Neil Skolnik, MD DISCLOSURES March 02, 2021 This transcript has been edited for clarity. I’m Dr Neil Skolnik. Today we are going to talk about the 2020 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Management of Gout and get some really clear evidence-based guidance about treating gout in primary care. The guidelines recommend a treat-to-target approach utilizing urate-lowering therapy for prevention...
Miriam E. Tucker February 26, 2021 Insulin may be more heat-stable during 28 days of use than current labeling suggests, a new study indicates. Instructions on insulin vials or pens indicate that they be stored unopened at temperatures of 2° to 8° C (35.6° to 46.4° F). Once the seal is punctured and during 28 days of use,...
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – SAN DIEGO IMAGE: IN A STUDY OF COLLEGE STUDENTS CONDUCTED BEFORE AND DURING THE PANDEMIC, FINDINGS REVEALED THE AVERAGE STEPS OF SUBJECTS DECLINED FROM 10,000 TO 4,600 STEPS PER DAY AND RATES OF DEPRESSION INCREASED FROM 32% TO 61%. CREDIT: PHEELINGS MEDIA Exercise has long-been recommended as a cognitive-behavioral therapy for...
by Tim Sullivan, Harvard Medical School Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain While chronic neurological effects from concussion have been widely studied, little is known about possible links between concussion and long-term medical and behavioral comorbidities. A retrospective analysis published Jan. 15 in the Journal of Neurotrauma found that people who had a concussion also had increased risks for poor...
by Diabetologia Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) shows that regular physical activity is a safe diabetes prevention strategy for people residing in relatively polluted regions. The study, which is the first to investigate the combined effects of physical activity and pollution exposure on type 2 diabetes risk, is...
UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK Digital solutions including remote monitoring can help chronic pain sufferers manage their pain and reduce the probability of misuse of prescription opioids. For chronic pain sufferers, an app may be just the tool they need to manage their pain. In a UHN-led study that used the app “Manage My Pain” enrolled patients...
by Massachusetts General Hospital In correspondence published in The New England Journal of Medicine, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital note that Phase 3 clinical data from the Moderna vaccine trial did show delayed skin hypersensitivity in a small number of the more than 30,000 trial participants. However, the authors say the large, red, sometimes raised, itchy or painful skin...
Dentists say you have to time it just right to protect the enamel of your teeth. By Monica Torres PROSTOCK-STUDIO VIA GETTY IMAGES Your morning coffee routine may be causing long-term damage to your teeth. For coffee lovers, the morning routine is a treasured ritual. But you may not realize that the order in which...
Interview conducted by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. News-Medical speaks to Professor Robert Bragg about disinfectants and how they could be helping bacteria to become resistant. What provoked your research into bacteria and their resistance? I have been involved in research on the control of animal diseases for many years now. The control of any disease in a...
by IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute) Credit: CC0 Public Domain People living with a patient undergoing an intensive weight loss treatment also benefit from this therapy. This has been demonstrated by a team of researchers from the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM-Hospital del Mar) along with doctors from Hospital del Mar and the...
