JULY 10, 2024 by The Editors, Bloomberg Opinion Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn unprecedented strain of bird flu is spreading among dairy cattle in the U.S. An outbreak of a flesh-eating bacteria has infected more than 1,000 people in Japan. At least 13 communicable diseases including measles, dengue and polio have surged past pre-pandemic peaks in...
Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology > Expounding on ObesityCOMMENTARY Yoni Freedhoff, MD DISCLOSURES | June 28, 2024 Yes, there’s still much to find offensive, but South Park: The End of Obesity, in just 51 minutes, does more to explain some of obesity’s realities, its pharmacotherapy, and weight bias than the mainstream media has done perhaps ever....
KFF Health NewsJul 2 2024 Over the past two years, a simple but baffling request has preceded most of my encounters with medical professionals: “Rate your pain on a scale of zero to 10.” I trained as a physician and have asked patients the very same question thousands of times, so I think hard about...
COMMENTARY David A. Johnson, MD DISCLOSURES | June 14, 2024 Rumination syndrome is a well-recognized functional disorder characterized by the regurgitation of food or liquid in the absence of retching or nausea. Evidence suggests that the prevalence of rumination syndrome is increasing. In a 2022 health survey study conducted across 26 countries — the largest...
Alicia Ault June 19, 2024 A single course of treatment with emotional awareness and expression therapy (EAET) was associated with a significantly greater reduction in chronic pain severity than cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), the current psychotherapeutic gold standard, a new study suggested. Two thirds of the patients who received EAET reported at least a 30% reduction...
Ghrelin Paradox: Unlocking New Avenues in Obesity ManagementDimpi Desai, MD; Ashni Dharia, MD DISCLOSURES | June 21, 2024 Despite their best efforts, 80% of people who lose weight regain itand many end up heavier within 5 years. Why? Our bodies fight back, revving up hunger while slowing metabolism after weight loss. In ongoing obesity discussions,...
Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology > ADA 2024 David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD DISCLOSURES | June 24, 2024 At the recent American Diabetes Association (ADA) Scientific Sessions, researchers unveiled promising data on a novel antimicrobial peptide PL-5 spray. This innovative treatment shows significant promise for managing mild to moderate infected diabetic foot ulcers. Of the...
Medscape Family MedicineCOMMENTARY Cate Collings, MD DISCLOSURES | April 22, 2024 Caring for older adults was one of the most rewarding parts of my years practicing as a clinical cardiologist. I appreciated their wisdom, humor, and, very often, their respect and appreciation for physicians. It was always upsetting to see them suffer a mild fall...
COMMENTARY Kevin Fernando, MBChB DISCLOSURES June 06, 2024 This transcript has been edited for clarity. Linda, a 50-year-old hedge fund manager, consults you in clinic after her recent annual company health screen detected 2+ blood on her urine dipstick test. She is asymptomatic. She has no past medical history of note and takes no prescribed...
theheart.org on MedscapeCOMMENTARY Christopher Labos, MD CM, MSc, FRCPC DISCLOSURES | May 02, 2024 How did cholesterol denialism become a pseudoscience? It happened so slowly that many of us didn’t notice. But somewhere along the way, cholesterol deniers stopped questioning the scientific evidence and started denying it. Christopher Labos, MD CM, MSc If you weren’t...
