Medscape Medical News

• Improving Cross-Cultural Communication Skills With Patients Diversity, equity, and inclusion mean knowing the right words to use with patients and understanding their distinct customs and perspectives to better address their needs.
  Medscape Medical News, May 26, 2022
• Vitamin D Doesn't Reduce Type 2 Diabetes Risk...or Does It? The latest study of vitamin D supplementation in people with prediabetes shows no overall benefit but hints there may be a role for those with low insulin secretion.
  Medscape Medical News, May 26, 2022
• For the Survivors, School Shootings Bring Lasting Damage For children who survive mass shootings, the outcome over the next few days, months, and years depends on many factors, but how parents address the trauma both immediately and long-term can make a huge difference, experts say.
  Medscape Medical News, May 25, 2022
• APA 2022 Lithium May Lower Osteoporosis Risk in Bipolar Disorder Although increased risk for osteoporosis is common in bipolar disorder, lithium may provide a significant protective effect against the bone disease, results from the largest study of its kind show.
  Medscape Medical News, May 25, 2022
• War Medicine Training a Challenge for Ukrainian Healthcare Ukraine has no shortage of doctors, but all caregivers must be trained to manage trauma, react appropriately on a battlefield, and evacuate safely.
  Medscape Medical News, May 25, 2022
• Legislative Efforts Continue to Revamp Laws Governing PAs Physician assistants seek laws allowing independence from oversight along with a seat at the table on medical boards and direct payment from insurers.
  Medscape Medical News, May 25, 2022
• Researchers Find a Pathway to Prevent COVID Infection A mechanism that blocks the virus' spike protein from interacting with the surface of a cell could enable the development of a therapy that would eradicate the virus in the event of exposure.
  Medscape Medical News, May 25, 2022
• Texas Killings Leave Nation's Doctors Grieving, Seething Physicians asking "why again?," demand action after gunman murders 21 in the town of Uvalde.
  Medscape Medical News, May 25, 2022
• CDC: Prescribe COVID Treatment Paxlovid Despite 'Rebound' Illness The CDC recommends the oral drug for early-stage treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 among people at high risk for progression to severe disease.
  Medscape Medical News, May 25, 2022
• Vancouver Safe Supply Program Aims to Reduce Overdose Deaths The program provides substitutes for unregulated substances found in the toxic-drug supply chain. It is integrated with healthcare and social services and aims to promote participants' autonomy.
  Medscape Medical News, May 25, 2022
• Wild Meat Markets Pose Disease Risk to People, Laos Study Finds Zoonotic diseases can spill over to people from markets selling infected wild animal meat. Can we prevent these?
  Medscape Medical News, May 25, 2022
• FDA Approval for Molluscum Treatment Delayed The company continues to work with the FDA to bring VP-102 to the market as soon as possible.
  Medscape Medical News, May 25, 2022
• SCAI 2022 SAFE-PAD Shows Long-Term Safety of Paclitaxel Devices A large study of Medicare claims found no evidence of harmful outcomes associated with drug-eluting stents and balloons for up to 6 years.
  Medscape Medical News, May 25, 2022
• Vascular Risk Factors for Dementia Vary With Age New data show that vascular risk factors that influence dementia risk vary by age, suggesting the need for age-specific dementia scores vs the current one-size-fits-all approach to dementia risk prediction.
  Medscape Medical News, May 25, 2022
• SCAI 2022 No-Implant Interatrial Shunt Remains Patent at a Year A no-implant interatrial shunting procedure showed improved wedge pressure and quality of life for up to 3 months in heart failure recipients.
  Medscape Medical News, May 25, 2022
• Biomarker Panel to Detect Esophageal Squamous Cell Cancer (ESCC) A biomarker panel used on tissue samples obtained via a swallowable capsule can detect esophageal squamous cell cancer (ESCC) and may be particularly useful where endoscopy is not widely available.
  Medscape Medical News, May 25, 2022
• Experts Endorse Plant-Based Diet for Type 2 Diabetes Remission As a primary intervention, diet can achieve type 2 diabetes remission in many adults with normal or elevated BMI, and should be a plant-based, high-fiber diet, says a new consensus statement.
  Medscape Medical News, May 25, 2022
• DDW 2022 Vibrating Pill Counters Constipation Swallowed device may work by boosting natural colonic rhythms, whereas traditional treatments for constipation generally increase motility or secretion.
  Medscape Medical News, May 25, 2022
• DDW 2022 Videos May Not Increase Vaccinations in IBD Video messaging did not increase the percentage of people with IBD who got influenza vaccinations in a randomized trial.
  Medscape Medical News, May 25, 2022
• Blood Lead Testing Has Not Bounced Back From Pandemic Dip Testing rates in 2021 are still 21% below prepandemic levels in Chicago, according to an analysis presented at the annual Epidemic Intelligence Service conference.
  Medscape Medical News, May 25, 2022