(MedPage Today) — Also: physician groups riled by new VA nurse proposal
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D.C. Week: Implant for Opioid Addiction Wins FDA Approval
(MedPage Today) — Also: shuttering pill mills may have unintended consequences
Retinopathy Linked to Vitamin D Deficiency (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) — Meta-analysis finds connection between eye disease and low levels of the vitamin
Zika Linked to Eye Abnormalities in Babies (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) — Risk factors include Zika infection in the first trimester
Retired General Helping Docs Grow as Leaders
(MedPage Today) — Mark Hertling helps physicians apply military principles to medical practice
House Hearing Shows Divisions on Part B Proposal
(MedPage Today) — Some lawmakers want to scrap it, others want to fix it
D.C. Week: Federal Judge Rules Against ACA Subsidies
(MedPage Today) — FDA warns that Cipro and similar antibiotics should not be used for uncomplicated infections
How to Avoid Misdiagnosis
(MedPage Today) — How a patient makes you feel may affect your diagnostic acumen
Federal Judge Rules Against ACA Subsidies
(MedPage Today) — But gives Obama administration time to appeal
Women Aren’t Taking First Place in Top Medical Journals
(MedPage Today) — Unconscious bias may be an issue
D.C. Week: CMS Open to Changes in Part B Proposal
(MedPage Today) — Also, FDA advisors give mixed review to novel opioid painkiller
Morning Break: Easy Dementia Screen; Real Surgical Robot
(MedPage Today) — Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff
Anti-VEGF Tx for Wet AMD Shows Benefit 5 Years Later (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) — Half of patients still had 20/40 vision or better
Minority Health Issues Need Bigger Play, House Dems Say
(MedPage Today) — More diversity in clinical trials and health workforce needed
D.C. Week: Medicare Reforms Backed Up With New Rules
(MedPage Today) — Also, FDA approval for the first generic version of Crestor
Blindness Still a Worry in GCA
(MedPage Today) — Patients with prevalent vascular disease have particularly high risk
Clinton Advisor Highlights Candidate’s Health Priorities
(MedPage Today) — Goals include expanded coverage for undocumented; Zika control
Make the Diagnosis: Vision Obscured
(MedPage Today) — Case Findings: A 35-year-old woman who normally wears contact lenses visited the ED with ocular pain, photophobia, and blurred vision that had developed over the last several weeks in her right eye. Upon exam, the doctor saw a diffus…
Make the Diagnosis: Eye Surprise
(MedPage Today) — Case Findings: A 35-year-old physician participating in Doctors Without Borders returned from a trip to Africa and developed localized pain and itching followed by arthritic pain and swelling that lasted for several weeks. He visited…
D.C. Week: House Members, Physicians Bullish on Payment Reform
(MedPage Today) — FDA’s review of investigational drug for Duchenne muscular dystrophy signals deep skepticism