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January 8, 2025

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PSMA-PET Challenges Current Prostate Cancer Staging PSMA-PET Challenges Current Prostate Cancer Staging

TOPLINE: Prostate-specific membrane antigen–positron emission tomography (PSMA-PET) detected metastatic disease in 46% of patients with high-risk prostate cancer previously classified as nonmetastatic by conventional imaging. Results […]

January 8, 2025

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Loneliness and Social Isolation Leave a Mark on the Blood Loneliness and Social Isolation Leave a Mark on the Blood

Social isolation and loneliness have long been linked to adverse health outcomes, including cardiovascular disease (CVD), diabetes, and premature death. However, the biologic underpinnings of these […]

January 8, 2025

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Why the Surgeon General Is Calling for Revised Guidelines on Alcohol Use

Share on PinterestA new Surgeon General advisory urges cancer warnings on the labels of alcoholic beverages, including beer and wine. Hello World/Getty Images A new advisory […]

January 8, 2025

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Personalized Care Can Ease Preoperative Anesthesia Anxiety Personalized Care Can Ease Preoperative Anesthesia Anxiety

TOPLINE: Personalized interventions, including empathic conversations and educational videos, significantly reduce preoperative anxiety in patients undergoing elective surgery. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a prospective, randomized controlled trial […]

January 8, 2025

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Jumping Jacks and Cold Water: Mental Health Tools for Kids Jumping Jacks and Cold Water: Mental Health Tools for Kids

A young boy with a habit of screaming when he didn’t get his way is among the patients Joannie Yeh, MD, a primary care physician at […]

January 8, 2025

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Early Patching Benefits Kids Born With Cataract in One Eye Early Patching Benefits Kids Born With Cataract in One Eye

TOPLINE: Children with congenital cataract in one eye are more likely to achieve nearly normal vision when their caregivers maintain consistent daily patching schedules in the […]

January 8, 2025

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Politics in the Exam Room Politics in the Exam Room

Ever since President-Elect Trump nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr (RFK) to run the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the spotlight has been on improving […]

January 8, 2025

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Obstetric VTE Risk Rose Significantly Over Past Decade Obstetric VTE Risk Rose Significantly Over Past Decade

TOPLINE: Risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) during pregnancy increased significantly from 2009 to 2019, with an average annual percent change of 9.2% (95% CI, 5.7%-12.9%). Among […]

January 8, 2025

Published by Med Search on January 8, 2025

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Choline Alfoscerate Has Modest Benefits on Cognition in T2D Choline Alfoscerate Has Modest Benefits on Cognition in T2D

TOPLINE: Daily treatment with 1200 mg of choline alfoscerate for 12 months shows a modest yet significant improvement in cognitive function and physical health in older […]