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Remedies for Menopause Symptoms Show Short-Term Benefit, Need Long-Term Data
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- Marcus A. Banks
“That’s one of the biggest questions — what is the safety [of hormonal treatments] in women with cardiovascular risk...
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Ask Teenage Boys If They Use Muscle-Building Supplements
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- Marcus A. Banks
In many cases, needed nutrients are obtained from food intake, and supplements are not necessary.
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Buprenorphine One of Many Options For Pain Relief In Oldest Adults
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- Marcus A. Banks
Buprenorphine is better at treating chronic pain than other opioids that carry a higher addiction risk and often cause constipation in elderly...
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Florida’s Stance on Measles Upends Expert Guidance
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- Marcus A. Banks
Surgeon general Joseph Ladapo has advised parents to do whatever they think is best.
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Are You Unwittingly Aiding the Rise of Superfungi?
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- Marcus A. Banks
Fungal infections, such as ringworm, are becoming more difficult to treat after overuse or misuse of antifungal meds.
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500-mg Calcium Pill Protects Against Preeclampsia, Researchers Say
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- Marcus A. Banks
Just 500 mg of calcium daily reduces the risk of pregnant women developing preeclampsia.
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Common Diabetes Pills Also Protect Kidneys
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- Marcus A. Banks
SGLT2 inhibitors, used to manage blood sugar by patients with type 2 diabetes, may also protect the heart and kidneys.
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Reducing albumin improves kidney and heart function in people with type 2 diabetes
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- Marcus A. Banks
A urine-to-creatinine ratio reduction of at least 30% reduced kidney risk by 64%.
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MRIs, MRI-guided biopsies detect prostate cancer affordably
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- Marcus A. Banks
There is “a growing consensus that the use of MRI and potential MRI-guided biopsy is cost effective.”
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Use the stool! Fecal microbiota transplants help kids with diarrheal infection
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- Marcus A. Banks
“When we think about the microbiome it makes sense to target kids, because they’re more apt to respond to these therapies. I worry that somebody...
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Sensory comeback: New findings show the path to smell and taste recovery after COVID
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- Marcus A. Banks
“... There are still people suffering from it. ... It really has a significant psychological impact.”
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Not enough evidence for primary care to routinely conduct dental screenings
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- Marcus A. Banks
What clinicians should do for patients who have no obvious oral health problems is up for debate.
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Medicare Advantage: The good, the bad, and the ugly
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- Marcus A. Banks
Patients my be signing on to Medicare Advantage plans in record numbers but the limitations of the plans affect both patients and physicians.
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Many young adults with type 2 diabetes skip medications
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- Marcus A. Banks
Young people who forgo medications for blood pressure and cholesterol increase their chances of developing kidney disease or having a stroke.
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ADHD underappreciated in older adults
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- Marcus A. Banks
“If you don’t manage it, who will? It can be very hard to get psychiatric consults, almost impossible in some cases.”