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| FDA gives cancer drug Adcetris a stronger warning label |
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FDA and Seattle Genetics, which makes brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris), have updated the warning label
on the company’s cancer drug after a second patient developed progressive multifocal
leukoencephalopathy.
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| Study raises questions about aspirin as primary prevention for CVD |
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Aspirin prophylaxis in people without prior cardiovascular disease does not appear to reduce
cardiovascular death or cancer mortality, according to the results of a meta-analysis published online January 9 in
the Archives of Internal Medicine.
(Source: Modern Medicine) |
| Statin use among older women may increase DM risk |
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Older women who use statins may be at an increased risk for diabetes mellitus, according to the
results of a study published online January 9, in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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| Study offers benchmark for VTE risk after joint replacement; follow-up needed |
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Approximately 1 in 100 patients undergoing total or partial knee replacement surgery and 1 in 200
patients undergoing total or partial hip replacement surgery will experience a venous thromboembolism event,
including deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, before being discharged from the hospital, according to a
new study.
(Source: Modern Medicine) |
| New guidelines recommend blood-glucose testing for all hospitalized patients |
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The Endocrine Society recently released new clinical practice guidelines recommending that all
patients have their blood-glucose levels tested upon admission to the hospital, even if they haven’t
been diagnosed with diabetes.
(Source: Modern Medicine) |
| FDA: Doribax trial halted for increase in death rate, poor clinical cure rate |
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FDA recently announced that a clinical trial evaluating the effects of doripenem (Doribax, Janssen) on
the treatment of patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia was halted because of an increase in death rate and
a poor clinical cure rate.
(Source: Modern Medicine) |
| FDA approves first gel for short-term topical AK therapy |
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FDA approved ingenol mebutate (Picato, LEO Pharma) gel (0.015%, 0.05%) for the topical treatment of
actinic keratosis (AK). It is the first topical AK therapy that can be used for as few as 2 or 3 consecutive
days.
(Source: Modern Medicine) |
| "Doctors make mistakes. Can we talk about that?" ED physician Brian Goldman's TED talk |
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Dr. Goldman asks if you know your surgeon's "batting average" of operations with good outcomes. He mentions the three words you never want to hear: "Do you remember?" It's a good TED talk:
Every doctor makes mistakes (just like everyone does). But, says Dr. Goldman, medicine's culture of denial (and shame) keeps doctors from ever talking about those mistakes, or using them to learn and improve. Telling stories from his own long practice, he calls on doctors to start talking about being wrong.
Here are some simple steps to avoid medical errors from a patient's perspective (source: CNN):
1. Say: "My name is Mary Smith, my date of birth is October 21, 1965, and I'm here for an appendectomy."
2. Say: "Please check my ID bracelet."
3. Say: "Please look in my chart and tell me what procedur...
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| Sebelius urges supporters to defend health reform law |
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Congressional Republicans have continued to urge repeal of the statute while attempting to invalidate pieces of it.
(Source: American Medical News) |
| Blues plans form subsidiary to handle expected boost in individual, small-business claims |
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The move anticipates more insured patients once health reform is in place in 2014. The plans say physicians should notice faster claims processing.
(Source: American Medical News) |
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