The latest medical news that affects your practice - from medical journals, government agencies, scientific conferences, and major media reports. https://www.jwatch.org/medical-news/rss RSS for Node Tue, 23 Jan 2018 20:11:21 GMT en 1440 The public health emergency over the opioid epidemic, declared on October 26, 2017, will be renewed on January 24, 2018. Eric Hargan, acting secretary of... https://www.jwatch.org/FW113761 https://www.jwatch.org/FW113761 Use of antithyroid drugs during the first trimester of pregnancy is associated with increased risk for congenital malformations, according to an Annals of Internal Medicine... https://www.jwatch.org/FW113760 https://www.jwatch.org/FW113760 Take a look at today's offering from NEJM Group: New England Journal of Medicine: Editorial and Video: NEJM is pleased to announce the launch of... https://www.jwatch.org/FW113762 https://www.jwatch.org/FW113762 Evidence on whether marijuana is associated with increased or decreased cardiovascular risk is lacking, according to a review in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Researchers... https://www.jwatch.org/FW113759 https://www.jwatch.org/FW113759 Here's what we chose for you from NEJM Group today: NEJM Primary Care/Hospitalist Section: Review article: Poisonings by the toxic alcohols (methanol, ethylene glycol... https://www.jwatch.org/FW113757 https://www.jwatch.org/FW113757 Curbside consults have been much on Dr. Paul Sax's mind this week. From a particularly complex HIV patient to a puppy with an infectious disease... https://www.jwatch.org/FW113758 https://www.jwatch.org/FW113758 About a quarter of patients with chronic hepatitis B infection experience reactivation of the virus when they receive direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for hepatitis C... https://www.jwatch.org/FW113755 https://www.jwatch.org/FW113755 Patients may ask about a widely reported study suggesting that flu virus can be transmitted when someone simply breathes on you. The findings appear in... https://www.jwatch.org/FW113754 https://www.jwatch.org/FW113754 The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a policy statement aimed at optimizing nutrition beginning at conception and until age 2 years. The authors note... https://www.jwatch.org/FW113756 https://www.jwatch.org/FW113756 Here's the most clicked-on item we featured from NEJM Group this week, in case you missed it the first time around: New England Journal... https://www.jwatch.org/FW113753 https://www.jwatch.org/FW113753