Family Medicine News

• US to Ease Travel Restrictions for Vaccinated Visitors The White House announced Monday that visitors will be required to show proof of vaccination and a negative COVID-19 test taken within three days of departure.
  WebMD Health News, September 21, 2021
• MDS 2021 Surge in New-Onset Tics in Adults Tied to COVID-19 Stress There has been a surge of new-onset tics in patients with no prior history of these disorders that researchers believe is tied to the psychological stress generated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Medscape Medical News, September 21, 2021
• Moderate Alcohol Intake May Curb T2D Risk After Gestational Diabetes Among women with a history of gestational diabetes, alcohol intake of half a drink to one drink daily was associated with a 55% lower risk for subsequent type 2 diabetes, a study shows.
  Medscape Medical News, September 21, 2021
• When Children and Teens With Cancer Get COVID-19 Global data on children and adolescents with cancer and COVID-19 shed light on risk factors associated with more severe illness.
  Medscape Medical News, September 21, 2021
• Viruses May Jump From Bats to People More Often Than Realized Scientists studying coronaviruses like SARS-CoV-2 are taking blood samples from people in regions where there are lots of bats to estimate how often people encounter the viruses they carry.
  WebMD Health News, September 21, 2021
• New Florida Surgeon General on COVID: 'We're Done With Fear' Like DeSantis, Dr Joseph Ladapo says he doesn't believe in school closures, lockdowns, or vaccine mandates.
  Associated Press, September 21, 2021
• Supreme Court Sets Date for Case That Challenges Roe v Wade The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a major Mississippi abortion case on December 1, which could challenge the landmark Roe v Wade decision that guarantees a woman's right to an abortion.
  WebMD Health News, September 21, 2021
• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Alzheimer's Prevention? Hyperbaric oxygen therapy increased cerebral blood flow and improved cognition in a small study of older adults with memory problems.
  Medscape Medical News, September 21, 2021
• Weight Loss Threshold for T2d Remission After Bariatric Surgery Patients with type 2 diabetes who underwent bariatric surgery commonly experienced remission, but there was little increase in rates of remission above a threshold of 20% total weight loss.
  Medscape Medical News, September 21, 2021
• Johnson & Johnson Says Second Shot Boosts Protection to 94% When given 2 months after the first dose, a booster shot increased antibody levels by four to six times compared with one shot alone.
  WebMD Health News, September 21, 2021
• Guideline Weakly Supports Trying Cannabinoids for Chronic Pain Do oral medical cannabis or cannabinoids work in chronic pain? Here's what the evidence says.
  Medscape Medical News, September 21, 2021
• Doctor Who Claimed Masks Hurt Health Loses License Steven Arthur LaTulippe's advice to patients about face masking amounted to 'gross negligence' in the practice of medicine and was grounds for discipline, the medical board said in a report.
  WebMD Health News, September 21, 2021
• Residency Programs Need 'Greater Focus' on BPD Treatment Borderline personality disorder is often underdiagnosed, in part because not enough clinicians know how to handle patients with the condition, experts say.
  Medscape Medical News, September 21, 2021
• MDS 2021 Friedreich's Ataxia Treatment Shows Extended Benefit A treatment that protects against inflammation may also help in slowing progression of Friedreich's ataxia out to more than 2 years, a new phase 2 trial suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, September 21, 2021
• Trust Is 'Key' in Treating Borderline Personality Disorder Difficulties associated with treating borderline personality disorder make for an uneasy alliance between patients and clinicians, which makes earning their trust essential, experts say.
  Medscape Medical News, September 21, 2021
• As COVID-19 Cases Rise in Kids, Scientists Examine Immune Systems Experts are eager to understand what protects most children from becoming severely ill with the disease.
  Kaiser Health News, September 21, 2021
• MDS 2021 Survey Identifies Clinicians' Unease With Genetic Testing in PD Ahead of new guideline development, a survey of Movement Disorders Society members worldwide shows a number of gaps in clinicians' comfort levels with genetic testing in Parkinson's disease.
  Medscape Medical News, September 21, 2021
• Gut Health 'Vitally Important' for Mental Health Increased pro-inflammatory gut bacteria and decreased anti-inflammatory bacteria are associated with several major psychiatric disorders, including bipolar disorder, depression, and schizophrenia.
  Medscape Medical News, September 21, 2021
• New AHA Guidance on Managing Obesity-Related Hypertension Clinicians are addressing the secondary problem (ie, hypertension or diabetes), but not the root cause of obesity as aggressively, says the writing group chair.
  Medscape Medical News, September 21, 2021
• Doctors Preyed on Homeless for Slip-and-Fall Schemes; More Physicians and lawyers together recruited homeless people and drug addicts to scam insurance companies. Do sales reps belong in the operating room? This high-risk specialty lowered its claim rates.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, September 21, 2021