Medscape Medical News

• World Cancer Day: Half of Cancer Deaths Can Be Prevented Nearly half of cancer-related deaths are the result of tobacco, alcohol, and ultra-processed foods, and thus preventable; the Union for International Cancer Control is calling on governments to take a stand.
  Medscape Medical News, February 04, 2023
• Bacterial Vaginosis Linked With Persistent HPV Infections Studies indicate that HPV infections persist in cases of vaginosis, resulting in the appearance of epithelial lesions.
  Medscape Medical News, February 03, 2023
• Boosters Reduce COVID Deaths in Patients With Multimorbidity Additional studies are needed for accurate booster-dose timing as new variants emerge, according to researchers.
  Medscape Medical News, February 03, 2023
• Longer Diabetes Duration Links With Increased Heart Failure Prospective data from nearly 24,000 people with diabetes showed that longer diabetes duration significantly linked with an increased heart failure incidence.
  Medscape Medical News, February 03, 2023
• More Data Back Guillain-Barré Risk With Janssen COVID Shot Observed cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome after receipt of the Janssen shot were two to three times greater than background rates within 3-6 weeks of vaccination, new US surveillance data show.
  Medscape Medical News, February 03, 2023
• Physicians React: 'Incompetence in Medicine Has No Age Limit' Can a 100-year-old doctor safely practice medicine? Should older doctors be subject to cognitive testing? Here's what your colleagues are saying.
  Medscape Medical News, February 03, 2023
• Accelerated Pacing a Possible Strategy for HF With Preserved EF? A study challenges the dogma of beta-blockers for HF with preserved ejection fraction. For now, the strategy might only be for HFpEF patients already with pacemakers.
  Medscape Medical News, February 02, 2023
• 'Sighing' Tops Mindfulness for Reduced Stress, Improved Mood Cyclic sighing, which emphasizes prolonged exhalations, is more effective at improving mood and reducing stress than mindfulness meditation, new research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, February 02, 2023
• Move Towards Making Extravasations a Reportable Event? Although there has been a move towards making extravasations a reportable medical event, a patient advocacy group says the proposed change places the burden on patients rather than healthcare professionals.
  Medscape Medical News, February 02, 2023
• Antidepressants Mostly Ineffective, 'Lackluster' for Chronic Pain In a new analysis of 26 systematic reviews, most comparisons had inconclusive evidence of the effectiveness of antidepressants compared with placebo in treating pain.
  Medscape Medical News, February 02, 2023
• How Doctors Can Increase Their Earnings With Passive Income Time is money, but you can garner revenue in ways that are lucrative but that don't take time away from your main job.
  Medscape Medical News, February 02, 2023
• Ultraprocessed Food and Increased Risk of Cancer: UK Study Eating ultraprocessed foods appears to increase the risk of developing and dying from cancer, suggests an observational study from the UK, but experts urge caution in drawing firm conclusions.
  Medscape Medical News, February 02, 2023
• GICS 2023 Monitoring ctDNA After Colorectal Cancer Surgery Cell-free DNA concentration is significantly increased in the first 2 weeks after surgery but these higher levels do not seem to interfere with monitoring of circulating tumor DNA for prognostic purposes.
  Medscape Medical News, February 02, 2023
• Alert FDA Approves Daprodustat, First Oral Anemia Treatment The US Food and Drug Administration has approved daprodustat as oral treatment for anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease and on dialysis, but not for patients who are not on dialysis.
  Medscape Medical News, February 02, 2023
• Even Low-Level Air Pollution Ups Depression, Anxiety Risk Long-term exposure to multiple air pollutants, even at levels below national air quality standards, is associated with increased risk for depression and anxiety, new research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, February 01, 2023
• Vitamin D Supplementation Linked to Fewer Suicide Attempts A large retrospective study of US veterans finds those receiving vitamin D2 or D3 had fewer suicide attempts or episodes of intentional self-harm than matched peers who didn't take the vitamin.
  Medscape Medical News, February 01, 2023
• Running Does Not Cause Lasting Cartilage Damage A single bout of running causes only transient and small changes to the thickness and structure of healthy cartilage in the knee.
  Medscape Medical News, February 01, 2023
• Does Immunotherapy Offer Survival Gain in Older NSCLC Patients? Contrary to clinical trial results, the survival benefit of checkpoint inhibitors in the real-world setting is lower among older people with NSCLC, who make up a large proportion of patients.
  Medscape Medical News, February 01, 2023
• More Physicians Are Experiencing Burnout and Depression Burnout can lead to a cascade of problems for physicians, including disrespect from coworkers and signs of depression, a new Medscape report shows.
  Medscape Medical News, February 01, 2023
• Using Live Pigs in Residency Training Sparks Heated Debate Some residency programs use live pig labs to train doctors on complex procedures; opponents say the practice is unethical and lacks clinical validity since the emergence of life-like simulators.
  Medscape Medical News, February 01, 2023