Medscape Medical Minute

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A new analysis suggests that screening for breast cancer should begin 8 years earlier for Black women; early menopause and late initiation of hormone therapy are linked to an increase in Alzheimer's pathology; and pricey diabetic foot care products are no better than standard care.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: How much spin is in preprint studies?; AI detects tuberculosis better than a radiologist; and global confidence in the importance of routine vaccinations against deadly diseases declines.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A possible treatment for long COVID fatigue shows early promise; poor diet is linked to 70% of type 2 diabetes cases worldwide; and reports of severe lung damage from vaping continue to rise.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: What the coming wave of physician retirements means for medicine; early eating plus fasting may reduce risk for type 2 diabetes; and a psychedelic drug could help patients with body dysmorphic disorder.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A new variant takes second place to Omicron; a study strengthens evidence of a link between flu and heart attacks; and spinal cord stimulation improves neurologic symptoms for patients with diabetic neuropathy.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The right blood pressure medication makes an important difference in control; air pollution may play a role in causing lung cancer in nonsmokers; and the US suicide rate rises, reversing a 2-year decline.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Is the unchallenged abortion pill as good as the mifepristone-misoprostol combination; a trial of statin therapy for cardiovascular prevention in HIV was stopped early for efficacy; and some insurers are refusing to pay for guideline-recommended MRI screening for patients who are at high risk for breast cancer.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Physical activity can diminish the adverse mortality effects of short or long sleep duration; the American Heart Association calls for greater emphasis on social determinants of health when assessing cardiovascular disease risk in women; and electroconvulsive therapy shows a slight advantage over ketamine for major depressive disorder.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: An analysis of over 8000 studies shows the significant harms of sugar; researchers find that virtually no dietary supplements for pregnant women provide adequate nutrition; and phototherapy effectively treats dementia.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Experts warn that a Texas judge's ruling on abortion pills could undermine the FDA; new Medicare rules seek to reduce prior authorization burdens for physicians; and who's hit hardest by long COVID. 

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: AI bests sonographers in echocardiogram evaluation; researchers call finding of SARS-CoV-2 crossing the placenta a first; and 40% of patients with long COVID have moderate to severe sleep problems.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: High salt intake, even in the absence of high blood pressure, is linked to increased risk for atherosclerosis; the psychedelic drug psilocybin improves symptoms of treatment-resistant depression; and research sheds light on causes of and treatments for gaming disorder.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Researchers identify biomarkers linked to PTSD; Alzheimer's anti-amyloid drugs have the potential to compromise brain health; and the FDA reportedly plans to approve COVID boosters for those who are over 65 years old or immunocompromised.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Patients are less enthusiastic than doctors about in-person visits; does lithium in groundwater cause autism?; and a study finds that children who are more active have fewer colds.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A nasal spray shows early promise in preventing and treating COVID-19; people's perception of time can be influenced by their heartbeat; and ChatGPT gets a mixed scorecard for its guidance on diabetes care.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A federal judge in Texas blocks Obamacare mandate for certain no-cost preventive care screenings; drug overdose deaths among older adults have quadrupled; and a study shows how negative emotions affect the brain.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Climate change is projected to lead to a global increase in suicides; the discovery of areas of the brain damaged by hypertension may explain the link between high blood pressure and cognitive impairment; and telehealth services are tied to lower risk for fatal drug overdose.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Americans are dying at rates higher than expected; diabetes prevalence is up but only in lean people; and breast-conserving surgery may be an option for women with multiple tumors.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: New research finds that age rather than weight is the best way to screen for diabetes; high-quality plant-based diets may reduce the risk for premature death; and a study explores who's at risk for commotio cordis outside of sports.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Autism rates are increasing in children; melatonin is associated with reduced risk for self-harm in adolescents with psychiatric disorders; and a specialist looks at some downsides of those new weight loss drugs.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Some osteoporosis drugs may extend life after fracture; 1 in 4 children who have had type 2 diabetes for at least 5 years have diabetic retinopathy; and Elon Musk says countries should not cede authority to the WHO.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Substance abuse disorders appear to share a common genetic signature; telomere shortening is linked to increased risk for dementia; and meet the nurse who has turned her pandemic studies for licensure into $2 million and counting.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: New details on how the end of the COVID emergency will change US healthcare; restless legs syndrome is associated with increased risk for dementia; and what a genetic analysis has disclosed about Beethoven's paternity and cause of death.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Step counts have not returned to prepandemic levels; small changes in cardiorespiratory fitness may influence mortality rates; and mothers pass obesity risk to their daughters but not their sons.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The diabetes drug Ozempic is back on shelves; the Mediterranean diet is associated with reduced risk for cardiovascular disease in women; and military pilots and ground crews have a higher rate of cancer vs the general population.