Dr Benjamin Levy explores research linking alcohol to GI cancers, and how physicians and public health experts can help individuals dramatically reduce their alcohol consumption.

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07.06.2025

Restricting Kids’ Cell Phone Use at School: Ethicist

Ethicist Art Caplan discusses legislative proposals limiting students’ cell phone use during school.

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06.06.2025

Medical Misogyny or Following the Differential Dx?

After Medscape readers weighed in on his management of a patient with fatigue and nightmares, Dr Charles Vega argues that physicians should not overlook the role of psychiatry in primary care.

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06.06.2025

210-Day Flood Health Risks: What Doctors Must Know

New research shows flood exposure increases hospitalisation risks for up to 7 months, affecting cardiovascular, metabolic, and infectious disease admissions.

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05.06.2025

Is It Too Late to Rebuild Trust in Public Health?

Can we rebuild trust in public health? Dr George Lundberg draws upon wisdom from seven common belief systems to find the answer.

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05.06.2025

Aid-in-Dying Vote Sparks Historic Medical Debate

The unanimous palliative care bill and assisted dying vote highlight shifts in end-of-life policy, challenging healthcare professionals’ roles.

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05.06.2025

Physicians, Scientists Weigh In on RFK, Jr’s Food Policies

The HHS Secretary holds controversial views on many topics, including vaccines. But some physicians welcome his focus on nutrition and chronic disease, saying it’s long overdue — even if they disagree with his policies.

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05.06.2025

Cancer Therapy Impacts Musicians’ Performance Ability

Dr Maurie Markman discusses a recent study describing musical toxicity following breast cancer treatment.

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03.06.2025

‘Symptom Invalidation’ in Clinically Uncertain Diagnoses

Even years later, patients whose symptoms were initially dismissed experience distrust and uncertainty with clinicians.

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03.06.2025

Diamandis: For Complex Biology, AI Beats the Human Brain

Humans are linear thinkers, Diamandis says. We can’t fully comprehend how trillions of cells and processes interact in the body. But AI can.

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03.06.2025

Skills Lab: Rethinking Surrogate Endpoints Approval

Dr Bishal Gyawali discusses clinical trial surrogate endpoints and their impact on regulatory approval.

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03.06.2025

Teleneurology Bests Onboard Stroke Care Model

In a head-to-head trial, telemedicine-based neurologist assessments in mobile stroke units is safer and more resource-efficient than traditional models requiring a neurologist on board the ambulance.

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03.06.2025

5 Things You Need to Know When Treating Gout

Dr Arinola Dada gives her top tips to help physicians treat patients with gout.

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03.06.2025

Lower Blood Pressure Targets for Type 2 Diabetes

Dr Anne Peters discusses a recent publication on intensive blood pressure control in people with type 2 diabetes.

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02.06.2025

ED Work Environment Discord Affects Patient Outcomes

Emergency department clinicians in nearly half of study hospitals disagree on the quality of their work environment, and clinician and patient outcomes are worse when both nurses and physicians rate their work environment unfavorably.

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31.05.2025

Behind the Scenes of The Pitt: Depicting the Hard Truths

Drs Glatter, Herbert, Ho, and Cozzi discuss The Pitt and how it captures the real-life intensity, trauma, and teamwork that define emergency medicine today.

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31.05.2025

Diamandis: We Will Have Personalized Drugs by 2030

Protein folding tech has created a new field of drug discovery, Diamandis says. The next 5 years will bring drugs perfectly designed for each patient.

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31.05.2025

How Lifestyle Changes Can Make a Difference in PsA

Discover how simple lifestyle changes — like exercise, diet, and better sleep — can help reduce symptoms and improve quality of life for those living with psoriatic arthritis.

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30.05.2025

Irritant Contact Dermatitis

The patient’s medical history was significant for mild atopic dermatitis, well-controlled with triamcinolone ointment used intermittently, and a background of ichthyosis vulgaris.

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30.05.2025

Scientists Invent a Literal Thinking Cap

Is your brain full? A new device can tell you when you need a break from thinking to avoid making mistakes.

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30.05.2025

Geriatric CDS Tool Boosts Safe Prescribing in the ED

The use of a clinical decision support system significantly improves adherence to safer prescribing practices for older adults in the ED.

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29.05.2025

Food Dyes to Fluoride: Is RFK Jr Making America Healthier?

The new Secretary of Health and Human Services has promoted beef tallow and lashed out at fluoridated water and artificial food dyes. Will these initiatives make Americans healthier?

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29.05.2025

No, KETO-CTA Study Did Not Upend Causal Evidence on ASCVD

Is there really no link between high LDL-C and atherosclerosis in lean-mass hyperresponders on a keto diet? The data are nowhere close to supporting the authors' outsized claims, writes John Mandrola.

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29.05.2025

Five Florida Hospitals Sue Safety Ratings System

Nonprofit behind Hospital Safety Grade site says it’s transparent and fires back.

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29.05.2025

Risky Self-Love: Unusual Cases From the Emergency Room

Case studies illustrate how embarrassment can prevent patients from seeking necessary medical help for foreign bodies lodged in the urethra.

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29.05.2025

Doctors Oppose Mental Health Detention Power Proposals

Medical groups have warned that proposed amendments to mental health legislation giving powers of detention to healthcare staff could cause ‘significant harm.’

