Christopher Palmer has been an associate editor at MDedge News since 2017. When he's not tidying grammar, he writes short pieces about breaking FDA announcements and approvals, as well as journal articles. He proudly holds a BA in English and philosophy. Follow him on Twitter @cmacmpalm.
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Changing attitudes, perceived norms promote safe sleep in mothers
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- Christopher Palmer
Sending health information videos via text or email fostered these changes.
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Postvaccination febrile seizures are no more severe than other febrile seizures
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- Christopher Palmer
Vaccine-proximate febrile seizures accounted only for a small proportion of febrile seizures in the study.
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Rate of objects ingested by young children increased over last two decades
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- Christopher Palmer
Coins are the most common, but batteries and magnets also are causes for concern.
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FDA modifies safety label for Addyi
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- Christopher Palmer
The boxed warning no longer suggests total abstinence from alcohol.
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Romosozumab gets FDA approval for treating osteoporosis
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- Christopher Palmer
The pair of injections mainly works by encouraging new bone formation.
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FDA names 40 ARBs that are free of nitrosamines
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- Christopher Palmer
The risk of discontinuation outweighs the risk of continuation of ARBs.
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New renal, CV disease indication sought for canagliflozin
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- Christopher Palmer
Canagliflozin is currently indicated for patients with type 2 diabetes but may soon help treat those who also have chronic kidney disease.
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Some cardiac devices vulnerable to cybersecurity threats
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- Christopher Palmer
Certain Medtronic systems are vulnerable to exploitation because their wireless protocol lacks encryption,...
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AAP updates 2019-2020 flu vaccine recommendations to include nasal spray
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- Christopher Palmer
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention concurs that both the nasal spray and flu vaccine are acceptable.
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FDA: Programmable heart failure device approved
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- Christopher Palmer
The implantable cardiac contractility modulation system is for heart failure patients who have not responded to other therapies or are not...
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Rapid preeclampsia urine test is simple, noninvasive
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- Christopher Palmer
The high-accuracy, 3-minute test can be used in hospital triage areas and also is inexpensive and well received by nursing staff.
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Sjögren’s syndrome risk increases with infections
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The syndrome was almost three times more likely with infection history plus certain antibodies.
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Match Day 2019: Pediatrics up from last year
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- Christopher Palmer
For all specialties, the total number of positions, as well as the number of applicants for them, was higher than last year, too.
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Match Day 2019: Ob.gyn. up from last year
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- Christopher Palmer
For all specialties, the total number of positions, as well as the number of applicants for them, was higher than last year, too.
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ICYMI: Noninferior tuberculosis prevention in HIV has shorter duration
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- Christopher Palmer
The combination regimen’s completion rate was significantly higher than that of the monotherapy studied in this...