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Birth Defects Increased in Areas With Local Zika Transmission
Zika-associated birth defects increased in 2016 in areas in the United States with local transmission, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show. Medscape Medical News
CT and MRI Scans Projected onto Patients for Accurate Surgeries, Medical Education
Our bodies are unique not only in their external physical appearance, but on the inside too! Clinicians treating patients, and the patients themselves, often have to imagine where specific organs, bones, and other anatomical features are located. A surgeon, for example, has to decide where to make an incision in order to be as close […]
Art Class Improves Medical Students’ Observation Skills
Using art to improve observational skills in medical students taps into a belief that drawing on the expertise of disciplines outside of medicine can enhance needed clinical skills. Medscape Medical News
Applications Open for 2018 Johns Hopkins Healthcare Design Competition Sponsored by Boston Scientific
Applications are open for the 2018 Johns Hopkins Healthcare Design Competition facilitated by the Center for Bioengineering Innovation and Design (CBID) and sponsored by Boston Scientific. The competition is open to all student-led design teams from around the world developing innovative health-related solutions. The competition includes three tracks for submissions: Designs of Solutions for Advanced […]
Uveitis May Signal Cardiac Sarcoidosis in Some Patients
Some older patients with apparently idiopathic uveitis may in fact have sarcoidosis-associated disease, which can have cardiac consequences, according to a retrospective case series. Reuters Health Information
Imprimis Receives FDA Warning Over Eye Medication Advertising
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning letter to Imprimis Pharmaceuticals Inc accusing it of making false or misleading claims that its compounded eye medications had the agency’s approval. Reuters Health Information
Survey: 42% of Physicians Report Burnout, Some Cite Depression
Physicians in a Medscape survey contradicted themselves on whether their depression had an effect on patient care. Medscape Medical News
New Electronic Pill Monitors Gas Contents of Guts
The goings on deep inside our guts are still very much shrouded in mystery. The mystery arises partially from the fact that it’s hard to sample the gasses that exist inside our bowels. Much of our knowledge about the gaseous content of the GI system really comes from stool samples and when the guts are […]
Smartphone App May Help Prevent Hydroxychloroquine Retinopathy
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Combining Cataract Surgery, Baerveldt-tube Implant Sometimes Useful for Glaucoma
Cataract surgery and implantation of a Baerveldt tube (BT) for glaucoma should be done separately in most cases, but may be combined in some, research from Switzerland suggests. Reuters Health Information
Medgadget @ CES 2018: Follow Along on Twitter
We’re at CES 2018 in Las Vegas and are just beginning to publish our coverage of the health and medical gadgets that we encounter. You can follow along with us on our Twitter feed, which will have links to all our videos and stories, along with other interesting tidbits and details that we find amusing. […]
Low-dose Ranibizumab Effective for Retinopathy of Prematurity
Low doses of anti-VEGF therapy with ranibizumab are effective in infants with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), according to results from the CARE-ROP study. Reuters Health Information
More Kids Getting Eye Injuries From Paintball and Pellet Guns
A growing number of children are getting treated in U.S. emergency rooms for eye injuries from paintball or BB and pellet guns, a new study suggests. Reuters Health Information
Nima Announces Pocket-Sized Sensor to Check Food for Peanuts
Those with peanut allergies can have a little more peace of mind, thanks to a new product announced today from San Francisco based Nima. The Nima Peanut Sensor is a device that can detect as little as 20 parts per million of peanut protein in virtually any food or drink sample. It’s nearly identical in […]
Anti-VEGFs Before Vitrectomy Helpful in Diabetic Retinopathy
Pretreatment with agents blocking vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) offers several advantages in patients with complicated proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) undergoing vitrectomy, according to pooled data. Reuters Health Information
Visual Field Testing Feasible in Children With Glaucoma
Static perimetry is feasible for visual field testing in children with glaucoma as young as age 5 years, and kinetic perimetry provides complementary results in older children, according to findings from the Optimal Perimetric Testing in Children (OPTI…
FGFR Inhibitor Chemo Linked With Ocular Toxicity
Patients with metastatic cancer undergoing chemotherapy with fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) inhibitors may experience a novel ocular toxicity, a new case series from Spain suggests. Reuters Health Information
Drinking Hot Tea Linked to Lowered Glaucoma Risk
People who drink hot tea daily may be less likely than others to develop glaucoma symptoms, U.S. researchers say. Reuters Health Information
More Ophthalmologists Using EHRs, but Say Productivity Is Down
Most ophthalmologists surveyed said they have adopted an EHR, but a majority also perceived drops in productivity and increases in costs as a result. Medscape Medical News