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Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: How do drinking habits affect dementia risk?; a hormone shows promise in treating men and women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder; and have new variants of COVID-19 emerged since China lifted pandemic restrictions?

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: There's a potential new treatment option for COVID-19, new data suggest; experts discuss an anti–COVID vaccination viral video with more than 70 million views; and a new study finds that playing golf is better than walking for cardiovascular health.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A new survey finds that nearly half of doctors want their children to become physicians; to prevent ovarian cancer, an alliance calls for all  women having pelvic surgery to have their fallopian tubes removed as well;  and 1 in 10 hospitalized COVID patients had an acute cardiac event, CDC researchers say.   

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A new study sheds light on the number of excess physician deaths caused by the pandemic; researchers say the polypill slows functional decline in older adults; and nearly half of all global cancer deaths are caused by modifiable risk factors.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: What ChatGPT said it can do to help doctors; moderate to vigorous exercise significantly reduced the risk for type 2 diabetes; and the phrases that doctors should not use with patients with obesity.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The US sees a massive increase in overdose deaths; a new study finds that liberal state policies would result in 90,000 fewer deaths; and which is better at stress reduction: mindfulness meditation or cyclic breathing?

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The US ranks last in healthcare outcomes among high-income countries; running does not cause lasting cartilage damage, according to a new meta-analysis; and should pigs be used in medical education? Thanks 

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Young adults who survived childhood cancer face more emotional and health deficits than their siblings who've never had the disease; new study findings discourage screen time for 12-month-olds; and  German psychologists identify a shared interest between  psychopaths and sadists. 

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Long COVID affects a high percentage of college students; a new study finds that nearly half of people with positive stool tests do not get colonoscopies; and  will declining sperm counts have an impact on the future of the human race?

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Out-of-network doctors are facing an income decline; how often do pediatricians and multidisciplinary specialists agree on a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder?; and racial disparities in breast cancer mortality persist in patients whose health insurance is covered by the Affordable Care Act.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: New data from New York offer a glimpse into the impact of long COVID on patients, employers, and the labor market; Amazon significantly expands its healthcare footprint; and a clinic in Israel offers screenings for dozens of cancers, helping to detect disease at an earlier stage. 

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The World Association of Medical Editors issues recommendations for using ChatGPT; TikTok videos are providing negative information about IUDs, a new study says; and an analysis finds that a diagnosis of a severe physical health condition increases the risk for suicide.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute:  The National Vaccine Advisory Committee is expected to vote  Thursday on a proposal for a single annual COVID booster; Canada makes alcohol consumption recommendations much stricter than those in the US; and the one word that's critical to the gas stove risk debate.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Physician happiness has failed to rebound after the pandemic, a new Medscape survey finds; high-deductible health plans are associated with diabetes complications, a study says; and research from Vienna highlights the benefits of music.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The N ational Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine have proposed an expansion of the wastewater detection surveillance network for infectious disease management;  Israel found no link between the Pfizer Omicron booster and strokes; and number of daily meals was associated with weight loss in a new study.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Most drugs advertised on TV don't work better than existing alternatives, according to a new study; uterine cancer is officially recognized as a 9/11 health-related cancer; and a surgically implanted brain device helped ALS patients with severe paralysis to do online tasks like banking, shopping, and emailing. 

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: More young people are getting information about birth control from social media; nearly 25% of hospital admissions included at least one adverse event, according to new study findings; and climate change is increasing malaria infections worldwide.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Higher levels of dietary zinc were associated with a lower risk for migraines in a new study; hormone replacement therapy may protect against Alzheimer's disease in high-risk women; and new research indicates that listening to birds can boost your mental health.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Kindergarten vaccination rates have dropped for the second year, the CDC says; Israeli researchers say long COVID is most likely to affect patients between the ages of 41 and 60; and medication abortion can cause severe pain, according to a new study.   

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: I n a new American Cancer Society report, c ervical cancer incidence is down significantly while prostate cancer incidence is up; nurses in New York end a 3-day strike after reaching a contract agreement; and can exercise increase the production of a protein involved in memory? Now you can get your daily medical updates on Medscape.com too! (https://www.medsca...

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Patient care is disrupted as nurses in New York go on strike over lack of staffing; patients with chronic pain are substituting medical cannabis for opioids; and a medical practice in the UK texted its 8000 patients a holiday message that they had lung cancer.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: In a new study, researchers attempt to unravel the mystery of why mRNA vaccines cause myocarditis; physical activity reduces deaths and hospitalizations from COVID; and short bursts of activity can help you live longer, according to a new study. 

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Patients having anesthesia with surgery should be asked about marijuana use, new recommendations say; new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics call for medication and surgery to treat obese children; and the NIH launches a program to use telehealth to provide antiviral treatments for those who test positive for COVID at home.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A new study suggests one way that doctors can reduce the amount of opioids they prescribe; 1 in 5 people in the US used marijuana in 2021; and a new study finds a genetic link between COVID and macular degeneration. 

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute:  China tells the WHO that nearly 100% of COVID infections were caused by two Omicron subvariants; an international survey finds that one fourth of cardiologists report mental health problems; and sniffing essential oils may help COVID patients recover their lost sense of smell.