Long-Term Muscle Relaxant Use Only Benefits Certain Conditions
Long-term use of skeletal muscle relaxants (SMRs) for chronic pain is only effective for certain conditions, such as painful spasms, cramps, and neck pain, according to a review published in JAMA...
View ArticleChronic Musculoskeletal Pain Tied to Abdominal Adipose Tissue
Abdominal adipose tissue is associated with chronic musculoskeletal pain, according to a study published in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. Zemene Demelash Kifle, from the University of...
View ArticleChildren Born Very Preterm Experience More ACEs & Worse ADHD Outcomes
The following is a summary of “Adverse Childhood Experiences and Socio-Emotional Outcomes of Children Born Very Preterm,” published in the October 2024 issue of Pediatrics by Bishop et al. Adverse...
View ArticleNPIs Linked to Reduction in SUDI With Viral or Bacterial Identification
The following is a summary of “Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic Interventions on Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy Incidence in France,” published in the October 2024 issue of Pediatrics by Scherdel et al....
View ArticleePWV Predicts Short- and Long-Term Mortality in Patients with SAH
The following is a summary of “Association between estimated pulse wave velocity and the risk of mortality in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage: a retrospective cohort study based on the MIMIC...
View ArticleStrategies to Alleviate Physician Tax Burdens
Tax burden strategies physicians should employ to assist with preparation for tax season, identifying tax deductions, possible pitfalls to avoid, and more. Physicians lose a significant portion of...
View ArticleNavigating Career Changes: Is an Early-Mid-Career Crisis Really a Thing?
Is the early-mid-career crisis real? Physicians are asking themselves this question and looking to the future to decide their next career move. This year, I enter my eighth year of practice. According...
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Knowledge of Abdominal Aortic Calcification Results Improves Some CVD Risk...
THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Providing vascular imaging results does not improve diet but does improve some cardiovascular disease risk factors at 12 weeks posttest, according to a study...
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Infectious Diseases Society of America, Oct. 16-19
The annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America was held this year from Oct. 16 to 19 in Los Angeles, drawing participants from around the world, including scientists, physicians, and...
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Onions in McDonalds’ Quarter Pounders Linked to E. Coli Outbreak Have Been...
THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Just days after an E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders was first announced, a company producing onions used in the burgers said it has issued...
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ACAAI: Gene-Editing Therapy Reduces Angioedema Attacks in Hereditary Angioedema
THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For adults with hereditary angioedema, the in vivo gene-editing therapy NTLA-2002, which is based on clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats...
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ASA: Fibrinogen-to-Albumin Ratio Is Risk Factor for Preeclampsia
THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio (FAR) is an independent risk factor for development of any preeclampsia (PE) and PE with severe features (sPE), according to a...
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ASA: Repeated Fasting Increases Malnutrition Risk in Patients Undergoing...
THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Malnutrition is more likely among patients undergoing multiple orthopedic surgeries, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American...
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Boarding Admitted Stroke Patients in Emergency Department Financially Costly
THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Boarding admitted patients in the emergency department for acute stroke is financially costly, according to a study published online in the October issue of...
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Duodenal ReCET Plus Semaglutide Can Prevent Need for Insulin in T2DM
THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), duodenal recellularization via electroporation therapy (ReCET), which uses pulsed electric fields to induce natural...
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Women Want a Choice Between Vaginal HPV Self-Sampling and Clinician Screen
THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Most women would like a choice between vaginal human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling and traditional clinician screening, although nearly half would prefer...
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Protracted Radiation Exposure Linked to Hematologic Cancer Mortality
THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Protracted low-dose exposure to ionizing radiation among radiation-monitored workers is associated with mortality due to some hematologic malignancies,...
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Inhaled Nicotine Disrupts Normal Heart Function
THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Nicotine delivered by either chronic electronic cigarettes or standard cigarettes disrupts normal heart function, according to a study published online Sept....
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Artificial Intelligence Model Predicts Kidney Graft Survival
THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The U.K. Deceased Donor Kidney Transplant Outcome Prediction (UK-DTOP) model, developed using advanced artificial intelligence, demonstrates superior...
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Higher Heathy Eating Index Score Beneficial in Prostate Cancer
THURSDAY, Oct. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Higher adherence to American dietary guideline recommendations may be associated with a lower risk for grade reclassification in men diagnosed with grade...
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