Latest - Public Health & Prevention

• Jul 26 2024 This Week in Cardiology   Health and income, high BP in the hospital, and more on subclinical AF and when to use anticoagulants are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast.
  theheart.org on Medscape, July 26, 2024
• Tick-Borne Illnesses Are on the Rise in Canada Especially in the summer, medical professionals should keep an eye out for cases of Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, and Powassan virus, experts urged.
  Medscape Medical News, July 26, 2024
• Heat Waves: A Silent Threat to Older Adults' Kidneys Extreme exposure to dry and hot weather conditions increased the plasma creatinine and cystatin C levels in older adults, while young adults showed minor changes.
  Medscape Medical News, July 26, 2024
• Eco-Anxiety and Patients' Need for Mental Health Support The effects of climate change are evident, but their consequences for mental health are not the same for everyone.
  Medscape Medical News, July 26, 2024
• 'Doesn't Fit Anything I Trained for': Treating Chronic Lyme Researchers, clinicians, and patient advocates at a national meeting weighed in on efforts needed to accelerate research on treatments for chronic illness associated with Lyme disease.
  Medscape Medical News, July 26, 2024
• Sugar May Drive Dementia, German Medical Societies Warn High blood sugar levels damage brain blood vessels and promote deposits on the vessel walls, thus reducing blood flow and nutrient supply to brain cells.
  Medscape Medical News, July 26, 2024
• Poverty Causally Linked to Mental Illness and Vice Versa There is a bidirectional, causal relationship between mental illness and poverty, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, July 26, 2024
• State Gun Laws Linked to Lower Youth Suicide Rates States with mandatory waiting periods for gun purchases or laws designed to prevent children from accessing firearms have lower suicide rates than states without such regulations.
  Medscape Medical News, July 26, 2024
• Waiting for Therapy? There's an App for That Smartphone apps can provide valuable interim support for individuals facing long waits for psychiatric therapy, offering stopgap relief.
  Medscape Medical News, July 26, 2024
• A Woman, a Tuna Steak, and Allergy-like Symptoms Scombroid poisoning resembles an allergic reaction and occurs after eating fish contaminated with histamine.
  Medscape News UK, July 26, 2024
• Medical Debt Delays Care for Those With Depression, Anxiety Medical debt affects adults with depression and anxiety, with over 27% delaying or forgoing mental health care. Those with debt are twice as likely to delay or skip care.
  Medscape Medical News, July 26, 2024
• Low Rates of Pediatric Lipid Screening in the United States Despite recommendations, the adherence to lipid screening practices among youths in the United States was low, with a screening prevalence of approximately 1 in 10 youths.
  Medscape Medical News, July 25, 2024
• Newer Shingles Vaccine Tied to Lower Dementia Risk A new study showed a newer recombinant shingles vaccine was linked to a 164-day delay in dementia diagnosis in older adults compared to an older live shingles vaccine.
  Medscape Medical News, July 25, 2024
• AIDS 2024 Twice-Yearly PrEP Gives 'Huge' 100% Protection Final results of the highly anticipated PURPOSE 1 trial of lenacapavir show the shots prevent new infections without many side effects.
  Medscape Medical News, July 25, 2024
• Slow-Release Buprenorphine Safe in Mild OUD Withdrawal Extended-release buprenorphine medication was deemed safe for patients with mild opioid withdrawal.
  Medscape Medical News, July 25, 2024
• Preventing Future Osteoporotic Fragility Fractures   After surgery for fracture of her left hip, an active 72-year-old woman is evaluated by a multidisciplinary team of experts for osteoporosis and for prevention of a future fracture.
  Medscape, July 25, 2024
• Why Are Germans Getting Heavier? Changes in the population's weight have many causes, including an abundance of food and declining expenditure of energy.
  Medscape Medical News, July 25, 2024
• Drug Combinations Improve Survival in Melanoma Dr Jeffrey Weber discusses oral melanoma abstracts presented at ASCO 2024.
  Medscape Oncology, July 25, 2024
• Physicians Cite Barriers in Addiction Care: Study Reveals An international research review identifies multiple reasons why doctors say they aren't able to treat substance abuse, including lack of faith that interventions will work.
  Medscape Medical News, July 25, 2024
• Introducing: A New Way to Get Teens Mental Health Care Pediatric mental health urgent care centers offer alternatives to costly and lengthy emergency department visits.
  Medscape Medical News, July 24, 2024