Medscape Medical Minute

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Lean muscle mass may offer protection against the development of Alzheimer's disease; another successful diet drug trial raises questions about the need for comparative studies; and people older than 65 years living in warmer climates have a higher chance of developing severe vision problems. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Medical schools face a challenge in ensuring diversity in admissions following a Supreme Court ruling; opioids are no better than placebo for acute nonspecific low back or neck pain; and men and women react differently to acute stress. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The AMA is considering alternatives to the current residency matching program; clinician diversity may affect a patient's decision to seek care; and 40% of girls and young women have iron deficiency. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The CDC reports the first US cases of malaria from mosquitoes in 20 years; COVID can reduce sperm count; and the effects of traumatic brain injury may last longer than previously reported. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Dr F. Perry Wilson examines the impact of anchoring bias in medicine; a new drug produces weight loss that has never been seen before; and experts challenge a review that questioned the primary cause of depression. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: There's a new push to allow international medical graduates to skip US residency; the FDA issues guidance for performing trials with psychedelic drugs; and two trials suggest that higher doses of semaglutide may provide additional options for patients with diabetes. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: New insight into why astronauts are more susceptible to infections in space; a novel drug offers promise for treating cannabis addiction; and an investigational agent for NASH achieves resolution with no worsening of fibrosis. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: 64% of ob/gyns say the Dobbs decision has exacerbated pregnancy-related mortality; severe infections caused by group A strep are rebounding after a pandemic lull; and what attorneys say are legal reasons for dismissing a patient. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: How does long COVID differ from the sequelae of flu or sepsis?; the USPSTF endorses screening for anxiety for the first time; and daily napping may improve brain health. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Older people who take daily aspirin are at higher risk for anemia; a hot topic for anesthesiologists is whether they should hold diet drugs for surgery; and patients with NAFLD are at increased risk for severe infections. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The rate of obesity in the US may be twice as high as BMI measurements have found; a new approach to dialysis produces significantly improved survival; and fathers' support makes a big difference in whether mothers breastfeed. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The AMA opposes legacy admissions in medical schools; Human Rights Watch calls out US hospitals for abusive practices that create medical debt for tens of millions; and a pilot study suggests probiotics are effective in treating major depression. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: 1 in 4 people who had COVID-19 have not gotten their sense of smell back; a Nashville hospital is sued after a patient caught fire and died during cardioversion; and state abortion bans are affecting ob/gyn residents' program choices. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The American Heart Association warns of cardiovascular risk from toxic chemicals; a possible explanation for why light drinking is associated with lower CVD risk; and intranasal ketamine is found effective for chronic refractory migraine. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: In search of the person shedding 1000 times more SARS-CoV-2 virus than normal; what are the cardiorespiratory effects of N95 masks?; and an analysis of crowdfunding campaigns shows what patients with diabetes need money for. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Sleep duration moderates risky media use in adolescents; mothers' "kangaroo care" reduces mortality in low-birthweight newborns; and the US Chamber of Commerce sues the federal government over a law allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A look at the data on the health effects of wildfire smoke; journal editors approve the use of ChatGPT in scientific manuscripts; and the WHO says that nonsugar sweeteners are not recommended for weight loss or reducing diabetes risk. (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872)

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Regular sleep guards against premature death; a shortage of widely used cancer drugs affects potentially half a million patients; and a review finds that exercise benefits chronic low back pain.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Only 7% of patients with cancer are getting guideline-recommended germline genetic testing; an experimental drug shows early promise in reducing liver fat in patients with NASH; and UK researchers report that long COVID symptoms are more severe in menopausal women.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Many centers are skipping the top spot on the kidney transplant waitlist; experts warn doctors about legal jeopardy from relying on AI; and a new tool could help sort out which suicidal patients in emergency departments need to be hospitalized.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The surgeon general says doctors need more time with patients to develop meaningful connections; President Biden reportedly has chosen a former North Carolina health secretary to head the CDC; and an experimental pill shows promise in the treatment of brain cancers.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Canada becomes the first country to put warning messages on individual cigarettes; intravenous ketamine is just as effective as ECT in patients with treatment-resistant depression; and nearly 1 in 5 cancer drug trials have their primary endpoint changed after the trials have started.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The FDA issues a warning about compounded versions of popular diet drugs; an experimental cannabinoid-based drug may be more effective than pregabalin for pain relief; and regular exercise is linked to higher pain tolerance.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A journal retracts a survey of parents who said their children's gender dysphoria resulted from social contagion; new data show that COVID boosters are effective but not for long; and continuous monitoring with implantable loop recorders improves AF outcomes.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: AI outperforms human call handlers in identifying patients with stroke; patients with opioid use disorder prefer machine dispensaries to in-person meetings for getting their pharmaceutical-grade opioids; and the rate of long COVID in Omicron patients may be lower than it is with previous variants.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Following a vegan or vegetarian diet is tied to lower levels of cholesterol and apolipoprotein B; stimulating the brain may improve cognition; and lawmakers in 30 states introduce bills to rein in insurer gatekeeping.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: In a scientific first, researchers record electrical patterns seen in chronic pain; the age of onset of type 2 diabetes is linked to dementia risk; and psychological therapy for depression may reduce risk for cardiovascular disease.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A resident wins a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against a hospital that supported impairment charges by a patient; Dr F. Perry Wilson looks at whether ketamine has a role in the relief of chronic pain; and vaginal lubricants reduce dryness and increase sexual pleasure, new research shows.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A new program for pregnant women combines lawyers with doctors; what's the best way to remove razor blades from patients in the ED?; and ChatGPT flunks a medical exam.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Cardiologists are gearing up for FDA approval of renal denervation for hypertension; sublingual immunotherapy reduces risk for asthma onset in patients with allergic rhinitis; and young people who die by suicide often are introduced to guns by family.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Florida legalizes denial of patient care; anti-poverty programs may help offset harms to children's brains from living in poverty; and exercising reduces the risk for Parkinson's disease in women.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The AHA calls for teaching basic lifesaving skills to young children; US drug shortages hit a 10-year high; and depression reaches levels not seen since Gallup started tracking mental illness.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Doctors anxiously await an FTC decision on a proposed ban on noncompete agreements; the WHO calls for caution in the use of AI in healthcare; and the AHA labels stroke a "disease of disparities."

