Internal Medicine News

• First ALL Treatment Guidance for Young Patients in the Works : The American Society of Hematology is developing the first clinical practice guidelines for treating acute lymphocytic leukemia in adolescents and young adults.
  MDedge News, January 09, 2024
• 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
• SGLT2 Inhibitors Begin to Show Potential in Rheumatology Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors are not approved to treat gout, lupus, or lupus nephritis, but clinicians are uncovering signs of benefits in these conditions.
  MDedge News, January 08, 2024
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• Nodal Radiation May Make BC Axillary Dissection Unnecessary Some patients with breast cancer may be able to skip axillary lymph node dissection if they plan to have adjuvant nodal radiation.
  MDedge 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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• Some Breast Cancer Surgery Patients Travel Further For Care Decision-making can be based on media prestige.
  Medscape News UK, January 08, 2024
• 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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• Eli Lilly Offers Obesity Drug Directly to Consumers Eli Lilly launched its direct-to-patient portal on Thursday, providing its obesity medicine (as well as diabetes and migraine drugs) direct to the consumer.
  WebMD Health 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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• FDA Evaluating 3 Side Effects Reported for Weight Loss Drugs A new report listed potential links between GLP-1 agonists and alopecia, aspiration during surgery, and suicidal ideation.
  WebMD Health 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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• Top 10 Fictional Docs on Streaming TV Both tried-and-true and out-of-the-ordinary holiday gift ideas are offered to those seeking a great present for a physician.
  Medscape News Slideshows, December 15, 2023
• 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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• 'Hidden Hearing Loss' May Cause Tinnitus: Study Some people who have tinnitus are still able to perform well on standard hearing tests, according to researchers at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.
  WebMD Health 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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• 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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• 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
• EADV 2023 Novel Subcutaneous Biologics Show Promise in AD Patients with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis could soon have more therapeutic options, with monoclonal antibodies targeting novel immune pathways that reduce disease severity, suggest two trials.
  Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2023
• What Is the Dark Side of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists? Doctors who prescribe this class of medication should be aware of the rare side effects with which it is associated, said an obesity expert.
  Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2023
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• Patients Exposed to HIV, Hepatitis at Salem Hospital At least 450 patients at Mass General Brigham, Salem Hospital, near Boston are at risk of HIV and hepatitis infection, according to a lawsuit claiming negligent intravenous medication administration.
  Medscape Medical News, December 01, 2023
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