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Do Masks Still Matter in Hospitals? Here’s What the Data Says

Dr. Shin's Notes

Imagine a hospital—a place where we go to heal, but also a hotspot for germs. Over the last few years, masks became a symbol of protection, a barrier between us and those pesky pathogens. But what happens when those masks come off? A recent study from Harvard Medical School offers some eye-opening insights. After hospitals… Read More » Do Masks Still Matter in Hospitals?

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What Is Nutrition Counseling and How it Can Help You Achieve Your Weight Management Goals

Dr. Michael Bazel

Maintaining a healthy weight is essential for your overall health and well-being. Yet, for many people, weight management feels like an uphill battle. Finding a sustainable approach may seem overwhelming with so much conflicting information about diets, exercise routines, and lifestyle changes. Whether you’re aiming to lose weight, gain weight, or maintain your current weight, nutrition counseling can provide the guidance and support you need to reach your goals effectively.

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Aspirations for an Ideal Future in Medicine: Prioritizing, Timelining, and Calendaring

Joy in Family Medicine Coaching

This month, we are continuing to walk through the basics to move toward your ideal practice of medicine. Last month , I walked you through the steps to envision what you want. Last week , we learned the step of changing obstacles into strategies. This week, we are moving forward with prioritizing, timelining, and calendaring. Refer to your work from last week.

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Advokasi Texas Medical Association dalam Kebijakan Kesehatan Publik

Me and My Doctor

Texas Medical Association (TMA) adalah salah satu organisasi medis terbesar dan paling berpengaruh di Amerika Serikat. Berdiri sejak tahun 1853, TMA berkomitmen untuk meningkatkan kesehatan masyarakat Texas melalui advokasi yang kuat, edukasi medis, dan dukungan terhadap tenaga kesehatan. Salah satu peran utama TMA adalah menjadi suara bagi komunitas medis dalam proses pengambilan kebijakan kesehatan publik, baik di tingkat negara bagian maupun nasional.

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Can Players Beat the Heat at the 2026 FIFA World Cup?

Dr. Shin's Notes

The beautiful game is headed to North America for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but there’s one opponent no team can outplay — extreme heat. Scheduled during the peak of summer, from June to July, in 16 cities across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, this World Cup may test players not just on skill but… Read More » Can Players Beat the Heat at the 2026 FIFA World Cup?

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AI-powered blood test can spot earliest sign of breast cancer

Medical Xpress

A new screening method that combines laser analysis with a type of AI is the first of its kind to identify patients in the earliest stage of breast cancer, a study suggests.

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Episode 369: WDx #33: Clinical Unknown Discussion with Dr Laila Woc-Colburn

The Clinical Problem Solvers

In this episode of WDx, Sharmin, Yaz, and Kaylin are joined by Dr. Laila Woc-Colburn. Tune in to hear Dr. Woc expertly discuss a case of a young woman with a worsening headache, followed by a roundtable discussion about what drew her to infectious diseases and her passions in medicine and life. Bio: **Laila Woc-Colburn, MD** is an associate professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Emory University School of Medicine.

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Unlock Savings on Home and Auto Insurance with Bundling

LeverageRx

Are you a physician looking for a mortgage, but unsure which lender to go with? Well help you evaluate First Horizon as an option.

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Japanese researchers test pioneering drug to regrow teeth

Medical Xpress

People with missing teeth may be able to grow new ones, say Japanese dentists testing a pioneering drug they hope will offer an alternative to dentures and implants.

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AI for surrogate decision making?!? Dave Wendler, Jenny Blumenthal-Barby, Teva Brender

GeriPal

Summary Transcript CME Summary Surrogate decision making has some issues. Surrogates often either dont know what patients would want, or think they know but are wrong, or make choices that align with their own preferences rather than the patients. After making decisions, many surrogates experience regret, PTSD, and depressive symptoms. Can we do better?

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HPM and Riparian to Co-Host Webinar on CMS Misclassification Penalties Rule

FDA Law Blog

On Wednesday, December 11, Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. (HPM) and Riparian LLC will co-host a webinar on an important CMS rule imposing penalties for misclassification of drugs and other reporting errors under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. (See our post on this rule here.) The Webinar will explore the CMS rule and provide actionable recommendations for manufacturers on how to navigate the new requirements.

