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The central effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 may mediate the effects of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass on central nervous system activation in response to visual and gustatory food cues

GLP-1 May Mediate Effects of Gastric Bypass on CNS Activation

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After Roux-en-Y, CNS activation reduced in response to food cues, GLP-1 levels significantly elevated
Not all prescription drug users report receiving warnings about driving impairment

Driving Impairment Warnings Often Not Given With Rx Meds

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For most drug categories, those who do receive warnings perceive higher risk of impaired driving
Patients with autoimmune connective tissue diseases (CTDs) undergoing abdominoplasty have increased risk of venous thromboembolism events and need for blood transfusions compared to those without CTDs

Connective Tissue Disease May Raise Post-Abdominoplasty Risks

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Higher risk of venous thromboembolism, need for blood transfusion for patients with CTD

October 2017 Briefing – Surgery

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Surgery for October 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
The American College of Cardiology

Updated Guidelines Released for Ventricular Arrhythmias

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Guidelines for VA, sudden cardiac death include evaluation, testing, treatment, prevention strategies
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has launched an initiative to examine which provider regulations should be discarded or revamped amid concerns that the regulations are reducing the amount of time that physicians spend with patients

CMS Launches Initiative to Examine Impact of Regulations

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Officials set to travel country gathering information on impact of their regulations on physicians

The North American Spine Society, Oct. 25-29

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The North American Spine Society 32nd Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the North American Spine Society was held from October...
For patients with tremor-dominant Parkinson's disease

Focused US Thalamotomy Effective in Tremor-Dominant PD

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Improvements in on-medication median tremor score after FUS thalamotomy in Parkinson's
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of the culprit lesion is associated with better 30-day outcomes than immediate multivessel PCI among patients with multivessel coronary artery disease and acute myocardial infarction with cardiogenic shock

Culprit-Lesion-Only PCI Tied to Improved 30-Day Outcomes

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Linked to lower risk of mortality compared to multivessel PCI in patients with acute MI and multivessel CAD
Depressive symptoms increase during the internship year for training physicians

Depressive Symptoms Increase During Internship Year

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Significantly greater increase seen among women; sex disparity partly due to work-family conflict