Use of Video Laryngoscopy Reduced Endotracheal Intubation Attempts
Use of hyperangulated video laryngoscopy reduced the number of attempts needed to achieve endotracheal intubation compared with direct laryngoscopy among adults undergoing elective or emergent surgical procedures, a cluster randomized trial showed. At a single academic hospital, more than one intubation attempt was required in 1.7% of the procedures in which video laryngoscopy was used […]
How obesity dismantles our mitochondria
The number of people with obesity has nearly tripled since 1975, resulting in a worldwide epidemic. While lifestyle factors like diet and exercise play a role in the development and progression of obesity, scientists have come to understand that obesity is also associated with intrinsic metabolic abnormalities. Now, researchers from University of California San Diego […]
Women Over 50 Reveal What Sex Is Actually Like For Them After Menopause
LOADINGERROR LOADING Menopause can bring about a number of mental, physical and emotional changes — including some shifts in your sex life. Clinically speaking, menopause is reached when you’ve gone 12 straight months without a period, marking the end of one’s reproductive years. The average age of the last menstrual period is 51, according to […]
Clinical Challenges: Test Your Knowledge on Recent Advances in DLBCL
Knowledge about the biology of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and the number of treatments approved for the disease continues to grow. This three-question quiz will test one aspect from each article in MedPage Today‘s Clinical Challenges series on DLBCL that covered the following: use of bispecific antibodies versus CAR T-cell therapy in the relapsed/refractory […]
Clinical Challenges: Test Your Knowledge on New Breast Cancer Treatments
The number of available treatment options for patients newly diagnosed with breast cancer continues to grow. The following three-question quiz will test one aspect from each article in our “Clinical Challenges” series on advanced breast cancer, which covered managing adverse effects of novel therapies and sequencing of treatments in metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer and metastatic […]
Nurse-to-Patient Staffing Ratios Win Some Hard-Fought Ground
For nearly 2 decades, only one state — California — governed the number of patients assigned to a hospital nurse. Recently, Oregon became the second. Advocates of nurse-to-patient ratios are hopeful other states will follow. The primary barrier? Hospitals. Hospital groups and some nurse executives say ratios are a one-size-fits-all response to a dynamic system. […]
Testosterone Loss in Older Men: Factors Beyond Age in the Mix
Numerous factors — including body mass index (BMI), lifestyle, relationship status, and a number of disease states — were tied with declining testosterone levels in men over 70, researchers found. In a meta-analysis including about 25,000 men, testosterone levels were fairly stable from ages 17 to 70, but then started to significantly drop after that […]
AMA Urged to Do More to Safeguard Adolescent Gender-Affirming Care
CHICAGO — How should the American Medical Association (AMA) respond to the rapidly increasing number of state prohibitions on gender-affirming care for adolescents? Delegates considered the topic during committee discussions at the AMA House of Delegates meeting Saturday. The AMA already has a policy in place for gender-affirming care, and a new draft resolution moves […]
Medicare’s Policy on Alzheimer’s Drugs Comes Under Fire at House Hearing
WASHINGTON — House members on both sides of the aisle were in surprising agreement on a number of healthcare issues Wednesday, most notably the need for Medicare to reconsider its coverage decision on amyloid-inhibiting Alzheimer’s drugs such as aducanumab (Aduhelm) and lecanemab (Leqembi). “There’s been a lot of attention to a decision by CMS [the […]
Mint-Flavored E-Cigarettes Linked to Worse Lung Function
Use of electronic cigarettes with added menthol flavoring increased the number of inhaled particles and was associated with worse lung function in current or former combustion cigarette smokers, according to a study that used a specially designed robotic system that mimics the mechanics of breathing. Compared with e-cigarettes with liquids that were not flavored with […]