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Cannabis use growing among menopausal women
Cannabis is being increasingly marketed for treating menopause-related and aging-related symptoms.
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Bone degradation measure can sway osteoporosis diagnosis
Factoring in a patient’s trabecular bone score may alter treatment decisions.
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EMA warns that omega-3-acid ethyl esters may cause AFib
Experts found a dose-dependent increase in the risk for atrial fibrillation in patients with cardiovascular diseases or cardiovascular risk...
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Alert! A decade of type 2 diabetes shortens life by 3.5 years
“I personally think the findings show that we should treat cardiovascular risk factors more aggressively in people diagnosed with [type 2]...
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Are they ‘antiobesity medications’ or ‘weight-loss drugs’?
“We believe that the common use of the term ‘weight-loss medications’ by media and the public, as well as by doctors and the scientific community...
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Nonsurgical option for more large thyroid nodule patients?
The implication is that nonsurgical options such as radiofrequency ablation may be appropriate for more patients than realized.
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Many young adults with type 2 diabetes skip medications
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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Illicit steroids: If MDs don’t ask, patients won’t tell
“They felt discriminated against, they did not feel comfortable working with their physicians, and they felt that the doctors did not know what...
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Redefining CVD risk: Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome
“Clearly defining the patient with CKM syndrome, and providing new approaches for CKM syndrome staging and risk prediction, will help health care...
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New hyperglycemia emergency guidance updates DKA definition
New to the 2023 version will be a strong emphasis on the excess morbidity and mortality risks associated with the increasingly common “hybrid”...
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Semaglutide win in HFpEF with obesity regardless of ejection fraction: STEP-HFpEF
It remains unknown, however, “whether the improvement in health status, functional status, and reduced inflammation” will translate to reduced...