Archive: 03/10/2017

Medical scribes reduce hospital wait time, study shows

A new study from the University of Colorado Denver finds that medical scribes, or specialists who prepare patient medical charts, significantly decrease physician overtime and patient wait time in emergency room settings.

Oct 3, 2017

Gabapentin co-use may increase risk of fatal opioid overdose

Co-prescription of the anticonvulsant gabapentin is associated with an increased risk of opioid-related death in people who are prescribed opioid painkillers, according to a new study published in PLOS Medicine.

Oct 3, 2017

Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors not cancer risk factor

(HealthDay)—Over the short term there is not a significantly increased overall cancer risk among individuals with type 2 diabetes using sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, according to a study published in ...

Oct 3, 2017

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Clinical exome sequencing useful for critically ill infants

(HealthDay)—Clinical exome sequencing is an effective diagnostic tool for infants suspected of having monogenic disorders, according to a study published online Oct. 2 in JAMA Pediatrics.

Oct 3, 2017

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Two agents deliver knockout punches to Ewing sarcoma

When combined with an already FDA-approved chemotherapy, a novel agent developed by researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, appears to halt the ability of Ewing sarcoma to grow and progress.

Oct 3, 2017