Medscape Medical News

• Fla. Docs Can Soon Deny Patient Care Over Personal Beliefs A new Florida law allows clinicians to opt out of providing services that go against their religious, moral, or ethical beliefs. Civil rights groups say the legislation contradicts the duty to care.
  Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2023
• New Guidance on Neurological Complications of Long-COVID The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation has issued new consensus guidance on the assessment and treatment of neurologic sequelae in patients with long COVID.
  Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2023
• Alert FDA Approves Upadacitinib (Rinvoq) for Crohn's Disease The oral JAK inhibitor is for adults with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease whose condition failed to respond adequately or who can't tolerate one or more TNF inhibitors.
  Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2023
• 'Robust Evidence' That Exercise Cuts Parkinson Risk in Women Regular physical activity has been linked to up to a 25% decreased risk for Parkinson's disease in women, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2023
• Age-Specific Cut-Offs Needed for Cardiac Troponin Tests? Using age-specific thresholds for troponin measurement would more accurately diagnose myocardial injury when assessing patients for suspected MI, a new study suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2023
• ECO 2023 Half of Teens Drop Below Obesity Cutoff With Semaglutide Semaglutide represents an efficacious treatment option for adolescents with obesity, with the potential to reduce BMI below the obesity threshold.
  Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2023
• Teach Basic Lifesaving Skills Starting Age 4, AHA Advises Teaching young children basic life support training has the potential to educate whole generations to respond to cardiac arrest and increase survival of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
  Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2023
• SGIM 2023 Pop This Question to Improve Medication Adherence If you're not talking with your patients about how they can save money on their healthcare, you're missing an opportunity to improve outcomes.
  Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2023
• Drug Shortages in US at 10-Year High Drug shortages hit a 10-year high in early 2023. Among the current shortage are 15 cancer drugs, some of which lack an effective alternative.
  Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2023
• ECO 2023 Obesity Drug With Swallowable Balloon Boosts Weight Loss A combination of a swallowable Allurion gastric balloon and liraglutide delivers higher weight loss (around 19% after mean 4 months) than use of separate treatments.
  Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2023
• Limit PSA Screening to Men With Symptoms A new strategy that would limit screening for prostate cancer to men under 70 who are at risk or symptomatic would reduce the potential harm from overdiagnosis and overtreatment, an international panel recommends.
  Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2023
• Medscape Medical Minute   Dr Perry Wilson highlights the day's top news stories, produced by Medscape, the leading source of information for medical professionals. From new clinical evidence to breaking policy news, stay on the pulse of medicine with Medscape Medical Minute.
  Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2023
• ACMS 2023 Genetic Profiling Identifies High-Risk Cutaneous SCC Tumors Study results identified genes that were both significantly upregulated and downregulated in high-risk T2a tumors.
  Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2023
• SGIM 2023 How Primary Care Fails New Mothers Welcoming patients back to the primary care setting after a birth is critical for keep a pulse on potential postpartum complications.
  Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2023
• How Providers Are Adjusting to Clinical Care Post-PHE Physician practices adjust to another new normal as the COVID-19 health emergency ends.
  Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2023
• Peresolimab Shows Efficacy in Patients With RA Only patients taking peresolimab 700 mg had a significantly greater change in Disease Activity Score in 28 Joints based on the C-reactive protein level (DAS28-CRP), compared with placebo after 12 weeks.
  Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2023
• Internet Use a Modifiable Dementia Risk Factor? Self-reported, regular internet use in older adults has been linked to a lower risk of dementia, suggesting it may be a modifiable risk factor.
  Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2023
• ACMS 2023 Mohs Surgery Saves Costs, May Improve Outcomes in Melanoma Even though upfront costs are higher for Mohs surgery, there can be substantial savings longer term, as well as reduced morbidity for patients.
  Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2023
• SGIM 2023 Unveiling Sexual Dysfunction: Clinicians Can Do More Nearly half of all women experience some sort of sexual dysfunction. Clinicians should be comfortable speaking with patients about their sexual health.
  Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2023
• Unhealthy Foods Marketed to Children Prevalent in Canada Foods in child-appealing packages that include graphic designs, colors, games, and other engaging characteristics were higher in sugar and sodium than foods in nonappealing packaging.
  Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2023