Medscape Medical Minute

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Researchers find that occupational physical activity is not beneficial to brain health; new standards for marijuana screening may miss some children exposed to the drug; and the FDA approves a study to assess a blood test for multiple cancers. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The FDA approves Medtronic's renal denervation system for treating hypertension; a French geneticist suggests replacing traditional newborn screening with genomic screening; and Dr F. Perry Wilson on why red wine gives us headaches. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Great Britain announces a medical first with plans to use gene therapy to treat sickle cell disease; the WHO says there has been a staggering rise in measles cases and deaths; and the Gates Foundation is funding the mass production of needle-free vaccine technology. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: An AI platform gets heart attack patients to the catheterization lab 9 minutes faster; the FDA approves the first at-home test for chlamydia and gonorrhea; and low-dose aspirin significantly reduces liver fat in patients with metabolic liver disease. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A former official of the American Diabetes Association accuses the organization of selling its good name; a report in  The Lancet predicts a 370% surge in heat deaths from global warming; and demand for new weight loss drugs creates shortages in several European countries. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A small study finds that saltwater gargling may prevent COVID hospitalizations; GLP-1 agonists eliminate the need for other diabetes medicines in some older adults with obesity and high A1c levels; and meet a doctor with diabetes who believes that humor can help control the disease. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Dr F. Perry Wilson on how RNA therapeutics may be the future of medicine; women with false-positive mammography tests have an 80% greater risk of dying of breast cancer; and the vaccine exemption rate for children starting kindergarten hits its highest level ever. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A landmark trial offers a new pathway for reducing cardiovascular disease in patients with obesity; people who frequently eat salt are at greater risk for type 2 diabetes; and a study shows how smoking may cause cancer. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Daily marijuana use is associated with increased risk for heart failure; metabolic liver disease is more common in adolescents with food insecurity; and what's required when residents are videotaped during patient visits. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Double D breast implants are used in a successful double lung transplant; the first oral pill for postpartum depression gets a nearly $16,000 price tag; and counterfeit weight loss drugs are linked to three hospitalizations. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The WHO calls for greater regulation of AI in medicine; a study finds that music therapy improves depressive symptoms in patients with stroke; and a commentary calls Maintenance of Certification requirements an insult to doctors who learn every day. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Even one night in the emergency department raises the risk for premature death; fine particulate matter pollution is linked to increased risk for breast cancer; and an EMR alert boosts primary care screening rates for kidney disease in patients with diabetes. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The final Medicare physician fee schedule will include a 3.4% drop in physician pay; top selling liver supplements do not contain ingredients recommended by liver experts; and a small study finds no brain damage risk from long COVID. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Five million more people are eligible for lung cancer screening under new guidelines; the US infant mortality rate rose for the first time in more than 20 years; and the use of e-cigarettes by high school students has dropped. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The only cancer hospital in Gaza has gone out of service; an app uses AI to quantify patient movements; and Black psychiatric inpatients are significantly more likely to be restrained than are White patients. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Prescriptions for semaglutide are up 150%; an 84-year-old ophthalmologist sues her employer over required cognitive tests; and a company hopes to use AI to end hot flashes. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Imaging studies show evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in living NFL players; higher triglyceride levels are associated with lower dementia risk; and AI is now being used to detect patient pain. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The FDA has cleared the first over-the-counter test for preliminary detection of fentanyl in urine; children of fathers who develop postpartum depression are more likely to experience adverse childhood experiences; and the plant-based Portfolio diet may lower cholesterol and reduce cardiovascular risk. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The AMA warns that physicians may abandon medicine altogether if Congress and the president do not act on physician concerns; a study concludes that acute pain medicines are overutilized in headache conditions; and a combination flu and COVID vaccine generates a strong immune response in an early trial. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: COVID increases the risk for Guillain-Barré syndrome sixfold; dozens of states sue Meta for inducing children and teens into compulsive social media use; and people of racial and ethnic minorities with acute traumatic injuries do not have their pain treated equitably. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: New research examines the uses and health effects of the alarm snooze button; a study finds that orthostatic hypotension should not preclude intensive blood pressure therapy; and physical activity in late childhood is associated with increases in brain volume. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A study shows for the first time that SARS-CoV-2 directly infects atherosclerotic plaque; a meta-analysis suggests that exercising for 30 minutes three times a week may help treat erectile dysfunction nearly as well as medication; and Dr F. Perry Wilson discusses a rigorous trial of a traditional Chinese medicine compound. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Ethicist Art Caplan asks whether a doctor who restored an artist's ability to paint should accept a thank-you painting worth millions; researchers deliberately infect 20 female volunteers with Zika virus; and fasting during chemotherapy improves quality of life. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Canadian wildfires caused a significant increase in asthma visits to New York EDs; Pfizer will more than double the cost of Paxlovid once commercial sales begin; and an AI model detects more than 99% of skin cancers. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Patients on antidepressants do not respond differently to semaglutide; the CDC finds a strong association between depressive symptoms and mortality; and AI chatbots have the "charming" problem of making up data. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872