Medscape Medical Minute

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Sexually transmitted disease cases rise in the second year of the pandemic; Paxlovid wins the approval of an FDA advisory committee; and a common chemical is blamed for a 500% increased risk for Parkinson's disease.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The first HIV cure derived from cord blood stem cells; a possible breakthrough treatment for a race-based kidney disease; and a 1-hour social media limit to improve self-esteem.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Higher caffeine levels may lower body fat and the risk for type 2 diabetes; the Mediterranean diet is associated with a reduced risk of developing dementia; and injuries to high school athletes have become less common but more severe.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Healthcare workers infected with Omicron are less likely to experience symptoms of long COVID; globally, the COVID pandemic has led to limited changes in mental health symptoms; and 3D digital mammography is found to be more effective than standard 2D in breast cancer screening.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The 3-year anniversary of the COVID pandemic; pro football's toll on the brain; and a possible new screening test for bladder cancer.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A possible breakthrough in treatment for long COVID; the CDC calls for universal screening for hepatitis B infection; and some but not all ultraprocessed foods are linked to risk for type 2 diabetes.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: An autopsy study suggests a role for diet in preventing Alzheimer's disease; babies born by induced labor show worse school performance by age 12 years; and IV ketamine is found effective for geriatric patients with treatment-resistant depression.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The incidence of both types of diabetes is rising in children and adolescents; doctors face a new reality when deciding whether to offer professional courtesy; and where unmatched students are turning to for support and resources.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The end of COVID emergency measures will bring changes in how controlled substances can be prescribed; state anti-bullying laws may reduce suicide risk in teens; and long COVID may alter brain structure in people with anxiety and depression.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The burden of cardiovascular risk factors among adults aged 20-44 years is rising; a look at which diets are not only the most effective but also the most environmentally friendly; and statin-intolerant patients treated with bempedoic acid see a 13% drop in cardiovascular events.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A standard treatment for recurrence of kidney stones is called into question; the American Psychiatric Association updates guidelines for eating disorders; and the specialties with the most published studies.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Ultrasound renal denervation produces significant reductions in systolic blood pressure; daily aspirin use is associated with a drop in ovarian cancer rate; and physical activity in middle age is linked with better cognition in later life.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Lilly cuts the price of insulin by 70%, and other insulin makers are encouraged to follow suit; daily cannabis users have a higher risk for coronary artery disease; and the incidence of pancreatic cancer is increasing among young women.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A sugar substitute has been linked to heart disease; insomnia increases MI risk; and what California is doing about the growing shortage of reproductive healthcare providers.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: COVID vaccination reduces the risk for major cardiac events after infection; regular use of over-the-counter laxatives has been linked to higher risk for dementia; and global cancer costs in 30 years are projected to surpass $25 trillion.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: For the first time, Amazon has in-person medical offices; wearable fitness trackers can interfere with cardiac devices; and no increased risk for preeclampsia was seen in high-risk women who stopped taking aspirin before term.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Irregular sleep may worsen heart health; in a first, electrical stimulation of the spinal cord restores hand and arm movement; and the UN calls new maternal mortality rates a major setback.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: New data refute misinformation on flu being deadlier than COVID; one paid malpractice claim increases the risk for future claims; and do doctors follow guidelines for taking medication as well as everyone else does?  

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Untreated COVID often involves relapse; CMS outlines how it will carry out a new law on drug price negotiation; and an oncologist who had an idea for a film ended up in a starring role.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Cocaine addiction may age the brain; a diabetes drug may reduce the risk for dementia, according to new research; and an oncologist who has used a new cancer screening test on 2000 people speaks about its readiness for wider use.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Over-the-counter naloxone may soon be available in convenience stores and grocery stores; a $3.5 million gene therapy for  hemophilia B; and health authorities express growing concern over the spread of disease in Turkey and Syria  earthquake zones.  

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute:  Could entrepreneur Mark Cuban's company save Medicare over $1 billion?; undocumented immigrants do just as well with kidney transplants as US citizens do, according to a new study; and a whistleblower oncologist files suit  against Roswell Park Cancer Center claiming medical misconduct.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Does CBD mitigate the unwanted effects of THC?; a new study finds that eye drops may delay myopia in children; and medical organizations are grappling with the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The suicide rate is increasing among young Black people, according to a new report; research shows that doctors are more likely to miss appendicitis in Black patients; and the COVID pandemic spawns dating apps for healthcare workers.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: One third of public health workers experienced nonphysical violence on the job; you can be sued for malpractice even if you didn't see the patient; and psychoactive drug used in South American tribal rituals shows improvement in depression markers.