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Medical Music Mondays: Whoop! 100 Days

PEMBlog

Pertussis AKA whooping cough is on the rise due to declining vaccination rates. The initial catarrhal phase has mild symptoms but is super contagious. Then you cough like forever. Lyrics [Chorus] cough cough cough hack Whoop! uh huh uh huh uh huh cough cough cough hack Whoop! uh huh uh huh uh huh cough cough cough hack [Verse] Pertussis made a comeback rapid spread, why the setback?

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Molecular insights unlock a targeted approach to cancer immunotherapy

Medical Xpress

Australian-led research is unlocking new ways for immunotherapy to better target cancer. Cancer immunotherapy has revolutionized treatment for patients, whereby the body's own immune system is harnessed to destroy cancer cells.

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An unexpected side effect: Intermittent fasting may slow hair regrowth

Medical Xpress

Intermittent fasting has proven benefits for metabolic health, but a new study shows that it could slow hair growthat least in mice. Researchers report December 13 in the journal Cell that mice subjected to intermittent fasting regimes showed improved metabolic health but slower hair regeneration compared to mice with 24/7 access to food.

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From Yemen to France, research reveals spread of highly drug-resistant cholera strain

Medical Xpress

Scientists from the National Reference Center for Vibrios and Cholera at the Institut Pasteur, in collaboration with the Center hospitalier de Mayotte, have revealed the spread of a highly drug-resistant cholera strain. The study was published on December 11, 2024 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Key genetic mechanism provides insights into facial development and congenital issues

Medical Xpress

An international team of researchers has identified a key genetic mechanism that regulates the formation and migration of cranial neural crest cells, which are essential for developing facial structures.

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Gut-immune connection could boost immunotherapy effectiveness in recurrent ovarian cancer

Medical Xpress

A study led by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center provides new insight into the complex interactions of the "tumor-immune-gut axis," and its role in influencing immunotherapy responses in patients with recurrent ovarian cancer.

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Some aging cells heal wounds, others cause harm: Study shows how to distinguish between the two

Medical Xpress

Lengthening life by eliminating old, inflammatory cells is a tantalizing idea, but anti-aging researchers suspect it's oversimplified. Now, University of Connecticut researchers confirm in an article published in the Nov. 13 issue of Nature Aging that aged, inflammatory cells are diverse, and some play important roles in the body.

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Pioneering MRI method spots pre-malignant pancreatic lesions for the first time

Medical Xpress

Precursor lesions of pancreatic cancer are very difficult to characterize with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). But now, in a new study, researchers led by Noam Shemesh and Carlos Bilreirorespectively, head of the Preclinical MRI lab at Champalimaud Research and a doctor at the Champalimaud Clinical Center's Radiology Departmenthave shown, for the first time, that a particular form of MRI, called Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI), is capable of robustly detecting pre-malignant lesions in the pancr

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Photocurrent-responsive coating cuts bone-to-implant integration time in half

Medical Xpress

A research team has developed an innovative photocurrent-responsive implant surface to accelerate bone-to-implant integration after orthopedic surgery. The cutting-edge coating has been shown to shorten the integration time to just two weeks, doubling the speed and expediting post-operative recovery, as well as reducing the risk of rejection.

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AI tool analyzes placentas at birth for faster detection of neonatal and maternal problems

Medical Xpress

A newly developed tool that harnesses computer vision and artificial intelligence (AI) may help clinicians rapidly evaluate placentas at birth, potentially improving neonatal and maternal care, according to new research from scientists at Northwestern Medicine and Penn State.

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A low omega-6, omega-3 rich diet and fish oil may slow prostate cancer growth

Medical Xpress

A study led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators offers new evidence that dietary changes may help reduce cancer cell growth in patients undergoing active surveillance, a treatment approach that involves regular monitoring of the cancer without immediate intervention.

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Drug screening platform identifies compound for reinvigorating exhausted CAR-T cells

Medical Xpress

A research team led by Prof. Wang Haoyi from the Institute of Zoology (IOZ) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell exhaustion model and a functional screening platform for identifying compounds that can rejuvenate exhausted T cells.

