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'2/21/2025 2:08:28 AM'

Lost in the Chart: How Medicine Fails Adopted Adults

Findings from a new study suggest primary care clinicians need better guidance on caring for adopted adult patients with limited family medical history. Medscape Medical News

'2/21/2025 2:00:00 AM'

Nutrient Patterns and Depression Risk in Older Adults

A diet rich in magnesium, polyphenols, and vitamin B is linked to decreased odds of depression in older adults over time. Medscape News UK

'2/21/2025 2:00:00 AM'

Is Disease Activity in IBD a Risk for C difficile Infection?

Factors linked to C difficile infection in patients with IBD include IBD activity prior to infection, shorter disease duration, previous use of corticosteroids, and prior hospitalisation. Medscape News UK

'2/21/2025 2:00:00 AM'

AI Enhances Breast Cancer Detection in Screening Trial

Compared with standard double reading, AI-supported mammography detects more clinically relevant breast cancer cases without increasing false positives, a new trial shows. Medscape News UK

'2/21/2025 1:51:58 AM'

NICE Approves Fenfluramine for Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome

The epilepsy treatment is now approved as an add-on therapy for patients aged ≥ 2 years, following an appeal against NICE’s initial rejection. Medscape News UK

'2/21/2025 1:41:21 AM'

Anti-Factor XI Anticoagulants: Breakthrough or Bust?

The OCEANIC-AF trial has raised concerns about factor XI inhibitors. Should physicians still bet on this class of anticoagulants? Medscape Medical News

'2/21/2025 1:25:51 AM'

JAMA Journals Op-Ed Condemns US Fed Censorship

Editors from JAMA and its specialty journals on Thursday published a strongly-worded editorial opposing Trump administration censorship of government scientists and clinicians and vowed to uphold scientific integrity in communicating scientific re...

'2/21/2025 12:56:16 AM'

How Can Machine Learning Boost T1D Patients’ Time in Range?

Novel technology holds the potential to transform day-to-day tasks for people with type 1 diabetes. Medscape Medical News

'2/21/2025 12:43:57 AM'

Canada Experiencing a Late-Season Surge in Flu Cases

Influenza test positivity rates reached 24.3% in early February, surpassing last season’s peak, experts say. Medscape Medical News

'2/21/2025 12:12:33 AM'

Speech-in-Noise Hearing Impairment May Up Parkinson's Risk

Impairment in distinguishing spoken words from background noise may up Parkinson’s risk by 57% per 10 dB increase in the speech reception threshold, new research suggests. Medscape Medical News

'2/20/2025 11:23:05 PM'

Not All Plant-based Diets Are Equal in IBD Risk Mitigation

Greater adherence to a healthy plant-based diet is linked to reduced risk and improved outcomes for IBD, while unhealthy plant-based diets are linked to worse outcomes. Medscape Medical News

'2/20/2025 10:39:50 PM'

CDC Data on Flu and Bird Flu Goes Missing Amid Outbreaks

The CDC estimates at least 24 million illnesses, 310,000 hospitalizations, and 13,000 deaths from the flu since the start of October. KFF Health News

'2/20/2025 10:23:09 PM'

Eating Rhythms Delayed in Teens With Overweight or Obesity

The circadian rhythm of caloric intake is less pronounced and more delayed in young individuals with overweight and obesity than in those with a healthy weight, a recent study shows. Medscape Medical News

'2/20/2025 9:50:20 PM'

Antibiotics Getting False Blame for Colitis, Study Finds

A nationwide study of older adults in Sweden suggests a suspected link between antibiotic use and microscopic colitis is more likely a detection bias arising from similar gastrointestinal symptoms. Medscape Medical News

'2/20/2025 9:49:57 PM'

Advanced Adenomas Signal Higher Risk for CRC, Mortality

Patients with advanced and nonadvanced adenomas are at an increased risk for CRC, but only those with advanced adenomas had significantly higher risks for CRC-related and all-cause mortality. Medscape Medical News

'2/20/2025 9:04:31 PM'

Can a Plant-Based Diet Be Nutritionally Adequate?

Vegetarian and vegan diets can be nutritionally adequate and offer long-term health benefits, new guidance from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics revealed. Medscape Medical News

'2/20/2025 8:54:47 PM'

Early Sun Exposure Tied to Lower MS Relapse Risk in Children

Prenatal and early life sun exposure is associated with a lower risk for relapse in childhood-onset MS, new findings suggest, but investigators say more research is needed. Medscape Medical News

'2/20/2025 8:23:11 PM'

Nivolumab Bests Placebo in MIBC

Additional data from CheckMate 274 showed that adjuvant nivolumab benefits patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer with or without prior neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Medscape Medical News

'2/20/2025 12:24:59 PM'

As Federal Health Data Come Back Online, Docs Remain Wary

Can doctors trust health info now being restored to government websites after a judge’s order? Trump's administration had directed treatment guidelines and health data to be scrubbed from the sites. Medscape Medical News

'2/20/2025 11:04:04 AM'

Trump Administration Review of Psych Meds Raises Concerns

The administration's suggestion that psychotropic drugs pose a 'threat' to children has raised fears that a new presidential commission could recommend limiting medication access. Medscape Medical News