Conference News

APA 2022 Quick Pivot Upheld Schizophrenia Care During COVID Telepsychiatry during the pandemic maintained the standard of care for patients with schizophrenia who were using long-acting injectable antipsychotics, new research suggests.
News, May 26, 2022
APA 2022 Counterintuitive Effect of Sparring on the Brains of MMA Fighters Interestingly, sparring in professional mixed martial arts may provide both harmful and protective effects to the brains of professional fighters, new research suggests.
News, May 26, 2022
EULAR 2022 EULAR Congress Opens New Avenues for Learning, Collaborating New and slightly altered session formats break new ground in the first-time hybrid congress, taking place June 1-4 in Copenhagen, Denmark, and virtually.
News, May 26, 2022
APA 2022 Faster Response to IV vs Intranasal Ketamine in Depression In one of the first studies to compare efficacy of IV and intranasal ketamine, results suggest a faster response for the IV form -- although, at the end, overall response was similar.
News, May 26, 2022
APA 2022 Video Game Addiction: Definitions, Best Treatments Remain Elusive "Video games have the potential to be uniquely addictive, and it's difficult to come up with treatment modalities" when users have access 24/7 via mobile phones or laptops, experts say.
News, May 26, 2022
ASLMS 2022 'Ice Slurry' Has Potential for Treating OSA, Other Conditions Potential applications of injectable ice slurry extend beyond cosmetic dermatology, including treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, according to Lilit Garibyan, MD, PhD.
News, May 26, 2022
EuroPCR 2022 Can TTR Predict Better Outcomes in Renal Denervation Patients? Two new denervation analyses suggest a link between outcomes and longer time in target range for blood pressure and say it's time to bring the metric into hypertension care.
News, May 26, 2022
ASCO 2022 Oncologists Flock to Chicago for ASCO, After 2 Years Online The largest cancer meeting in the world is back in person, and back in Chicago, and oncologists and related healthcare professionals are saying they can't wait.
News, May 26, 2022
APA 2022 Antipsychotic Safe, Effective for Resistant Depression The atypical antipsychotic cariprazine, which is approved for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, is also effective as an adjunct treatment for resistant depression, results of a new phase 3 trial show.
News, May 26, 2022
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.
News, May 26, 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
News, May 25, 2022
EAS 2022 Could Neutrophil Counts Predict Cardiovascular Outcomes? A new study using Mendelian randomization appears to confirm that increased neutrophil counts are causally linked to higher coronary artery disease risk, potentially offering a novel treatment target.
News, May 25, 2022
PAs Face Same Mental Health Issues as Medical Colleagues Researchers disprove the misconception that PAs and PA students have a better quality of life than doctors and medical students.
News, May 25, 2022
How to Work Toward Health Equity in Medicine To improve justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion, clinicians need to study history and learn more about their patients' lifestyles, conference speaker says.
News, May 24, 2022

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