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Saturday, July 16, 2016

Top Medical News from Across Medscape

  • Apixaban Effective, Safe in AF with Declining Renal FunctionRenal function declined in 13.6% of atrial-fibrillation patients over time, prompting one expert to call for experts to serve as a "hovering cloud" to address inpatient direct oral anticoagulant concerns.
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Linked to PD, Not DementiaSustaining a traumatic brain injury with loss of consciousness is associated with Parkinson's disease and Lewy body accumulation, but not Alzheimer's disease or dementia, in a new study.
  • Butter Neutral, Unsaturated Fats Still Better for HealthNew studies suggest butter has neutral effect on long-term health and unsaturated fats are still better than saturated and trans fats; expert stresses limiting portion size and weight control.

Special Report

  • What happens when the last of the last-resort antibiotics will not work? Learn more about this latest report of mcr-1 plasmid-driven colistin resistance and the clinical implications.

Business of Medicine

  • Should You Announce on Facebook That You Had a Colostomy?   People post anything and everything on social media. But if a patient asks you whether it's a good idea to tell the world about his or her intimate health details, advise restraint, an ethicist says.
  • APRNs and the VA: Wave of the Future   The highway to health is a two-way street when APRNs and physicians work together to raise the quality of care for veterans.

Medscape Editor-in-Chief

  • Eric J. Topol, MD Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Chief Academic Officer, Scripps Health; Professor of Genomics, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California
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