Morning MEDtalks with Dr K K Aggarwal

New Delhi, July 30, 2018 : 

Around the globe

• The number of firearm-related homicides in the U.S. increased by 31 percent from 2014 to 2016, according to a new analysis released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• There is currently a multistate outbreak of salmonella infections linked to people touching backyard poultry, the CDC said on Monday.
• The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating a possible link between incidents of canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs and extended consumption of “grain-free” dog food, after several reports from veterinarians.
  • A new study published in De Gruyter’s Journal Diagnosis shows that doctors in an emergency department with trainees make similar types of errors to those made in admitted patients – more information processing errors are made than errors of inadequate knowledge or inadequate information.
  • Athletes who play contact sports for long periods may be at greater risk of developing Lewy body disease, reported Thor Stein, MD, PhD, of the Boston University School of Medicine and colleagues in Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology.
  • Supplemental oxygen significantly reduces morning blood pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in a study reported July 20 online in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Supplemental oxygen abolished the rise in home blood pressure seen with supplemental room air.
  • Healthy kids with chronically ill siblings may suppress their own needs as they adapt to shifting family dynamics that are focused on caring for the child who is sick, suggests a review in journal Pediatrics.