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Brain Risks Drop When Diet Includes More Minimally Processed Foods

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(MedPage Today) -- A diet high in ultra-processed foods upped the risk of cognitive impairment or stroke, data from the prospective REGARDS study showed.

House Members Question FDA Officials on Lab-Developed Tests, Missed Deadlines

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(MedPage Today) -- With all the news about drug shortages, there's another type of possible shortage that the public should be concerned with, an FDA official said Wednesday.

Wednesday, May 22

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Will FDA Advisors Look Past Hypoglycemia Risk With Once-Weekly Insulin?

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(MedPage Today) -- Concerns over hypoglycemia risk with an investigational once-weekly insulin product in patients with type 1 diabetes prompted the FDA to call an advisory committee together to weigh in on the matter.

Nutrition Experts Call on Congress to Advance 'Food Is Medicine' Movement

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(MedPage Today) -- Providing nutritious meals to vulnerable populations can save lives and curb healthcare costs, experts said during a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and…

Psychostimulant No Help in Relieving Cancer-Related Fatigue

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(MedPage Today) -- The psychostimulant methylphenidate proved no better than placebo for relieving cancer-related fatigue (CRF) in a randomized trial.

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New U.S. Human Case of Bird Flu Reported

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(MedPage Today) -- A Michigan farmworker has been diagnosed with bird flu -- the second human case associated with an outbreak in U.S. dairy cows.

Blood Test for Colon Cancer Screening May Miss Some Precancers, FDA Staff Says

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(MedPage Today) -- FDA reviewers questioned the potential benefits of Guardant Health's blood-based test for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening in documents released ahead of an advisory committee meeting on Thursday.

Three Ways Side Hustles May Make You a Better Doctor

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(MedPage Today) -- A recent post of mine asked the question: what if physician side gigs just make you want to be a doctor?

Psychiatry MOC Lawsuit Dismissed; Cannabis vs Alcohol Use; Diagnosing Adult ADHD

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(MedPage Today) -- A U.S. District Court dismissed a lawsuit brought by two psychiatrists against the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology over its maintenance of certification (MOC) program. (Bloomberg Law)

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Chatbots Make Pathology Reports Easier for Patients to Read, Study Shows

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(MedPage Today) -- Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots may be able to help interpret pathology reports for patients, but at this point they need clinician review before being delivered, researchers said.

Guselkumab Continues Winning Streak in Crohn's Disease

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(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- Induction and maintenance treatment with guselkumab (Tremfya) demonstrated its safety and efficacy for patients with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease, topping both placebo and an active…

Mortality Signal Emerges 2 Years After Valve-in-Valve TAVR for Failed SAVR

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(MedPage Today) -- For patients with failed bioprosthetic surgical valves, the choice of valve-in-valve (ViV) transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) carried upfront advantages, but was ultimately associated with a higher risk of…

Krill Oil Fails in New Osteoarthritis Trial

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(MedPage Today) -- Whether an omega-3 supplement derived from tiny Antarctic shrimp-like creatures relieves knee pain from osteoarthritis (OA) no longer has a simple answer, with a new randomized trial contradicting results from earlier…

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Dying Ex-Doctor Serving Life for Murder May Soon Be Free

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(MedPage Today) -- RICHMOND, Va. -- On paper, Vince Gilmer, MD, was granted freedom more than 2 years ago. Later this week, he may actually leave prison.

Hospital Patient Finally Discharged After More Than 3 Years

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(MedPage Today) -- At 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 13, the healthcare teams at Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego started cheering and clapping. Their longest length-of-stay patient ever was finally being discharged.

Clarifying Misconceptions About Youth Gender-Affirming Care

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(MedPage Today) -- This article was produced as part of the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism's 2023 Data Fellowship.

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Cancer Clinical Trial Participation May Not Actually Improve Survival, Study Says

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(MedPage Today) -- Cancer clinical trial participation was not associated with longer survival after accounting for biases and confounders, a systematic review and meta-analysis revealed.

Quiet End to Doc's Sexual Assault Case; PFAS Whistleblower; Senior Site Questioned

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(MedPage Today) -- Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week.

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PSA Nadir 6 Months After Primary RT Correlates With Prostate Cancer Outcomes

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(MedPage Today) -- The nadir prostate-specific antigen (PSA) value 6 months after definitive radiotherapy (RT) had a significant association with long-term outcomes in localized prostate cancer, an analysis of almost 10,000 patients showed.

Imagine What EHR Interoperability Could Do for Healthcare

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(MedPage Today) -- Thirty minutes. That's about how long it took me to find the record of a patient's kidney biopsy, completed at another hospital, in their electronic health record (EHR).

Anti-Epilepsy Drug Improves Sleep Apnea Symptoms in Mid-Stage Trial

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(MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO -- The anti-epilepsy drug sulthiame significantly improved symptoms of moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a phase IIb randomized European study showed.

GLP-1 Agonist Scripts Jumped 600% for Teens, Young Adults Since 2020

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(MedPage Today) -- The number of adolescents and young adults prescribed a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist increased nearly 600% over the past few years, pharmacy data indicated.

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Undergoing Stem Cell Transplant for Myelofibrosis

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(MedPage Today) -- Allogeneic stem cell transplant is the only treatment that has the potential to cure myelofibrosis.

Matthew Perry's Death Investigated; CDC H5N1 Surveillance; Trump Talks Birth Control

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Tezepelumab Shows Potential for COPD, Negative Trial Notwithstanding

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(MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO -- Tezepelumab (Tezspire) may hold potential as an add-on treatment for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at high-risk for exacerbations, despite missing its primary goal in a…

Tuesday, May 21

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Senators Mull Ways to Stop Patent 'Abuse' by Pharma Companies

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(MedPage Today) -- Senators and experts on Tuesday examined the range of tools that brand-name drug manufacturers have used to keep generic and biosimilar competition at bay -- from patent thickets and product hopping to "pay-for-delay"…

Access to Abortion Training Important to Ob/Gyn Residency Applicants Post-Roe

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(MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO -- Access to abortion training was an important consideration among those applying to ob/gyn residency in the match cycle after the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization Supreme Court decision --…

What's Driving Healthcare Consolidation? The Answer May Surprise You

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(MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON -- What is driving consolidation in healthcare? The answer is: consolidation, Erin Fuse Brown, JD, MPH, said Tuesday.