Healio Minute Friday, Feb. 7, 2014 Edition: Medicare payment reform bill OK’d, stroke guidelines tailored to women, gastric banding patients lack nutrients

What just happened in medicine and why do you care?

Bipartisan SGR replacement bill introduced by congressional leaders

Healio.com: Five-year deal would provide physicians with a 0.5% annual increase in Medicare reimbursements, but both chambers must vote on final approval and funding details. Read more.

New guidelines outline stroke risks unique to women

Healio.com/Cardiology: Developed by a writing group from the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association, guidelines focus on risk factors unique to women or more common in women than men. Read more.

Gastric banding patients lacked nutrients despite counseling

Healio.com/Gastroenterology: Further emphasis on consuming appropriate foods to meet the nutrient requirements is warranted in these patients, findings suggest. Read more.

Children with cancer exhibited no increased risk for PTSD

Healio.com/Hematology-Oncology: Study highlights the impressive capacity of children to adjust to changes in their lives and in most cases do just fine or even thrive emotionally as a result, researcher says. Read more.

Antiviral stockpiles effective strategy for control of new influenza strains

Healio.com/Infectious Disease: Using computer simulations based on models of influenza, researchers explored strategies of influenza control in the immediate absence of a matching vaccine. Read more.