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DASH Diet for Diabetes With Low Sodium Reduces BP in Those With Diabetes

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 18, 2025

WEDNESDAY, June 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension for Diabetes (DASH4D) diet with lower sodium is tied to clinically meaningful blood pressure reduction in people with diabetes, according to a study published online June 9 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Pilla, M.D.,

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Mailed Self-Collection Kits Increase Rates of Cervical Cancer Screening

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Mailed self-collection (SC) kits may increase participation in cervical cancer screening, according to a study published online June 6 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Montealegre, Ph.D.,

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Prescribing ADHD Meds by Telehealth Does Not Alter Risk for Substance Use Disorder Overall

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and colleagues conducted a retrospective cohort study using electronic health record data from March 1, 2020, to Aug. from Massachusetts General Hospital, said in a statement. Vinod Rao, M.D., “Our study supports the use of telehealth for ADHD stimulant therapy in clinical settings.”

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Incidence Rates of Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma Increasing

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 16, 2025

MONDAY, June 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The incidence rates of appendiceal adenocarcinoma (AA) increased after 1945, according to a study published online June 10 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Andreana N. Holowatyj, Ph.D.,

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Passive Digital Marker Can Identify Childhood Asthma Risk

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

. “Our hope is that using the childhood asthma passive digital marker in clinical practice will improve the early detection of asthma risk in high-risk children, allowing for earlier interventions that could improve asthma control and lessen the future risk of hospitalization,” Owora said in a statement.

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Cessation of Public Water Fluoridation Would Increase Tooth Decay

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 10, 2025

from Harvard School of Dental Medicine, and Lisa Simon, M.D., from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, both in Boston, examined the cost-effectiveness of cessation of public water fluoridation and associations with oral health among children aged 0 to 19 years. Sung Eun Choi, Ph.D.,

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‘Gas Station Heroin’ Spurs Spike in Poison Control Calls, FDA Warns

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

“That’s what tends to get people into trouble,” Dr. Hannah Hays of Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, said. .” Though it is not an opioid, tianeptine affects the brain in a similar way — and carries some of the same risks of opioids, including the potential to dangerously depress breathing, the AP said.

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AI Model Can Aid Physicians in Skin Cancer Diagnoses

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The PanDerm artificial intelligence (AI) model improves skin cancer diagnosis when used by doctors, according to a research article published online June 6 in Nature Medicine.

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FDA Approves Polypill Widaplik for Hypertension

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Widaplik (telmisartan, amlodipine, and indapamide) for the treatment of hypertension in adults.

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CT Colonography Cost-Effective, Clinically Effective for CRC Screening

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 16, 2025

from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health in Madison, and colleagues compared the clinical efficacy and cost-effectiveness of CRC screening with CTC versus multitarget stool DNA (mt-sDNA) testing. Pickhardt, M.D.,

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Adherence to Healthy Diet Improves Cardiometabolic Risk, Even Without Weight Loss

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A healthy diet improves cardiometabolic risk factors, even if not associated with weight loss (WL), according to a study published online June 5 in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. Anat Yaskolka Meir, Ph.D.,

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988 Contacted More Than 16 Million Times From Its Launch to December 2024

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Opportunities remain to increase use of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, according to a research letter published online June 9 in JAMA Network Open. Jonathan Purtle, Dr.P.H.,

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Parent-Reported Firearm Storage Poor Estimator of Teen Perceived Access

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 16, 2025

MONDAY, June 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Parent-reported firearm storage seems to be a poor estimator of teen perceived firearm access, according to a study published online June 10 in JAMA Network Open. Katherine G. Hastings, M.P.H., firearm-owning parents and their teens aged 14 to 18 years.

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Hyperinsulinemia Linked to Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 10, 2025

from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in California, and colleagues conducted a cross-sectional study from June 2019 to August 2023 at a single institution’s outpatient gynecology clinic involving 205 premenopausal women aged 18 to 54 years: 116 with AUB and 89 with normal menstrual cycles. Salcedo, D.O.,

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Higher Daily Walking Volume, Intensity Tied to Lower Risks for Low Back Pain

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Daily walking volume and walking intensity are inversely associated with the risk for chronic low back pain (LBP), according to a study published online June 13 in JAMA Network Open.

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Midea Recalls 1.7 Million AC Units Over Mold Risk

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More than 1.7 million window air conditioners are being recalled because of a risk for mold growth, which can lead to serious health problems. The affected units are made by Midea and include U Window Air Conditioners and U+ Window Air Conditioners, CBS News said.

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Trader Joe’s Recalls Garlic Cheese Curds Due to Listeria Risk

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 23, 2025

MONDAY, June 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A cheese sold at Trader Joe’s has been recalled due to possible listeria contamination. The product is Face Rock Creamery’s Vampire Slayer Garlic Cheese Curds. It was sold at Trader Joe’s stores across Northern California and Northern Nevada, the company said June 20.

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FDA Recalls Chocolate Candies Over Milk Allergy Risk

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 23, 2025

MONDAY, June 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Chocolate candy sold across the U.S. is being recalled because it may contain milk that isn’t listed on the label, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said. The agency announced the recall of multiple batches of semi-sweet chocolate nonpareils made by Weaver Nut Company Inc., CBS News reported.

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BowFlex Recalls 3.8 Million Dumbbells After Injury Reports

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 10, 2025

TUESDAY, June 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — BowFlex , a fitness equipment brand, is recalling more than 3.8 million adjustable dumbbells because their weight plates can fall off and hurt users. The recall follows more than 100 reports of injuries, including concussions, broken toes, bruises and scrapes, according to the U.S.

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Waist-to-Height Ratio Predicts Liver Steatosis and Fibrosis

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 18, 2025

WEDNESDAY, June 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) outperforms body mass index (BMI) in detecting the risk for liver disease, according to a study published in the July issue of the Journal of the Endocrine Society. Agbaje, M.D.,

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Prenatal PFAS Exposure Linked to Elevated BP Through Adolescence

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 16, 2025

MONDAY, June 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Prenatal exposure to specific perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is associated with offspring blood pressure (BP) through age 18 years, according to a study published online June 12 in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Zeyu Li, M.S.P.H.,

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Attrition Rates High Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Medical Students

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

Mytien Nguyen, from the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut, and colleagues examined attrition rates at the intersection of sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, and sex among a national cohort of medical students.

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NIH to Fund $10M in Long-Term Health Studies After Ohio Train Disaster

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 23, 2025

MONDAY, June 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will fund studies of the long-term health effects of a 2023 Ohio train derailment that released more than 1 million pounds of hazardous chemicals into the soil, air and water.

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After Dobbs, 42 Percent of Surveyed Abortion Providers in Abortion-Ban States Relocated

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 17, 2025

TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Following the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022) decision, 42 percent of surveyed clinicians who provided abortions in states banning abortion relocated to another state, almost all to states not banning abortion, according to a research letter published online June 11 in JAMA Network (..)

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What We Now Know About COVID Prevention and Treatment: A Podcast with Monica Gandhi

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JUNE 2, 2022

We’ve lived through lockdowns, toilet paper shortages, mask mandates, hospital surges where ICU’s overflowed, a million COVID deaths, prolonged school closures, development and roll out of novel vaccines, an explosion of social isolation and loneliness, and the invention of the “zoom meeting.” . But hospitalizations are low.

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