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Healio Minute Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013 Edition: Boston bombing research pays off, healthy diets beat type 2 diabetes, cyclospora outbreak persists

What just happened in medicine and why do you care?

Boston bombings lead to improved blast-injury imaging and treatment protocols

Healio.com/Rheumatology: Prompt imaging was critical; other first responder insights are relevant to rheumatology, rehabilitation, orthopedics and musculoskeletal imaging. Read more.

Type 2 diabetes less likely for individuals on these diets

 

Healio.com/Endocrinology: Both the Mediterranean and other low-carbohydrate diets reduced glycemic load and improved odds of avoiding type 2 diabetes. Read more.

CDC reports cyclospora outbreak spreads to 22 states

Healio.com/Infectious Disease: Infection now recorded in more than 600 patients; contaminated salad mix production shuts down. Read more.

Medicaid expansion may still leave mental health care gaps

Healio.com/Psychiatry: Minority and rural counties likely most vulnerable; researchers favor primary care safety nets. Read more.

Panel reverses decade-old guideline deterring advice to children about tobacco

Healio.com/Hematology-Oncology: US Preventative Services Task Force now urges primary care physicians to counsel children against tobacco use. With perspective. Read more.