Orthopedics News

• Online Yoga Program Improves Physical Function in OA
  Medscape Medical News, September 20, 2022
• Lowering BMI Linked With Better Knee Osteoarthritis Outcomes Losing weight helps prevent the onset and progression of knee osteoarthritis, researchers in Australia report.
  MDedge News, September 20, 2022
• How Burdensome Are Prior Authorizations for Your Practice? Health plans often require doctors to obtain prior authorization before they will pay for medical services, procedures, or medications. What has your experience been?
  Medscape Reader Polls, September 20, 2022
• ASBMR 2022 Could Exercise Improve Bone Health in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes? Weight-bearing activities may strengthen bone and reduce fractures in youth with type 1 diabetes, a small cross-sectional study of girls with or without type 1 diabetes suggests, but more research is needed.
  Medscape Medical News, September 20, 2022
• ICS 2022 Undiagnosed SpA Common in Chiropractor Back Pain Referrals "Chiropractors need education for axSpA, when to suspect, and when to refer," said Atul Deodhar, MD, medical director of rheumatology clinics at Oregon Health & Science University, Portland.
  MDedge News, September 20, 2022
• Telehealth Visits Could Help More if Restrictions Eased: Study Patients who live near state borders don't have the same access to telehealth that other residents do in some states; people in rural areas are also affected, according to new research.
  Medscape Medical News, September 20, 2022
• Experts Debate Infant Chiropractic Care on TikTok 'The only thing that you might possibly cause is harm,' said Dr Sean Tabaie, an orthopedic surgeon at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC, commenting about chiropractic treatment in infants.
  WebMD Health News, September 19, 2022
• House Passes Prior Authorization Bill, Senate Path Unclear A $16 billion estimate for a bill meant to speed Medicare Advantage prior authorizations may complicate efforts to pass the measure. But the figure represents little change in actual Medicare spending.
  Medscape Medical News, September 19, 2022
• More Problems Accessing Healthcare in Canada Than in US New polls show that Canadians have more difficulty accessing healthcare than Americans and have less confidence in the system.
  Medscape Medical News, September 15, 2022
• National Awareness Day Shines Light on Physician Burnout, Suicide Physician burnout remains high, according to new data, but initiatives aim to reduce emotional distress, destigmatize mental health treatment, and prevent suicide.
  Medscape Medical News, September 15, 2022
• HYP 2022 Is Acetaminophen Really Safer Than NSAIDs in Heart Disease? A new analysis finds a significant correlation between acetaminophen use and elevated systolic blood pressure, calling into question the assumption it's safer than NSAIDs in those with heart disease.
  Medscape Medical News, September 15, 2022
• ESC 2022 New ESC Guidelines for Cutting CV Risk in Noncardiac Surgery The guidelines, which aim to reduce cardiovascular complications from noncardiac surgery, introduce new concepts and recommendations compared with the previous 2014 document.
  Medscape Medical News, September 14, 2022
• Physician Shortage + More Patients = Longer Wait Times: Survey A new survey indicates that physician appointment times are up 8% from 2017, up 24% from 2004; cardiology wait times are up, family medicine wait times are down.
  Medscape Medical News, September 14, 2022
• AMA Joins in Lawsuit Accusing Cigna of Underpaying Physicians AMA along with New Jersey and Washington physician groups join lawsuit contending Cigna used inappropriate tactics to underpay for out-of-network surgeries, resulting in bills to patients.
  Medscape Medical News, September 13, 2022
• ASBMR 2022 Fish Oil Pills Do Not Reduce Fractures in Healthy Seniors: VITAL In the largest worldwide study to examine how fish oil supplements might reduce the risk of fractures in men and women age 50 and over and age 55 and over, respectively, the VITAL trial did not find any benefit.
  Medscape Medical News, September 13, 2022
• Chronic 'Exercise Deficiency' Linked to HFpEF Chronic lack of exercise is a major risk factor for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, and regular physical activity, particularly up to age 60, may prevent it, researchers contend.
  Medscape Medical News, September 12, 2022
• ASBMR 2022 Crystal Bone Algorithm Predicts Early Fractures, Uses ICD Codes This algorithm looks promising and would alert clinicians to often-missed patients with high fracture risk who need to be investigated for osteoporosis, an observer says, but it needs further validation.
  Medscape Medical News, September 12, 2022
• PAs Want to Keep Autonomy; Hip Fractures Rise; Runners and Genes The top 3 things you should know to start your day.
  3 Things to Know Today, September 12, 2022
• Differentiating Axial Disease in PsA Versus AS With Psoriasis Some identifiers of patients with isolated axial psoriatic arthritis were older age at diagnosis, psoriatic nail lesions, and absence of inflammatory back pain.
  MDedge News, September 09, 2022
• ASBMR 2022 Hip Fractures Likely to Double by 2050 as Population Ages Greater efforts 'are needed to prevent hip fractures and improve the treatment gap and post-fracture care, especially in men and the oldest old,' say researchers.
  Medscape Medical News, September 09, 2022