Healio Minute Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014 Edition: Meningitis vaccine OK’d in new college outbreak, yoga curbs fatigue in breast cancer survivors, Medicare moves to merit pay

What just happened in medicine and why do you care?

FDA approves meningitis B vaccine for use at University of California, Santa Barbara

Healio.com/Infectious Disease: The FDA has approved the use of Bexsero twice in the past 3 months in response to outbreaks of meningitis serogroup B on college campuses in the United States. Read more.

Yoga may reduce fatigue in breast cancer survivors

Healio.com/Hematology-Oncology: Six months after taking up yoga, patient fatigue dropped 57% and inflammation markers in the blood dropped up to 20%. Read more.

Trading in Medicare SGR for Merit-Based Incentive Payments: A closer look

Healio.com: MIPS would move Medicare physician payments toward a system that increasingly rewards quality and value. Read more.

VRE transmitted to neonatal ICU from adult inpatients

Healio.com/Pediatrics: Findings also highlight several known risk factors for acquiring vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium, such as use of nasogastric tubes or other medical devices that are known to be associated with VRE colonization. With Perspective. Read more.

PFCs tied to higher insulin, triglyceride concentrations in overweight children

Healio.com/Endocrinology: Although the two types of PFCs investigated are being phased out due to health concerns, the use of other types of PFCs is on the rise, and researchers stress an ongoing need to determine how the entire class of chemicals is affecting children’s health. Read more.