Mixed Topics
From the Journals
Increased risk of meningioma with cyproterone acetate use
The European Medicines Agency recommended in February 2020 that drugs containing 10 mg or more of cyproterone acetate should only be used for...
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COVID-19 may alter gut microbiota
Changes in gut microorganisms may contribute to severe disease and long-term symptoms after the virus clears.
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PCPs play a small part in low-value care spending
Study indicates waste was widely distributed among specialties.
Opinion
An introduction to Naikan
The word means introspection and the practice is one of self-reflection.
Conference Coverage
Find and manage a kidney in crisis
Clinical pearls for kidney disease focus on identifying high-risk patients.
Guidelines
Updated ACC decision pathway embraces new heart failure treatment strategies
The ACC’s updated decision pathway aims to close the substantial gap between current practice and unmet opportunities for inhibiting HFrEF...
Feature
Medicaid to cover routine costs for patients in trials
Latest News
New dietary guidelines omit recommended cuts to sugar, alcohol intake
The guidelines omit a recommendation from the advisory committee’s ...
Feature
Endocrine-disrupting plastics pose growing health threat
Creation of more plastic products will likely lead to increased exposure to EDCs and make health problems worse, according to a report by the...
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Fracking sites tied to increased heart failure hospitalizations
The results were consistent and robust among more than 9,000 patients with heart failure in Pennsylvania, a state steeped in controversy over...
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To D or not to D? Vitamin D doesn’t reduce falls in older adults
A study of wide-ranging vitamin D dosing finds no reduction in risk of falls, while high doses may even increase risk. But editorialist says check...