Why Postpartum Depression Hits Physician Moms at High Rates
After Funda Bachini, MD, a psychiatrist in Phoenix, Arizona, gave birth to her third child in 2017, she found herself ...
Month: October 2024
Lasting Effects of Racial Discrimination in Medical School
Racial and ethnic discrimination among medical students was significantly associated with less support for personal and professional development from medical ...
One course of antibiotics can change your gut microbiome for years
Antibiotics can reduce diversity in the gut microbiome, raising the risk of infections that cause diarrhoea - and the effects ...
Anti-inflammatory diets: Do certain foods reduce inflammation and help you live longer?
It is one of the scourges of life in the modern world: chronic inflammation. This unhelpful response by the body’s ...
Low-Volume Bowel Prep Matches Standard for Inpatient Colonoscopy
The low-volume bowel preparation MoviPrep provided a noninferior alternative to the standard high-volume GoLYTELY in a cohort of hospitalized patients ...
FIT Completion and Yield Similar in Younger and Older Adults
Adults aged 45-49 years are as likely as those aged 50 years to complete a fecal immunochemical test (FIT) as ...
Early T2D Diagnosis Heightens Risks for Complications, Death
Those diagnosed with type 2 diabetes when younger than 40 years of age had greater risks for several diabetes-related outcomes. ...
American Diabetes Association Advises on Hospital CGM Use
A new consensus statement from the American Diabetes Association provides advice on the use of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems ...
Will Psychedelics Break the Major Depression Logjam?
With tens of millions of Euros in the offing, researchers across the European Union have eagerly taken up the gauntlet ...
AMA Latest to Join Physician Suits Against MultiPlan
Physician anger at the data analytics firm MultiPlan is intensifying, with the American Medical Association (AMA) being the latest to ...
Ebola-Like Virus Death in the U.S.; Pill Cuts COVID Spread; What Are Healthy Diets?
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. An Iowa resident who recently traveled to West Africa died after ...
Research Increases on the Role of Epigenetics in OSA
In 2018, when the study of potentially modifiable genetic markers for sleep apnea was emerging, a group of researchers from ...
Could when you eat be as important as what you eat?
It is close to midnight and I am bingeing both on a Netflix show and leftovers from the fridge. I ...
Vetting Over-the-Counter UTI Meds
When it comes to managing urinary tract infections (UTIs), patients often turn to over-the-counter (OTC) products in search of quick ...
Opioids May Harm Reproductive, Bone, Adrenal Hormone Health
TOPLINE:Opioid use has multiple negative effects on the endocrine system and can lead to reproductive, bone, and adrenal hormone health ...
Extending CT Stroke Scan to the Heart Boosts Clot Detection
ABU DHABI, UAE — Extending the simple CT angiography (CTA) scan given to all patients with acute stroke on presentation ...
People Opting Out of Organ Donation After Donor Mistakenly Declared Dead
Transplant experts are seeing a spike in people revoking organ donor registrations, their confidence shaken by reports that organs were ...
FDA OKs New Drug for Urinary Tract Infections
Oct. 28, 2024 — The FDA has approved Orlynvah, a new oral treatment for uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) in ...
New Biomaterial for Vaginal Discomfort in Menopausal Women
A novel biomaterial developed by researchers at the University of California, San Diego, may help treat commonly overlooked menopausal vaginal ...
New Data for DOACs in Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
Abu Dhabi, UAE — New evidence supports the use of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in the treatment of cerebral venous ...
