Healio Minute Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012 Edition: Meningitis warning widens, ADHD goes the distance, war wounds analyzed

What just happened in medicine and why do you care?

Latest fungal meningitis warning throws wide net

Healio.com/Ophthalmology: FDA pulls no punches; warns physicians to “avoid using all products” distributed by Massachusetts compounding center linked to outbreak. Read more. Get researcher’s perspective in related video.

Long-term ADHD study / sobering conclusions

Healio.com/Psychiatry: Three decades after childhood ADHD diagnosis, men show “striking” economic and social disparities. Read more. See related video on signs and symptoms

Once they might have been killed in action…

Healio.com/Orthopedics: …but now – statistically - U.S. soldiers die more often from chest wounds in Afghanistan and Iraq. Blame better treatment and transport. Read more.

New biomarkers hold promise for asbestos-exposed individuals

Healio.com/Hematology-Oncology: Malignant mesothelioma takes decades to develop; new screening tool called “exciting.” With perspective. Read more.