Mixed Topics
News
One fish, two fish, are good fish for you ... fish
Plus: The secret lives of Vikings’ parasites, the first truck to perform a vasectomy, and the benefits of random-but-not-quite noise.
Feature
How to identify and treat patients with substance use disorders
Doctors aren’t necessarily rewarded for the time it takes to develop a rapport with patients ... that leads to asking, “How much are you drinking...
Feature
Are mass shootings contagious?
“The more you’re exposed [to violence], the more likely you are to repeat it, just like the more you’re exposed to COVID, the more likely you are...
From the Journals
Consensus document aids schistosomiasis management
Pilot studies point to a high rate of underdiagnosis.
From the Journals
AHA guidance on infective endocarditis with injection drug use
Managing IE in people who inject drugs is complex and requires a unique multidisciplinary approach.
From the Journals
Alcohol warning labels need updates to reflect harms: NEJM
The current warning is“so understated that it borders on being misleading.”
News
Class I recall issued for intracranial pressure monitor
FDA is aware of at least 68 medical device reports (MDRs) associated with this problem.
News
Real medical news: Many teens trust fake medical news
Plus, an artificial intelligence that predicts birth outcomes and an Italian election that went viral.
Feature
Many young kids with COVID may show no symptoms
The relationship between symptoms and viral load also differed between adults and young children in a new study.
Conference Coverage
Rivaroxaban outmatched by VKAs for AFib in rheumatic heart disease
A striking and unexpected reduction in death with the use of predominantly warfarin was just one of the many surprises delivered by the INVICTUS...
Conference Coverage
Dapagliflozin’s HFpEF benefit recasts heart failure treatment: DELIVER
Results from DELIVER made dapagliflozin the third SGLT2 inhibitor to benefit patients with HFpEF, cementing a new, ejection fraction–agnostic...