Medscape Medical Minute

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A new analysis suggests that screening for breast cancer should begin 8 years earlier for Black women; early menopause and late initiation of hormone therapy are linked to an increase in Alzheimer's pathology; and pricey diabetic foot care products are no better than standard care.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: How much spin is in preprint studies?; AI detects tuberculosis better than a radiologist; and global confidence in the importance of routine vaccinations against deadly diseases declines.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A possible treatment for long COVID fatigue shows early promise; poor diet is linked to 70% of type 2 diabetes cases worldwide; and reports of severe lung damage from vaping continue to rise.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: What the coming wave of physician retirements means for medicine; early eating plus fasting may reduce risk for type 2 diabetes; and a psychedelic drug could help patients with body dysmorphic disorder.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A new variant takes second place to Omicron; a study strengthens evidence of a link between flu and heart attacks; and spinal cord stimulation improves neurologic symptoms for patients with diabetic neuropathy.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The right blood pressure medication makes an important difference in control; air pollution may play a role in causing lung cancer in nonsmokers; and the US suicide rate rises, reversing a 2-year decline.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Is the unchallenged abortion pill as good as the mifepristone-misoprostol combination; a trial of statin therapy for cardiovascular prevention in HIV was stopped early for efficacy; and some insurers are refusing to pay for guideline-recommended MRI screening for patients who are at high risk for breast cancer.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Physical activity can diminish the adverse mortality effects of short or long sleep duration; the American Heart Association calls for greater emphasis on social determinants of health when assessing cardiovascular disease risk in women; and electroconvulsive therapy shows a slight advantage over ketamine for major depressive disorder.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: An analysis of over 8000 studies shows the significant harms of sugar; researchers find that virtually no dietary supplements for pregnant women provide adequate nutrition; and phototherapy effectively treats dementia.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Experts warn that a Texas judge's ruling on abortion pills could undermine the FDA; new Medicare rules seek to reduce prior authorization burdens for physicians; and who's hit hardest by long COVID.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: AI bests sonographers in echocardiogram evaluation; researchers call finding of SARS-CoV-2 crossing the placenta a first; and 40% of patients with long COVID have moderate to severe sleep problems.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: High salt intake, even in the absence of high blood pressure, is linked to increased risk for atherosclerosis; the psychedelic drug psilocybin improves symptoms of treatment-resistant depression; and research sheds light on causes of and treatments for gaming disorder.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Researchers identify biomarkers linked to PTSD; Alzheimer's anti-amyloid drugs have the potential to compromise brain health; and the FDA reportedly plans to approve COVID boosters for those who are over 65 years old or immunocompromised.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Patients are less enthusiastic than doctors about in-person visits; does lithium in groundwater cause autism?; and a study finds that children who are more active have fewer colds.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A nasal spray shows early promise in preventing and treating COVID-19; people's perception of time can be influenced by their heartbeat; and ChatGPT gets a mixed scorecard for its guidance on diabetes care.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A federal judge in Texas blocks Obamacare mandate for certain no-cost preventive care screenings; drug overdose deaths among older adults have quadrupled; and a study shows how negative emotions affect the brain.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Climate change is projected to lead to a global increase in suicides; the discovery of areas of the brain damaged by hypertension may explain the link between high blood pressure and cognitive impairment; and telehealth services are tied to lower risk for fatal drug overdose.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Americans are dying at rates higher than expected; diabetes prevalence is up but only in lean people; and breast-conserving surgery may be an option for women with multiple tumors.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: New research finds that age rather than weight is the best way to screen for diabetes; high-quality plant-based diets may reduce the risk for premature death; and a study explores who's at risk for commotio cordis outside of sports.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Autism rates are increasing in children; melatonin is associated with reduced risk for self-harm in adolescents with psychiatric disorders; and a specialist looks at some downsides of those new weight loss drugs.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Some osteoporosis drugs may extend life after fracture; 1 in 4 children who have had type 2 diabetes for at least 5 years have diabetic retinopathy; and Elon Musk says countries should not cede authority to the WHO.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Substance abuse disorders appear to share a common genetic signature; telomere shortening is linked to increased risk for dementia; and meet the nurse who has turned her pandemic studies for licensure into $2 million and counting.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: New details on how the end of the COVID emergency will change US healthcare; restless legs syndrome is associated with increased risk for dementia; and what a genetic analysis has disclosed about Beethoven's paternity and cause of death.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Step counts have not returned to prepandemic levels; small changes in cardiorespiratory fitness may influence mortality rates; and mothers pass obesity risk to their daughters but not their sons.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The diabetes drug Ozempic is back on shelves; the Mediterranean diet is associated with reduced risk for cardiovascular disease in women; and military pilots and ground crews have a higher rate of cancer vs the general population.