Medscape Medical News

• Tandem Insulin Pump System Integrates With Libre Sensor Tandem Diabetes Care's t:slim X2 insulin pump becomes the first to integrate with Abbott's FreeStyle Libre 2 Plus Sensor for US users.
  Medscape Medical News, January 08, 2024
• Study Identifies CV Comorbidities Linked to Dermatomyositis The results "represent potential areas for preventative intervention," the researchers wrote.
  Medscape Medical News, January 08, 2024
• New Tool May Offer Diagnostic Edge for Diabetic Neuropathy Researchers adapted optical diffusion technology in a low-cost portable device to assess microvascular blood flow in human skin and showed proof of concept in early detection of diabetic neuropathy.
  Medscape Medical News, January 08, 2024
• Medscape Medical Minute   Dr Perry Wilson highlights the day's top news stories, produced by Medscape, the leading source of information for medical professionals. From new clinical evidence to breaking policy news, stay on the pulse of medicine with Medscape Medical Minute.
  Medscape Medical News, January 08, 2024
• Intermittent Energy Restriction Tied to Gut, Brain Changes Losing weight via intermittent energy restriction can curb brain activity related to eating behavior and increase microbial diversity in the gut in individuals with obesity.
  Medscape Medical News, January 08, 2024
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• Gastric Cancer Survival Differs by Race and Ethnicity Overall, Asian and Hispanic patients demonstrated better survival than White and Black patients.
  Medscape Medical News, January 08, 2024
• Noninvasive Brain Stim a Breakthrough for Hypnotherapy? Brief TMS can boost an individual's hypnotizability, in new findings that may increase the efficacy of therapeutic hypnosis and expand the pool of patients benefiting from it.
  Medscape Medical News, January 08, 2024
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• African Psychedelic Remarkably Improved TBI-Related Symptoms Treatment with ibogaine (psychoactive agent) led to "remarkable" improvement in severe functional disability and psychiatric symptoms related to TBI, early findings suggested.
  Medscape Medical News, January 08, 2024
• Medicare Bundled Payment Model Fails to Boost HF Outcomes Medicare's bundled payment model was not associated with changes in process-of-care measures or early outcomes after hospitalization for heart failure, a new study reported.
  Medscape Medical News, January 08, 2024
• Intensive Weight Loss Does Not Ease Gout Symptoms Researchers found an association between weight loss and a corresponding reduction in serum urate, but more weight loss did not result in positive changes in pain or fatigue.
  Medscape Medical News, January 08, 2024
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• Which Therapies Reduce Daytime Symptoms of Insomnia? Zolpidem and behavior therapy each reduce daytime symptoms of insomnia such as fatigue, functional impairments, and depressive symptoms, data suggested.
  Medscape Medical News, January 07, 2024
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• Alert FDA Gives Nod to Berdazimer Gel for Molluscum Contagiosum The topical treatment is expected to be commercially available in the second half of 2024.
  Medscape Medical News, January 05, 2024
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• Active Surveillance for Low-Risk PCa: Sprint or Marathon? No easy algorithm for men who prefer to watch, rather than treat, their prostate cancers.
  Medscape Medical News, January 05, 2024
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• Are Post-Meal Insulin Surges Beneficial? Contrary to reports of negative effects, postprandial insulin spikes are associated with improvements in a longitudinal study.
  Medscape Medical News, January 05, 2024
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• What Causes One of Stroke's Most Common Complications? Poststroke depression is one of the most common complications of stroke. Two new studies shed light on its mechanisms, paving the way for future treatment targets.
  Medscape Medical News, January 05, 2024
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• The Struggle to Provide Gender-Affirming Care to Youth Major medical groups object to state restrictions on gender-affirming medical care. Politicization has sparked threats against clinicians and drawn interest from lawmakers.
  Medscape Medical News, January 05, 2024
• Magnetic Seeds/Guidewires for Breast Cancer Localization? Paramagnetic seeds work as well as guidewires for breast tumor localization and are easier to use, but it's not yet clear whether the costs of the seeds outweigh the benefits.
  Medscape Medical News, January 05, 2024
• Newborn Recipient of Partial Heart Transplant Doing Well The world's first transplantation of aortic and pulmonary valves into a neonate delivered a good outcome, and the valves showed continued adaptive growth and function.
  Medscape Medical News, January 05, 2024
• Impact of Pregnancy on Rosacea Unpredictable, Study Suggests Nearly half of study participants reported that their rosacea worsened when they were pregnant.
