Joy in Family Medicine Coaching
JANUARY 3, 2025
(NEW) TL;DR at the bottom* We continue to take a deeper dive into our physical health as one facet for our well-being. Background: It's a new year and a new day! Many of us aspire to make meaningful lifestyle changes, such as incorporating regular exercise or improving self-care. Yet, despite our best intentions, we often encounter obstacles that feel insurmountable.
Vida Family Medicine
JANUARY 3, 2025
"Christmas Mastitis" is a surprisingly common issue for breastfeeding moms during the holiday season. Over the past week, I’ve received several calls about this problem, so I wanted to share helpful information to support those struggling and prepare pregnant moms for next year. What Causes Christmas Mastitis? The holidays bring a flurry of changes to our routines.
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NPR Health
JANUARY 3, 2025
A program in Brazil that give a monthly cash sum to families living in poverty has an unexpected and welcome result. A new study shows that it is dramatically reducing tuberculosis rates.
Medical Xpress
JANUARY 3, 2025
University of Arizona researchers have revealed new insights into one of the most common complications faced by Parkinson's disease patients: uncontrollable movements that develop after years of treatment.
NPR Health
JANUARY 3, 2025
Drinking alcohol raises the risk of developing seven types of cancer, according to a new advisory from U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy. (Image credit: David J.
Medical Xpress
JANUARY 3, 2025
A new study from Vanderbilt University Medical Center shows that clinical alerts driven by artificial intelligence (AI) can help doctors identify patients at risk for suicide, potentially improving prevention efforts in routine medical settings.
NPR Health
JANUARY 3, 2025
If you've resolved to quit drinking for the month, a little technological assistance may be the key to sticking to your goal.
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NPR Health
JANUARY 3, 2025
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy about new information involving the connection between alcohol and cancer.
Medical Xpress
JANUARY 3, 2025
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted how crucial testing is for disease preparedness and response, and new research from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) and a team of collaborators underscores that principle.
NPR Health
JANUARY 3, 2025
Alcohol use is a leading preventable cause of cancer, according to an advisory from the Surgeon General. Studies show a link to at least 7 types of cancer. The more people drink, the higher the risk.
Medical Xpress
JANUARY 3, 2025
A study conducted by researchers at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology has uncovered a pivotal role of asparagine metabolism in regulating B cell homeostasis and immune response.
Medical Xpress
JANUARY 3, 2025
High-density lipoprotein (HDL), or "good" cholesterol, may play a vital role in conserving healthy brain matter in middle-aged adults, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report. The findings, published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine, could give doctors and patients more insight into factors that affect cognitive health in aging adults.
Medical Xpress
JANUARY 3, 2025
A novel class of antibodies that binds to a previously untargeted portion of the malaria parasite could lead to new prevention methods, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) published today in Science.
Medical Xpress
JANUARY 3, 2025
Individuals with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis have an increased prevalence of identified dementia diagnoses, according to a research letter published online Jan. 2 in JAMA Network Open.
Medical Xpress
JANUARY 3, 2025
Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine pioneered a first of its kind gene therapy model that offers a potential breakthrough in treating X-linked sideroblastic anemia (XLSA), a rare congenital anemia caused by mutations in the ALAS2 gene crucial for the synthesis of heme, a key compound in hemoglobin.
Medical Xpress
JANUARY 3, 2025
A paper published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, titled "Comparative Analysis of Intracranial Response Assessment Criteria in Patients With Melanoma Brain Metastases Treated With Combination Nivolumab + Ipilimumab in CheckMate 204," examines how different imaging criteria can be used to assess brain tumor responses in patients with melanoma treated with immunotherapy drugs.
Medical Xpress
JANUARY 3, 2025
A study led by researchers at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has found that many cases of high-risk nonmetastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer may be more advanced than previously thought.
