Medscape Medical News

• ECO 2021 Ultraprocessed Food Adversely Impacts Metabolome in Kids Analysis of molecular changes to the metabolome upon consumption of ultraprocessed foods shows concerning changes in midchildhood and adolescence known to be associated with overweight/obesity.
  Medscape Medical News, May 14, 2021
• Tech Giants Are Moving Into Healthcare The federal government is partnering with connectivity powerhouses like Apple, Google, IBM, and Microsoft to transform the way health information is shared.
  Medscape Medical News, May 14, 2021
• Transplanted Pancreatic Islets: Are They Drugs or Organs? A group of experts has called for a switch from classifying pancreatic islets as biological drugs under FDA authority to designation as human organs under the National Organ Transplantation Act.
  Medscape Medical News, May 14, 2021
• OARSI 2021 Which Comes First in Osteoarthritis: The Damage or the Pain? Osteoarthritis experts debate whether pain is the result of joint damage or a cause of it.
  Medscape Medical News, May 14, 2021
• OARSI 2021 Insoles or Braces Show Best Pain Relief for Knee OA Meta-analysis finds low-quality evidence for biochemical interventions but favors combination insoles or braces for knee osteoarthritis (OA).
  Medscape Medical News, May 14, 2021
• Deeper Sleep, Slower Heart Rate Tied to Sudden Death in Epilepsy Deeper sleep and slower heart rate following seizures may work synergistically to increase the risk for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, new research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, May 14, 2021
• Inflammation a Core Feature of Depression Depression and inflammation are biologically linked – a finding that may have important implications for patients whose condition fails to respond to treatment with antidepressants.
  Medscape Medical News, May 14, 2021
• Among Asymptomatic, 2% May Harbor 90% of Community's Viral Load A study of more than 72,000 COVID-19 saliva samples collected among asymptomatic college students explores differences in viral load levels.
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2021
• ACC 2021 Advent of hs-Troponins in ED Didn't Lead to Cascades of Testing US arrival of the high-sensitivity assays expanded use of a few tests, but hospitalization and some big-ticket services and procedures didn't go up or may have actually declined, two reports suggest.
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2021
• New AHA Statement on Aortic Stenosis in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients with chronic kidney disease and aortic stenosis have distinctive epidemiological and pathophysiological characteristics, presenting diagnostic and management challenges, a new statement says.
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2021
• Once Fully Vaccinated, No Need to Mask Up in Most Places, CDC Says The CDC still advises travelers to wear masks while on airplanes, buses, and trains, and for all people to wear masks in some indoor settings such as hospitals.
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2021
• New Recommendations on Reconstruction After Skin Cancer Resection To keep the guideline manageable, recommendations are limited to the practice of reconstruction defined as 'cutaneous closure that requires a flap, graft, or tissue rearrangement.'
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2021
• Anticoagulation in Advanced Dementia Needs 'Rational Strategy' A new study has highlighted the need for more information on the net clinical benefit of anticoagulation treatment in patients with atrial fibrillation and advanced dementia at the end of life.
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2021
• APA 2021 Online Bullying Tied to an Increased Risk for Suicidal Thoughts, Actions Adolescents are increasingly vulnerable to cyberbullying because of ongoing COVID-19 social restrictions; enhanced vigilance is required to prevent harmful effects, researchers say.
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2021
• Doctors Prescribe Fewer Statins in the Afternoon Statins tend to be prescribed less often to patients at risk for heart disease during afternoon rather than morning visits, a new study suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2021
• ADHD 2021 Drug Holiday? Benefits, Risk to Kids With ADHD Letting children with ADHD take a weekend or summer break from methylphenidate may lead to several benefits, but experts urge caution when doing so.
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2021
• Disappointment: Screening for Ovarian Cancer Does Not Cut Deaths A huge British trial turned out negative: annual screening of healthy women for ovarian cancer did not reduce deaths from this aggressive cancer.
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2021
• Esophageal Cancer: Preop Chemoradiotherapy Benefit for 10 Years Among patients with locally advanced resectable esophageal or junctional cancer, the overall survival benefit conferred by preoperative chemoradiotherapy persists for at least 10 years.
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2021
• AAN 2021 Decreased COVID Antibody Response in MS Patients Taking Ocrelizumab Antibody, but not T-cell, response appears to be attenuated in patients with MS who take the disease-modifying therapy ocrelizumab during COVID-19 infection, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2021
• ADHD 2021 Will COVID-19 Result in More ADHD Cases? While it's possible that residual effects from the COVID pandemic could lead to an eruption in ADHD cases, a recent debate between experts underscored that more data are needed.
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2021