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Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: How do drinking habits affect dementia risk?; a hormone shows promise in treating men and women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder; and have new variants of COVID-19 emerged since China lifted pandemic restrictions?

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: There's a potential new treatment option for COVID-19, new data suggest; experts discuss an anti–COVID vaccination viral video with more than 70 million views; and a new study finds that playing golf is better than walking for cardiovascular health.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A new survey finds that nearly half of doctors want their children to become physicians; to prevent ovarian cancer, an alliance calls for all women having pelvic surgery to have their fallopian tubes removed as well; and 1 in 10 hospitalized COVID patients had an acute cardiac event, CDC researchers say.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A new study sheds light on the number of excess physician deaths caused by the pandemic; researchers say the polypill slows functional decline in older adults; and nearly half of all global cancer deaths are caused by modifiable risk factors.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: What ChatGPT said it can do to help doctors; moderate to vigorous exercise significantly reduced the risk for type 2 diabetes; and the phrases that doctors should not use with patients with obesity.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The US sees a massive increase in overdose deaths; a new study finds that liberal state policies would result in 90,000 fewer deaths; and which is better at stress reduction: mindfulness meditation or cyclic breathing?

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The US ranks last in healthcare outcomes among high-income countries; running does not cause lasting cartilage damage, according to a new meta-analysis; and should pigs be used in medical education? Thanks

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Young adults who survived childhood cancer face more emotional and health deficits than their siblings who've never had the disease; new study findings discourage screen time for 12-month-olds; and German psychologists identify a shared interest between psychopaths and sadists.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Long COVID affects a high percentage of college students; a new study finds that nearly half of people with positive stool tests do not get colonoscopies; and will declining sperm counts have an impact on the future of the human race?

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Out-of-network doctors are facing an income decline; how often do pediatricians and multidisciplinary specialists agree on a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder?; and racial disparities in breast cancer mortality persist in patients whose health insurance is covered by the Affordable Care Act.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: New data from New York offer a glimpse into the impact of long COVID on patients, employers, and the labor market; Amazon significantly expands its healthcare footprint; and a clinic in Israel offers screenings for dozens of cancers, helping to detect disease at an earlier stage.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The World Association of Medical Editors issues recommendations for using ChatGPT; TikTok videos are providing negative information about IUDs, a new study says; and an analysis finds that a diagnosis of a severe physical health condition increases the risk for suicide.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The National Vaccine Advisory Committee is expected to vote Thursday on a proposal for a single annual COVID booster; Canada makes alcohol consumption recommendations much stricter than those in the US; and the one word that's critical to the gas stove risk debate.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Physician happiness has failed to rebound after the pandemic, a new Medscape survey finds; high-deductible health plans are associated with diabetes complications, a study says; and research from Vienna highlights the benefits of music.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine have proposed an expansion of the wastewater detection surveillance network for infectious disease management; Israel found no link between the Pfizer Omicron booster and strokes; and number of daily meals was associated with weight loss in a new study.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Most drugs advertised on TV don't work better than existing alternatives, according to a new study; uterine cancer is officially recognized as a 9/11 health-related cancer; and a surgically implanted brain device helped ALS patients with severe paralysis to do online tasks like banking, shopping, and emailing.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: More young people are getting information about birth control from social media; nearly 25% of hospital admissions included at least one adverse event, according to new study findings; and climate change is increasing malaria infections worldwide.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Higher levels of dietary zinc were associated with a lower risk for migraines in a new study; hormone replacement therapy may protect against Alzheimer's disease in high-risk women; and new research indicates that listening to birds can boost your mental health.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Kindergarten vaccination rates have dropped for the second year, the CDC says; Israeli researchers say long COVID is most likely to affect patients between the ages of 41 and 60; and medication abortion can cause severe pain, according to a new study.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: In a new American Cancer Society report, cervical cancer incidence is down significantly while prostate cancer incidence is up; nurses in New York end a 3-day strike after reaching a contract agreement; and can exercise increase the production of a protein involved in memory? Now you can get your daily medical updates on Medscape.com too! (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872)