Medical Xpress
JANUARY 3, 2025
The global dietary supplements market, valued at $178.8 billion in 2023, is rapidly growing. UC Davis Health molecular exercise physiologist Keith Baar specializes in sports medicine and studies the effects of collagen, whey and omega-3 supplements on bone and tendon health.
Medical Xpress
JANUARY 3, 2025
For many nursing home residents, a trip to the hospital can be a jarring experienceone that leaves them confused and stressed. Yet avoidable transfers happen far too often, not only disrupting a resident's routine but also costing the U.S. health care system $2.6 billion annually.
Medical Xpress
JANUARY 3, 2025
If you've picked up a bag of Marketside Broccoli Florets from Walmart recently, check your fridge or freezer.
Medical Xpress
JANUARY 3, 2025
A first-of-its-kind study, published in Pediatrics, has provided a full-picture assessment of youth homelessness in Denver, Colorado. The findings reveal that nearly 25% of youths in Denver experienced homelessness or housing insecurity in 2021, with rates increasing almost every year since 2017.
Medical Xpress
JANUARY 3, 2025
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) shows a positive treatment effect and improved quality of life (QoL) among patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD), according to two studies published online Dec. 18 in Brain Stimulation.
Medical Xpress
JANUARY 3, 2025
In April 2021, a provision in the 21st Century Cures act took effect which required that all medical test results be released to a patient's electronic medical record as soon as they become available. As a result of this newer law, many patients are seeing and reading their test results even before their doctor has.
Medical Xpress
JANUARY 3, 2025
A new set of guidelines has been developed to assist with the diagnosis and expert management of serious blood cancers in pregnancy.
Medical Xpress
JANUARY 3, 2025
Think you're too old to cave to peer pressure when it comes to boozing?
Medical Xpress
JANUARY 3, 2025
Interstitial cystitis and bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) vary in clinical manifestation, according to a study published online Oct. 18 in the International Journal of Urology.
Medical Xpress
JANUARY 3, 2025
Patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) have an increased risk for tinnitus, according to a study published online Dec. 3 in Scientific Reports.
Medical Xpress
JANUARY 3, 2025
Achilles tendon injuries are common but challenging to monitor during recovery due to the limitations of current imaging techniques.
Medical Xpress
JANUARY 3, 2025
Intestinal ultrasound (IU) can be considered a screening tool for pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study published online Dec. 24 in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition.
Medical Xpress
JANUARY 3, 2025
For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), budesonide-glycopyrrolate-formoterol does not improve clinical outcomes compared with fluticasone-umeclidinium-vilanterol, according to a study published online Dec. 30 in The BMJ.
Medical Xpress
JANUARY 3, 2025
Research has found that over a quarter of surveyed firefighters who attended the Grenfell Tower fire are now suffering from long-term health disorders.
Medical Xpress
JANUARY 3, 2025
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Opdivo Qvantig (nivolumab and hyaluronidase-nvhy) injection for subcutaneous use for most previously approved adult, solid tumor Opdivo (nivolumab) indications.
Medical Xpress
JANUARY 3, 2025
About 1 in 3 adults in the United States have prediabetes, a condition where blood glucose levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes.
Medical Xpress
JANUARY 3, 2025
In an article published online Dec. 3 in European Radiology, the authors explore the performance and optimal combination of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) descriptors used for the diagnosis of Meniere disease (MD).
Medical Xpress
JANUARY 3, 2025
For patients with neurogenic bladder and pelvic structural anomalies, sacral neuromodulation (SNM) combined with three-dimensional (3D) printing and ultrasound localization improves the accuracy of SNM placement, reduces surgery time, and eliminates X-ray exposure, according to a study published online Nov. 12 in the Asian Journal of Surgery.
Medical Xpress
JANUARY 3, 2025
Since its discovery in the 1990s, programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) has been regarded as a leading target in cancer treatments. A checkpoint receptor that often resides on the surface of immune system cells, the PD-1 molecule works as a type of "off" switch that keeps immune cells from attacking other cells.
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