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Sexually transmitted disease cases rise in the second year of the pandemic; Paxlovid wins the approval of an FDA advisory committee; and a common chemical is blamed for a 500% increased risk for Parkinson's disease.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The first HIV cure derived from cord blood stem cells; a possible breakthrough treatment for a race-based kidney disease; and a 1-hour social media limit to improve self-esteem.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Higher caffeine levels may lower body fat and the risk for type 2 diabetes; the Mediterranean diet is associated with a reduced risk of developing dementia; and injuries to high school athletes have become less common but more severe.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Healthcare workers infected with Omicron are less likely to experience symptoms of long COVID; globally, the COVID pandemic has led to limited changes in mental health symptoms; and 3D digital mammography is found to be more effective than standard 2D in breast cancer screening.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The 3-year anniversary of the COVID pandemic; pro football's toll on the brain; and a possible new screening test for bladder cancer.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A possible breakthrough in treatment for long COVID; the CDC calls for universal screening for hepatitis B infection; and some but not all ultraprocessed foods are linked to risk for type 2 diabetes.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: An autopsy study suggests a role for diet in preventing Alzheimer's disease; babies born by induced labor show worse school performance by age 12 years; and IV ketamine is found effective for geriatric patients with treatment-resistant depression.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The incidence of both types of diabetes is rising in children and adolescents; doctors face a new reality when deciding whether to offer professional courtesy; and where unmatched students are turning to for support and resources.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The end of COVID emergency measures will bring changes in how controlled substances can be prescribed; state anti-bullying laws may reduce suicide risk in teens; and long COVID may alter brain structure in people with anxiety and depression.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The burden of cardiovascular risk factors among adults aged 20-44 years is rising; a look at which diets are not only the most effective but also the most environmentally friendly; and statin-intolerant patients treated with bempedoic acid see a 13% drop in cardiovascular events.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A standard treatment for recurrence of kidney stones is called into question; the American Psychiatric Association updates guidelines for eating disorders; and the specialties with the most published studies.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Ultrasound renal denervation produces significant reductions in systolic blood pressure; daily aspirin use is associated with a drop in ovarian cancer rate; and physical activity in middle age is linked with better cognition in later life.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Lilly cuts the price of insulin by 70%, and other insulin makers are encouraged to follow suit; daily cannabis users have a higher risk for coronary artery disease; and the incidence of pancreatic cancer is increasing among young women.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A sugar substitute has been linked to heart disease; insomnia increases MI risk; and what California is doing about the growing shortage of reproductive healthcare providers.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: COVID vaccination reduces the risk for major cardiac events after infection; regular use of over-the-counter laxatives has been linked to higher risk for dementia; and global cancer costs in 30 years are projected to surpass $25 trillion.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: For the first time, Amazon has in-person medical offices; wearable fitness trackers can interfere with cardiac devices; and no increased risk for preeclampsia was seen in high-risk women who stopped taking aspirin before term.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Irregular sleep may worsen heart health; in a first, electrical stimulation of the spinal cord restores hand and arm movement; and the UN calls new maternal mortality rates a major setback.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: New data refute misinformation on flu being deadlier than COVID; one paid malpractice claim increases the risk for future claims; and do doctors follow guidelines for taking medication as well as everyone else does?

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Untreated COVID often involves relapse; CMS outlines how it will carry out a new law on drug price negotiation; and an oncologist who had an idea for a film ended up in a starring role.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Cocaine addiction may age the brain; a diabetes drug may reduce the risk for dementia, according to new research; and an oncologist who has used a new cancer screening test on 2000 people speaks about its readiness for wider use.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Over-the-counter naloxone may soon be available in convenience stores and grocery stores; a $3.5 million gene therapy for hemophilia B; and health authorities express growing concern over the spread of disease in Turkey and Syria earthquake zones.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Could entrepreneur Mark Cuban's company save Medicare over $1 billion?; undocumented immigrants do just as well with kidney transplants as US citizens do, according to a new study; and a whistleblower oncologist files suit against Roswell Park Cancer Center claiming medical misconduct.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Does CBD mitigate the unwanted effects of THC?; a new study finds that eye drops may delay myopia in children; and medical organizations are grappling with the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The suicide rate is increasing among young Black people, according to a new report; research shows that doctors are more likely to miss appendicitis in Black patients; and the COVID pandemic spawns dating apps for healthcare workers.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: One third of public health workers experienced nonphysical violence on the job; you can be sued for malpractice even if you didn't see the patient; and psychoactive drug used in South American tribal rituals shows improvement in depression markers.