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Dual-Energy CT Advances Arthritis Imaging

Physician's Weekly

Contrast-enhanced dual-energy CT improves diagnosis and guided management of suspected inflammatory arthritis of the hand. The CE-DECT findings were compared with initial and final assessments by rheumatologists. The CE-DECT findings matched the final diagnosis in 119 patients (87.5%). Diagnosis changed after CE-DECT in 67 patients (49.2%).

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US Adults Lack Awareness of Testicular Cancer

Physician's Weekly

While nearly 10,000 US adults are diagnosed with the disease each year, the survey results indicate that more needs to be done to educate the public about testicular cancer, particularly among younger men. Data collection occurred from May 2 to May 5, 2025, through web and telephone interviews. Margin of error was +/-3.6

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Pain Management Trajectories in Parkinson’s Disease

Physician's Weekly

Opioid initiation rates were higher in individuals with Parkinson’s disease, starting up to 3 years before diagnosis and increasing over time. The study published in the June 2025 issue of the European Journal of Pain used data from the Finnish nationwide register-based study on Parkinson’s disease (FINPARK) to examine opioid use incidence (..)

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Mild Obstructive Sleep Apnea More Common in Female Athletes Than Expected

Physician's Weekly

Press Release More Information Copyright © 2025 HealthDay. Austin Rim, M.D., from Emory University in Atlanta, and colleagues examined the prevalence of OSA and its association with cardiovascular risk in a multicenter and sport cohort study of female collegiate athletes. All rights reserved.

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Postural Sway Velocity Effective for Assessing Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

Physician's Weekly

The 2025 annual meeting of the Peripheral Nerve Society (PNS) took place in Edinburgh, Scotland, from May 17, 2025 to May 20, 2025. Traditional DPN Screening Methods Diagnosing and treating DPN has traditionally been a multi-step process. Dyck Lecture on mechanisms of diabetic neuropathic pain.

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Establishing the Reliability and Validity of the PCOS Body Image Scale

Physician's Weekly

An item pool was created using a literature review, Delphi expert input, and interviews with 21 individuals diagnosed with PCOS (21 patients with PCOS). A new 23-item PCOS body image scale offers a reliable and validated tool to capture key appearance-related concerns in individuals with PCOS.

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GeneSight® Mental Health Monitor Results

Myriad Genetics

Among those diagnosed with depression and/or anxiety, 62% of patients whose healthcare provider did not use PGx testing wish they had been informed about it. “I between January 24 – February 10, 2025, among a representative sample (n=1089) of U.S. adults age 18+. Census quotas across five primary metrics (i.e.,