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Farm women's well-being: The unseen 'triple burden'

Medical Xpress

Mental health challenges are a significant and growing concern for the nation's farmers, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). As much as farming is often a family affair, programs and resources to support mental health in agriculture have focused on the primary producers, of whom nearly 64% are men. Women have always played a crucial role in agriculture, yet, Penn State Associate Professor Florence Becot said, their mental health and well-beingmuch like their essential contrib

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Heart-related side effects of cancer treatment must be addressed as early as possible, experts say

Medical Xpress

The devastating news of a cancer diagnosis understandably makes doctors and patients focus on the cancer itself. However, experts in cardio-oncology from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) emphasize that heart and cardiovascular health must be included as early as possible in the patient's cancer treatment plan to ensure the best possible outcomes.

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U.S. adult obesity rate fell in 2023, as use of GLP-1 meds rose

Medical Xpress

The U.S. obesity rate declined for the first time in a decade last year, coinciding with the rise of GLP-1 weight-loss meds, a new study finds.

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Mini-brains reveal how mitochondrial mutations affect brain cells

Medical Xpress

Researchers at the University of Bergen have used advanced stem cell technology to develop mini-brains, also called brain organoids, that can mimic disease processes caused by mitochondrial failure. This could open new avenues for treating serious brain diseases such as epilepsy.

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How DNA shapes reproductive health, fertility and even life expectancy

Medical Xpress

Led by researchers from the University of Oxford's Leverhulme Center for Demographic Science and the University of Iceland, a review, published in Nature Aging, explores how genetic variations can explain differences in reproductive health and longevity.

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Study finds women are less likely than men to use mobility aids despite greater need

Medical Xpress

Though the prevalence of disability continues to rise among the over fifties, many people do not have access to the mobility aidssuch as canes, walkers, or wheelchairsthat are essential for maintaining independence and social engagement.

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Exposure to remote wildfire smoke linked to increased medical visits for heart and lung problems

Medical Xpress

Wildfire smoke has long been known to exacerbate health problems like heart disease, lung conditions, and asthma, but now a new study finds that smoke from these fires can lead to poor health thousands of miles away.

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Prenatal SSRI exposure linked to functional constipation in offspring

Medical Xpress

Prenatal exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) is associated with an increased risk of functional constipation developing in offspring, according to a study published online Dec. 10 in Molecular Psychiatry.

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High-altitude gene variant linked to better blood cancer prognosis

Medical Xpress

Two researchers from Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U) have discovered a gene variant found in high-altitude Andean populations that they believe could be a new biomarker for predicting the severity of diseases and treatment responses for certain types of blood cancer.

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Clinicians' phones a cybersecurity risk, says study

Medical Xpress

A new study led by Dr. Tafheem Wani, a La Trobe lecturer in Digital Health Information Management, showed that clinicians' phones (and other digital devices) contained sensitive patient information, which was not often protected by antivirus software and passcodes.

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Researcher focuses on cognitive decline in older refugee populations in the US

Medical Xpress

When Katherine Kitchens was completing her master's degree in social work at UT Arlington, she participated in an advanced field placement at a community clinic that provided primary health care services to families in need. Her experience working with marginalized populations is one of the reasons Kitchens decided to stay at UTA and pursue her Ph.D. in social work, which she will receive during the University's commencement ceremonies for the School of Social Work at 9 a.m. on Dec. 13 at Globe

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Neighborhood disadvantage and mortality: Evaluating the association

Medical Xpress

Living in a neighborhood with high unemployment rates, poor housing, low school quality, or poverty has been shown to have significant implications for residents' health and well-being. Yet, little is known about the impact of neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage on the long-term mortality of older adults, especially in nationally representative populations.

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Mobile mammography boosts screening in underserved communities

Medical Xpress

A study by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute demonstrates that mobile mammography is generally used by women otherwise unlikely to be screened, and thus is complementary to facility-based mammography rather than a substitute for it.

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Tissue transfer method offers faster, safer complex head and neck reconstruction

Medical Xpress

Osaka Metropolitan University researchers have developed a promising technique for head and neck reconstruction that shifts the placement of transferred tissue with blood vessels attached, offering a safer, faster option for patients with complex tissue defects, especially those at high risk.