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29.05.2025

Bone Metabolism in Celiac Disease

Is there a connection between bone health and celiac disease? Drs Misra and Pandi explain why patients with celiac disease are at increased risk of metabolic bone diseases.

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28.05.2025

Guide Helps Assess Child Abuse–Related Head Injury

The Canadian Paediatric Society has published a Practice Point to help healthcare professionals assess traumatic head injury related to child maltreatment.

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27.05.2025

ED Alert Boosts A1c Testing, Not Glycemic Control

An ED-based alert increases A1c testing rates among patients with diabetes who are noncompliant with routine monitoring, a study shows.

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27.05.2025

Tenecteplase Before Thrombectomy Boosts LVO Stroke Outcomes

Administering tenecteplase before endovascular therapy improves outcomes in large vessel occlusion stroke treated within 4.5 hours of symptom onset.

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27.05.2025

Breast Implants Linked to Unexpected Cardiac Risks in Women

Women with breast implants may experience abnormal cardiac test results and complications, emphasizing the need for awareness in healthcare.

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24.05.2025

Save the USPSTF

The USPSTF is facing threats from a Supreme Court case, cuts to HHS programs, and the planned elimination of AHRQ. Dr Kenny Lin says now is the time for primary care physicians to speak up.

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24.05.2025

Smartphone Monitoring Cuts BP Post-ED Discharge

An intervention combining education with mobile health support in the emergency department leads to greater blood pressure control than standard discharge care, a study reports.

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24.05.2025

SCAD: What’s an Extreme Athlete to Do?

Who would have predicted that this extreme athlete’s closest brush with death would be from SCAD. What should physicians do if patients don’t want to follow their advice to avoid risky pursuits.

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24.05.2025

ECG Challenge: Palpitation Episodes in a COPD Patient

A 70-year-old man presents with an exacerbation of his COPD and reports occasional palpitations. What does the ECG reveal?

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23.05.2025

ASCO 2025: Previewing Updates in Early-Stage Breast Cancer

Dr Mariana Chavez MacGregor looks ahead to early-stage breast cancer updates, including optimization strategies and emerging approaches to improve patient care.

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23.05.2025

Updated McDonald Criteria for MS Allow Earlier Dx and Tx

Drs Andrew Wilner and Oliver Tobin discuss key features of the updated McDonald criteria and how they change the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.

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23.05.2025

He Couldn’t Stop — Then Psychiatrist Found the Real Cause

Therapy combining fluoxetine, clonazepam, and behavioural therapy helps a hypersexual patient achieve significant improvement in 6 months.

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23.05.2025

Managing Crohn’s After Surgery: Expert Insights

Dr Robert Battat shares tips on postoperative management in Crohn’s disease.

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23.05.2025

Hidden Formula, High Stakes: Clinicians Push FDA on NarxCare

A band of clinicians and chronic pain advocates are pushing regulators to scrutinize a controversial risk rating tool.

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Sobering Figures: Alcohol’s Link to GI Cancer

Restricting Kids’ Cell Phone Use at School: Ethicist

Medical Misogyny or Following the Differential Dx?

210-Day Flood Health Risks: What Doctors Must Know

Is It Too Late to Rebuild Trust in Public Health?

Aid-in-Dying Vote Sparks Historic Medical Debate

Physicians, Scientists Weigh In on RFK, Jr’s Food Policies

Cancer Therapy Impacts Musicians’ Performance Ability

‘Symptom Invalidation’ in Clinically Uncertain Diagnoses

Diamandis: For Complex Biology, AI Beats the Human Brain

Skills Lab: Rethinking Surrogate Endpoints Approval

Teleneurology Bests Onboard Stroke Care Model

5 Things You Need to Know When Treating Gout

Lower Blood Pressure Targets for Type 2 Diabetes

ED Work Environment Discord Affects Patient Outcomes

Behind the Scenes of The Pitt: Depicting the Hard Truths

Diamandis: We Will Have Personalized Drugs by 2030

How Lifestyle Changes Can Make a Difference in PsA

Irritant Contact Dermatitis

Scientists Invent a Literal Thinking Cap

Geriatric CDS Tool Boosts Safe Prescribing in the ED

Food Dyes to Fluoride: Is RFK Jr Making America Healthier?

No, KETO-CTA Study Did Not Upend Causal Evidence on ASCVD

Five Florida Hospitals Sue Safety Ratings System

Risky Self-Love: Unusual Cases From the Emergency Room

Doctors Oppose Mental Health Detention Power Proposals

Bone Metabolism in Celiac Disease

Guide Helps Assess Child Abuse–Related Head Injury

ED Alert Boosts A1c Testing, Not Glycemic Control

Tenecteplase Before Thrombectomy Boosts LVO Stroke Outcomes

Breast Implants Linked to Unexpected Cardiac Risks in Women

Save the USPSTF

Smartphone Monitoring Cuts BP Post-ED Discharge

SCAD: What’s an Extreme Athlete to Do?

ECG Challenge: Palpitation Episodes in a COPD Patient

ASCO 2025: Previewing Updates in Early-Stage Breast Cancer

Updated McDonald Criteria for MS Allow Earlier Dx and Tx

He Couldn’t Stop — Then Psychiatrist Found the Real Cause

Managing Crohn’s After Surgery: Expert Insights

Hidden Formula, High Stakes: Clinicians Push FDA on NarxCare

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