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Toxic drinking water is linked to Parkinson's disease in veterans; President Biden nominates the head of the NCI for director of the NIH; and patients with long COVID have lower levels of vitamin D.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The rate of cervical cancer screening among low-income women doubles with the sending of do-it-yourself sampling kits; a Swedish study finds that statins appear to guard against liver disease progression; and adolescents' emergency room visits for mental health issues have dropped post pandemic.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Pfizer's CEO calls the Biden administration's Medicare drug pricing plan "negotiation with a gun to your head"; new safety warnings are coming to prevent abuse of ADHD drugs; and the first-ever medication for Alzheimer's agitation is approved.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A new study links cell phone use to hypertension; French researchers develop a ChatGPT-like system for diagnosis of rejection after kidney transplant; and a Cochrane Review finds no evidence for efficacy and safety of antidepressants for chronic pain.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: New visa restrictions may delay hiring of international nurses by 2 years; youth depression surged worldwide during the pandemic; and a study details just how much landfill waste is generated by one endoscopy procedure.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Screening all 30-year-olds for genetic conditions may be cost-effective; the USPSTF proposes lowering the starting age for routine mammograms; and many patients with epilepsy use nonmedical cannabis for seizure control.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Obesity-related cancer risk is significantly increased in people living in food deserts and swamps; asthma is linked to several cancers; and high follistatin levels are associated with higher odds of premature death and heart failure.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Hearing loss increases risk for dementia but not in those wearing hearing aids; researchers use AI to analyze statin misinformation; and a team in Boston performs the first in utero cerebrovascular surgery.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: CDC "disease detectives" catch COVID at a conference in Atlanta; endocrinologists call on clinicians to combat weight bias; and younger women are hospitalized at a higher rate than men 1 year after MI.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The FDA approves the first vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus; an investigational Alzheimer's drug slows disease progression; and the White House ends its COVID vaccine requirement for federal workers and international travelers.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The CDC plans to stop tracking community-level COVID cases; research points to a potential alternative to BMI for evaluating fitness in children; and a study of comatose patients examines what happens to the dying brain.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Canadian provinces ease practice restrictions, hoping to lure US doctors; patients who have had COVID-19 are at increased risk for autoimmune diseases; and researchers propose a new theory on the cause of death of famed Italian theologian Thomas Aquinas.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A rise in syphilis and strep is causing a shortage of penicillin; home cooking during the pandemic is tied to dietary improvements in patients prone to kidney stones; and a psychedelic drug led to major reductions in depressive symptoms in patients with cancer.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Mastectomy patients who have sentinel node biopsy may be overtreated; dogs diagnose COVID-19 with high accuracy; and golf is good for your mental and physical health.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Did having a pet help reduce stress or loneliness during the pandemic?; melatonin gummies can expose children to doses up to 130 times higher than recommended; and a look at the debate over whether we need an alternative to BMI for measuring obesity.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Florida hospitals will soon request patients' immigration status; a global study finds that obesity drugs are significantly overpriced; and researchers test a nutty way to improve teenagers' attention.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Doctors' groups are supporting legislation to permanently link Medicare physician payments to inflation; bariatric surgery may reduce risk for breast cancer; and chargers for electric vehicles do not appear to pose a risk to patients with implantable defibrillators.