  Medscape Medical News, January 05, 2024
• Mortality Still Significant in High-Risk PE Despite Advances A new study showed continued high rates of in-hospital mortality in patients with high-risk PE, despite advances in treatment and creation of PE response teams.
  Medscape Medical News, January 05, 2024
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• Long-term Clopidogrel Has Advantages After Coronary Stenting Clopidogrel after PCI was noninferior to aspirin for net adverse clinical events but superior in reducing secondary endpoints of stroke and MI, in 5-year STOPDAPT-2 results.
  Medscape Medical News, January 05, 2024
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• What Does It Take to Be a Doctor and an Astronaut?   The growing field of aerospace medicine puts physicians on track for jobs at NASA — and trips to space — a fascinating combo of childhood dream and hardcore medical practice.
  Medscape Medical News, December 12, 2023
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• MSWS 2023 What's New in Acne Treatment? Advances in acne care include the use of light-based devices.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
• How the New Outbreak in China Is Hitting Clinics Elsewhere A rise in respiratory illnesses in China, clusters of pneumonia in children, and resistance to common antibiotics have specialists on alert looking for changes locally.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
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• Analysis Supports Link Between Psoriasis and OSA Several hypotheses may explain the connection, such as the presence of inflammatory mediators and nocturnal cytokine secretion, according to the authors.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
• Reducing Albumin Improves Kidney and Heart Function The tablet drug finerenone significantly reduces kidney risk in people with type 2 diabetes and also protects heart health, researchers found.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
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• Statin Use Remains Low for At-Risk Patients Expanded prescribing guidelines have not boosted statin use among patients who are at risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
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• No Benefit of Levothyroxine in Heart Donors New data challenge the common practice of levothyroxine administration in potential heart donors after brain death to preserve heart function and make more hearts available for transplantation.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
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• How the Microbiome Influences the Success of Cancer Therapy Microbial diversity affects whether a tumor grows, leads to inflammation, develops immune escape mechanisms, or develops therapeutic resistance, said an internal medicine specialist.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
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• An ED Nurse Crosses Busy Freeway to Save a Life When a huge cement truck slams into a freeway retaining wall, an ED nurse on her way home jumps in with no equipment to prevent a bleed-out.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
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• How Gender-Affirming Treatment Affects Erythrocytosis Gender-affirming hormone therapy has been associated with a risk for abnormal blood cell elevation, but a new study finds that it is a lower risk than was previously believed.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
• AES 2023 Poverty Tied to Poor Cognition in Patients With Epilepsy Mounting research links poverty and other elements of neighborhood deprivation to worse cognition in people with epilepsy.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
• Experimental Tx Restores Cognitive Function in Chronic TBI In a first-in-humans trial, deep brain stimulation restored executive function in five individuals with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury 3-18 years after injury.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
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• Smoking Alters Salivary Microbiota Changes in oral microbiota caused by cigarette smoking could contribute to development of chronic health conditions.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
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• Social Contagion Influences Buprenorphine Initiation for OUD Despite being safe and effective, emergency department initiation of buprenorphine for opioid use disorder remains an underutilized practice, necessitating the evaluation of factors affecting its adoption.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
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• Pediatric Firearm Injuries See a Significant Surge in Pandemic Did the alterations to daily life and economic stressors induced by the COVID-19 pandemic aggravate the already existing crisis of firearm injuries among US children and adolescents, a new study investigates.
  Medscape Medical News, December 04, 2023
• MSWS 2023 New Tools Available to Help Diagnose Skin Cancer Emerging technologies aim to improve skin cancer diagnosis without biopsies.
  Medscape Medical News, December 03, 2023
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• MSWS 2023 Misdiagnoses Among Challenges in Managing Cutaneous Lymphoma Although predictive tools to identify those at risk of disease progression are in their infancy, the development of such tools is crucial for improving patient outcomes.
  Medscape Medical News, December 02, 2023
• Procedures May Ease Postmenopausal Pain Better Than Drugs Postmenopausal women report more significant improvements in chronic pain after procedural interventions when compared with their younger counterparts, despite being notably less likely to use muscle relaxants, TCAs, and benzodiazepines.
  Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2023
• Eight Wealth Tips Just for Doctors These money experts are doctors themselves and understand the unique financial needs of physicians. Here's what they suggest.
  Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2023
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