How hepatitis B treatment is changing; fewer family physicians provide inpatient care

Hepatitis B debrief: Key themes that emerged at AASLD By Andrew Bowser   Hot topics included HBV natural history, novel therapies, and prevention.   You can take the MDedge Podcasts survey by clicking here.   Other News: Inpatient care declining among family physicians Shrinking scope of practice reflects trends in employment and hospital privileges.   Ubrogepant may relieve migraine pain at 2 hours More patients who received the oral CGRP receptor antagonist were free of pain 2 hours later, compared with patients who received placebo.   Not all lung cancer patients receive treatment Reasons include metastasis and refusal, and rates by state vary from 8% to 30%, the American Lung Association reports.   Melanoma incidence drops in younger age groups Fewer teens and young adults developed melanoma between 2006 and 2015, while incidence increased in older adults.   You can contact the MDedge Daily Medical News by emailing us at [email protected] or following us on Twitter at @MDedgeTweets.