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• Higher Levels of Omega-3 Linked to Better Brain Health in Midlife The more omega-3s the better when it comes to hippocampal volume and abstract reasoning ― but even moderate levels of omega-3 may be enough to protect the brain, new research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, October 05, 2022
• Medscape Physician Assistant Burnout Report 2022 PAs share their experiences with burnout and depression and whether it's spurred thoughts of leaving the profession.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, October 05, 2022
• NSCLC e-Tumor Boards: Case 4: EGFR Mutant NSCLC with Brain Metastasis   This case focuses on a 54-year-old woman with EGFR mutant non-small cell lung cancer, who underwent resection. Five weeks later, she suffered from recurrence of all of her initial symptoms. The Brain Mets team discusses a second surgery and further treatment options.
  Medscape, October 05, 2022
• Osteonecrosis of the Jaw and Antiresorptive Agents Antiresorptive agents are commonly used to prevent bone loss and fractures, but prolonged use could potentially lead to osteonecrosis of the jaw. Which patients are most at risk?
  Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, October 05, 2022
• Age at Menarche, Adult Height, and Mammographic Density This paper examines the complex association between age at menarche, adult height, and mammographic density.
  Breast Cancer Research, October 05, 2022
• ESMO's New Focus on Cancer Prevention WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, talks with ESMO Co-chair Fabrice André on the organization's focus on cancer prevention and recent advances in cancer screening and treatment.
  Medscape, October 04, 2022
• A Virus Poised to Jump Species to Humans   Researchers show how close we are to another pandemic, and how it will start with zoonotic transmission.
  Medscape, October 04, 2022
• The Dubious Value of Online Reviews Neurologist Allan Block describes online reviews of doctors by patients as "the wild west," with minimal rules and little if any oversight ― and argues that both good and bad ratings "mean nothing."
  MDedge, October 04, 2022
• Encephalomyelitis Associated With Coronavirus Disease 2019 This case highlights the need to be aware of longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis as a manifestation of COVID-19. In this patient, LETM was followed by post-COVID encephalomyelitis.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, October 04, 2022
• Lipofibromatous Hamartoma of the Median Nerve Review the clinical and imaging characteristics of neurogenic lipofibromatous hamartoma, a rare, slow-growing, benign tumor.
  Applied Radiology, October 04, 2022
• A New AI-Assisted System to Assess Cervical Disc Herniation A newly developed automated program could be a useful means of measuring cervical disc herniation volume. Is it more accurate than the manual method?
  Spine, October 03, 2022
• Image-Guided Superficial Radiation as First-line in Skin Cancer? For non-melanoma skin cancer, image-guided superficial radiation therapy offered comparable disease control to Mohs surgery. The study was published as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed.
  First Look, September 30, 2022
• EASD 2022 Liver Fat Lowered by Ezetimibe-Statin Combination A significant 5.8% decrease in hepatic steatosis was seen after 24 weeks’ treatment with ezetimibe and rosuvastatin comparing baseline with end of treatment values.
  MDedge News, September 30, 2022
• EASD 2022 Improve Diagnosis of Type of Heart Failure Common in Diabetes Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is common in people with type 2 diabetes but is often hard to recognize. Treatments newly proven to be effective make diagnosis an imperative.
  Medscape Medical News, September 30, 2022
• Colorectal Cancer e-Tumor Boards: Case 3: Defective DNA Mismatch Repair CRC   The Colorectal team discusses a case of a 37-year-old female diagnosed with moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma. The team discusses the importance of imaging and treatment strategies.
  Medscape, September 30, 2022
• Acute Hypoxemia: A Rapid-Response Refresher   Pearls from a critical care expert include how to approach the patient with hypoxemia, uses of POCUS, and whether you can trust that pulse oximeter.
  The Curbsiders, September 29, 2022
• The Bionic Pancreas Triumphs in Pivotal Trial   We are closer than ever to a truly hands-free closed-loop insulin delivery system for type 1 diabetes.
  Medscape, September 28, 2022
• Poll: Do Doctors Come to Work Sick? Whereas physicians coming to work sick was fairly common in the past, has the COVID pandemic changed the culture of coming to work while feeling ill?
  Medscape Reader Polls, September 28, 2022
• Substance and Opioid Abuse Report 2022 Physicians reveal their attitudes about substance abuse and how those challenges affect themselves and their patient's lives.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, September 28, 2022
• Female Docs Rarely Earn Highest Drug, Device Payouts: Study A new study finds gender disparities common in industry payouts, resulting in female physicians earning less and having fewer opportunities to network and advance their careers.
  Medscape Medical News, September 28, 2022