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MDedge Daily News: Autism screening tests fall short
Parents of children with false-negative M-CHAT results as less developed.
Conference Coverage
Breakthrough in noninvasive assessment of multivessel CAD
PARIS – “We are on the verge of a major change,” said Dr. Patrick W. Serruys.
News
FDA recalls HeartMate 3 LV assist device
FDA’s endorses company’s “corrective action” without discontinuing device use but warns that serious health problems or deaths are possible.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Atopic Dermatitis severity reduced by topical microbiome treatment
Small study in adults and kids suggests treatment effective.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Pills alone are not the answer for pain management
With new limits on opioid prescriptions looming, clinicians need to rely on a multimodal approach to pain management.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Lyme disease spreading, but better testing could be coming
The current two-tier testing system is too time consuming for clinicians, now there could be a novel approach.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Doctor groups float APM for treating opioid addiction
Two groups released an APM framework and are now seeking comments on how to make it better.
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Suicide prevention gets ‘standard care’ recommendations
The recommendations specify interventions for four separate settings
Conference Coverage
NOACs show benefit in calciphylaxis
Don’t prescribe warfarin for patients with calciphylaxis.
From the Journals
Levosimendan does not reduce organ dysfunction risk in sepsis
The calcium-sensitizing drug levosimendan does not reduce the likelihood of severe organ dysfunction in adults with sepsis or lower the mortality...