Match Sets New Record, Celebrations Muted by COVID-19
A record 40,084 US and international applicants listed program choices for 37,256 positions, the most ever offered in the Match. News Alerts …read more
GPs Need Better Education on All Symptoms of PCOS, Say Patients
Survey of women with polycystic ovary syndrome shows it is often trivialized by GPs as only a fertility problem and long-term consequences of the condition are infrequently discussed. Medscape Medical News …read more
‘Like a Coin Flip’: Assay Denies Some Cancer Patients New Drug
The test that determines the eligibility of breast cancer patients to receive atezolizumab is like flipping a coin in terms of accuracy, says a critic. The manufacturer, Roche, says it is effective. Medscape Medical News …read more
Coronavirus Stays in Aerosols for Hours, on Surfaces for Days
The novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 remained viable in aerosols for hours and on surfaces for days, similar to the virus that caused SARS, according to new data. Medscape Medical News …read more
A Million COVID-19 Cases Already, Global Estimates Suggest
COVID-19 cases in China from before the January 23 travel ban may have seeded the world with a million cases, the majority of them mild, computer modeling found. Medscape Medical News …read more
EMA Suspends Use of Ulipristal Acetate for Fibroids Pending Review
No new patients should begin treatment with ulipristal acetate for uterine fibroids, which will be temporarily suspended in Europe while a review of liver injury risk is ongoing, the agency advises. News Alerts …read more
Will the Coronavirus Pandemic Trim the Nonsense?
‘From the beginning of this pandemic, I have felt a smallness to much of what I do in electrophysiology,’ admits John Mandrola, MD. Medscape …read more
Online Tool May Improve Outpatient Advance Care Planning
Primary care and oncology patients appeared more ready to engage in advance care planning after using the PREPARE online tool, according to a real-world study. Medscape Medical News …read more
Easy Way to Donate Unused Drugs: Text #FlipYourScrip
Throwing away leftover medications is an environmental and financial waste. Now clinicians and individuals can pass them onto needy patients. Medscape Medical News …read more
Botox: A New Option for Endometriosis Pain?
Botulinum toxin injections into the vagina appears to relieve pain associated with endometriosis by relaxing the pelvic floor muscles, new research suggests. Medscape Medical News …read more