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ATA 2023 Less Dairy Leads to Decline in Iodine Concentrations Iodine concentration declines among women of reproductive age in the United States over two decades correlate with reductions in dairy consumption.
Medscape Medical News, October 4, 2023
USPSTF Should Reconsider Rec to Lower Mammogram Age: Experts Experts discuss how the change from starting mammography screening at age 40 instead of 50 will come with few benefits and big potential harms.
Medscape Medical News, October 4, 2023
EASD 2023 Weight Loss With Semaglutide Maintained for up to 3 Years Improvements in A1c and body weight seen at 6 months are maintained for up to 3 years with semaglutide, shows a large real-world data study.
Medscape Medical News, October 3, 2023
QA Measures for Bone Care Falling Short, Group Says Clinicians described several strategies for treating osteoporosis while acknowledging that commonly used quality assessments need work.
Medscape Medical News, October 3, 2023

AMA Funds BP Training for Medical, PA, and Nursing Schools Med students and other healthcare workers, including physician assistants and nurses, don't receive enough BP training. The AMA wants to change that to help reduce cardiovascular disease and stroke.
Medscape Medical News, September 2023
Fla. Nurse Practitioner Convicted in $200M+ Medicare Scheme The federal government has launched multiple cases alleging fraud worth billions of dollars.
Medscape Medical News, September 2023
How to Get Paid If Your Patient Passes On Physicians are saddened when a patient passes on. Sometimes doctors also need to deal with issues of outstanding payment. Here's how to address that situation with sensitivity.
Medscape Medical News, September 2023
NPs and PAs Handling Increasingly More Primary Care Visits Advanced practice providers are handling more primary care visits and seeing more patients, particularly for conditions such as respiratory infections and anxiety, according to recent research.
Medscape Medical News, September 2023
Hospital Accreditor Takes Aim at Greenhouse Gas Emissions The Joint Commission next year will start a voluntary program to help hospitals reduce their greenhouse gas emissions after dropping a proposal to require emissions reporting for accreditation.
Medscape Medical News, September 2023

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ESC 2023 SGLT2 Is Tied to Fewer Post-MI Deaths in T2D Observational registry data from Sweden showed a significant link between SGLT2 inhibitor use at the time of an MI in people with type 2 diabetes and fewer all-cause deaths in 1-year follow-up.
Medscape Medical News, October 4, 2023
We Know Exercise Prevents Cancer. A New Study Tells Us Why A small study in Lynch syndrome patients may be the first to reveal immunological reactions to physical activity.
WebMD Health News, October 4, 2023
Adolescents' Acute Care Use for Eating Disorders Has Risen Rates of emergency department visits and hospitalizations for eating disorders have increased significantly among adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study.
Medscape Medical News, October 4, 2023

Long-Term Results Show Major Advance in Endometrial Cancer Maurie Markman, MD, discusses a long-term follow-up trial demonstrating response in patients with endometrial cancer.
Medscape Oncology, October 4, 2023
Social Media Makes Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Feel Less Alone Social media videos, and other posts, from kids living with type 1 diabetes allows affected children to feel less alone but can also provide an incomplete picture of living with the disease.
Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, October 4, 2023