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Patient care is disrupted as nurses in New York go on strike over lack of staffing; patients with chronic pain are substituting medical cannabis for opioids; and a medical practice in the UK texted its 8000 patients a holiday message that they had lung cancer.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: In a new study, researchers attempt to unravel the mystery of why mRNA vaccines cause myocarditis; physical activity reduces deaths and hospitalizations from COVID; and short bursts of activity can help you live longer, according to a new study.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Patients having anesthesia with surgery should be asked about marijuana use, new recommendations say; new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics call for medication and surgery to treat obese children; and the NIH launches a program to use telehealth to provide antiviral treatments for those who test positive for COVID at home.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A new study suggests one way that doctors can reduce the amount of opioids they prescribe; 1 in 5 people in the US used marijuana in 2021; and a new study finds a genetic link between COVID and macular degeneration.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: China tells the WHO that nearly 100% of COVID infections were caused by two Omicron subvariants; an international survey finds that one fourth of cardiologists report mental health problems; and sniffing essential oils may help COVID patients recover their lost sense of smell.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A surgeon's license is suspended after live-streaming an operation on TikTok; the FDA says it may begin regulating cannabis-infused foods and supplements; and leading scientists say the WHO needs a more realistic picture about the COVID situation in China.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Drugmakers are planning to raise the price of more than 350 unique products in 2023, according to a healthcare research firm; rates of cervical cancer are rising in White women, a new analysis says; and edible cannabis products are behind a surge in poisonings among young children, according to an analysis in the journal Pediatrics.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Supplements reduced BMI in children with obesity, according to new data; a minoxidil combination improved alopecia in women with breast cancer; and the Alzheimer's Association has asked CMS to provide unrestricted coverage for anti-amyloid drugs.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A new literature review addresses the level of problem drinking among physicians; vaccine hesitancy is fueling a measles outbreak in Ohio; and a paper on the Omicron variant that was published in the journal Science has been retracted.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Does COVID vaccination provide more protection than having COVID does?; a new study cites a wide variation in survival rates after cardiac arrest in cath labs across the US; and corticosteroid injections may worsen progression of knee osteoarthritis, according to new findings.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A new poll finds that many Americans over the age of 65 don't think they need a COVID booster; the CDC says flu hospitalizations are down for the first time this season; and 1 in 4 children with type 2 diabetes are not obese, according to a new meta-analysis.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: New data show that long COVID can be deadly; a review of 1200+ cases suggests that more than a quarter of gunshot victims had their injuries mislabeled as unintentional; and a Swedish biotech company says it has a new blood test for cancer.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: One of the oldest and largest Black academic health institutions in the United States says its MD program has been placed on probation; China opens tens of thousands of fever clinics; and cancer infusion centers are facing a shortage of space and staff, according to a new survey.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis asks the state's Supreme Court to convene a grand jury to investigate wrongdoing in regard to COVID vaccines; California bans flavored tobacco as New Zealand bans all tobacco; and sleep disorders in pregnant women were linked to adverse infant outcomes in a new case-control study.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The American Diabetes Association is recommending more aggressive targets for blood pressure and lipids; meditation and exercise showed no benefit for age-related memory loss in a randomized trial; and what percentage of COVID-19 preprints were published in peer-reviewed journals?

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Former NIH Director Dr Francis Collins proposes a program to eliminate hepatitis C by 2050; patients in a clinical trial who reported pain relief from cannabis may be experiencing the placebo effect; and Medicare's Merit-based Incentive Payment System doesn't reflect the quality of care, a new study says.

I'm Dr. F Perry Wilson and this is the Medscape medical minute From 2000 to 2014, alcohol was the most common illicit substance that led adolescents to contact a poison control center. Not anymore. According to research which analyzed over 300,000 calls to help lines, cannabis has taken the number one spot for poisoning concerns among teens. Cannabis calls have risen by 245% in the past 20 years. The researcher said many of the helpline calls involve edible cannabis. There is growing interest in the possible use of voice as a biomarker for disease. Researchers involved in the NIH "voice as a biomarker" project say that voice changes can indicate a range of conditions. One researcher said that all it takes to get a voice analysis is a smart phone. Over the next four years, The Voice as a biomarker researchers will receive nearly $18 million and hope to gather 20 to 30,000 Voice samples to study. A study in the BMJ found there's been a significant increase in early onset type two diabetes in teens and young adults around the world. The Study found these increases have come in particular in nations with low ,middle and intermediate social demographic indices and in women under 30. The increase was seen from 1990 to 2019 among those aged 15 to 39. For more on these and other stories go to Medscape.com. I'm Perry Wilson.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A new hypothesis suggests that gravity may affect irritable bowel syndrome; a Thailand study finds that Buddhist believers have lower rates of depression; and cancer screening rates remain below those pre-pandemic.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The days of free COVID-19 treatment are coming to an end; the CDC says this year's flu vaccine is a good match against circulating strains; and lowering weights is just as effective as lifting and lowering them, Japanese researchers say.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The Thanksgiving holiday produced the biggest spike in flu activity this season; new laboratory, animal, and human studies suggest that a certain liver drug might be a useful COVID-19 preventive; and ultraprocessed foods increase the risk for dementia, according to a new study.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A study which found that surgical and N95 masks are equally protective against COVID-19 in healthcare workers has come under fire; federal officials say the monkeypox health emergency declaration will end; and an analysis of chest x-rays was found predictive of patients' 10-year cardiovascular risk.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The trial was negative, but the drug company says its Alzheimer's therapy produced "beautiful" treatment results; the green Mediterranean diet caused significant reductions in visceral adipose tissue in a new study; and Moderna shares its success in recruiting diverse populations for vaccine trials.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Twitter removes its policy aimed at preventing misinformation about COVID-19; shorter time intervals between meals were linked to increased mortality in a study; and a new analysis finds a drop in average sperm counts globally.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A diabetes drug shortage that's possibly fueled by Elon Musk and Kim Kardashian; regular masks may be as effective in protecting healthcare workers as N95s are; and 3 in 10 people in the United States who've had COVID-19 had symptoms for 3 months.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Dutch researchers find a cholesterol biomarker that is more dangerous than familial hypercholesterolemia; do vitamin D supplements help vitamin D–deficient kids grow?; and a new study says 8 minutes of intense exercise is all you need.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The World Cup may fuel a new infection wave in the country with the world's second-highest COVID-19 death rate; for the first time, the majority of Americans dying of COVID-19 are vaccinated; and flavonals reduce the rate of cognitive decline in a study.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: New CDC data show mRNA boosters are more effective against Omicron subvariants than the original vaccine; after 54 years of public service, Anthony Fauci gives his last White House briefing; and does HDL as a CVD biomarker have a race signature?

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Attendance at NFL games during the early years of the pandemic was associated with local COVID-19 spikes; a new study identifies the most deadly global pathogen; and how well can patients judge the quality of their diets?

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A 20% remission rate from type 2 diabetes was achieved by a London practice; at-home birth rates hit the highest levels seen in decades; and how much did California fine an NP who advertised herself as "Dr Sarah"?

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Seizure risk is higher with COVID than with influenza; FDA approves first drug to delay onset of type 1 diabetes; and does temperature affect the number of hate-tweets?