees in the US and Asia vs other countries.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• Pfizer Says COVID-19 Vaccine Response Robust in Young Children Much anticipated findings from Pfizer/BioNTech suggest three doses of COVID-19 vaccine protect kids ages 6 months to 5 years old.
  WebMD Health News, May 23, 2022
• How PAs Can Avoid Malpractice: Go Back to Practice Basics A thorough medical history that focuses on diagnostics can help PAs steer clear of medical errors and their legal ramifications, a medico-legal consultant advises.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• SGLT-2 inhibitors as First-Line Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes? Real-world study finds heart failure hospitalization reduction compared to metformin but not MI, stroke, or overall mortality, and greater genital infection risk.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• APA 2022 A Psychiatric Patient Confesses to Murder: Now What? A Philadelphia case report offers lessons in handling an unusual dilemma where, an expert notes, law and medical ethics didn't present a clear-cut solution.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• Opponents of Federal Vaccine Mandate Seek Rehearing A federal appeals court is being asked to reconsider its decision allowing the Biden administration to require that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19.
  Associated Press, May 23, 2022
• Americans Try Many Things to Ease Chronic Back Pain The survey of 2000 US adults found that almost half of respondents (49%) are affected by pain at work, and 2 in 5 say that pain hampers their social lives.
  WebMD Health News, May 23, 2022
• Monkeypox Quarantines Not Needed in US, Biden Says 'I just don’t think it rises to the level of the kind of concern that existed with COVID-19, and the smallpox vaccine works for it,' President Joe Biden said.
  WebMD Health News, May 23, 2022
• Newly Found Cells Could Help Restore Hearing Loss from Aging A single master gene has been identified that can program ear hairs and help restore hearing, according to Northwestern Medicine scientists.
  Quick Take, May 23, 2022
• EuroPCR 2022 ACURATE neo2 Paravalvular Leaks Plummet vs Predecessor New real-world registry data comparing the redesigned valve to the first-generation ACURATE neo suggest that small changes can lead to big improvements.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• When Should Those With End-Stage Kidney Disease Forego Dialysis? Australia and the UK have long had programs whereby some elderly patients with end-stage kidney disease, or those with many comorbidities, opt to forego dialysis, but the US has lagged behind.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• Air Force Cadets Who Refused COVID Vaccine Won't Be Commissioned As of Saturday, the Air Force is the only military academy in which cadets aren't being commissioned because they refused to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.
  WebMD Health News, May 23, 2022
• Combining Allergic Rhinitis Treatments May Improve Symptoms If one treatment for allergic rhinitis doesn't improve symptoms, combining it with other treatments may work, researchers in Thailand report.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• Neurosurgeon in the Making: The Amazing Journey of Kwadwo Sarpong How did a young immigrant, who began life in the US as a janitor, start several nonprofits, garner invitations to the White House, and achieve his dream of pursuing a career in neurosurgery? Read on.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• APA 2022 Can a Novel Med School Curriculum Curb the US Opioid Epidemic? A curriculum focused on opioid education improves knowledge and confidence about pain management and opioid prescribing among medical students, new research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• Hearing, Vision Loss Combo a Colossal Risk for Cognitive Decline Seniors with hearing or vision loss are at significant risk of cognitive decline, but the risk skyrockets in individuals with both.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• NYC Investigates Possible Case of Monkeypox NYC Health said the patient is being cared for, and if early tests come back positive, the tests will be sent to the CDC for confirmation.
  WebMD Health News, May 23, 2022
• COVID-19 Not Linked With High Post-Discharge Event Rate Rates of hospital readmission and death for people with COVID-19 in Alberta and Ontario, Canada, were similar to those for people with other medical conditions, according to a new analysis.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• Zolpidem Restrictions: How Are General Practitioners Coping? Most practitioners who participated in a French study described the restrictions as helpful for promoting discontinuation and, at the same time, problematic.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022