Western high-fat diet can cause chronic pain, according to new study
A typical Western high-fat diet can increase the risk of painful disorders common in people with conditions such as diabetes or obesity, according to a groundbreaking paper authored by a team led by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, also referred to as UT Health San Antonio. Moreover, changes in diet […]
Alaska Doctors Could Be Disciplined for Providing Transgender Care for Minors
Alaska medical professionals who provide gender-affirming care for children could risk disciplinary action under proposed changes to state regulations approved by the state medical board on Friday. The board unanimously approved draft language that would add those providing medical or surgical intervention to “treat gender dysphoria or facilitate gender transition” to a state regulation outlining […]
Do GLP-1 Drugs Pose a Risk to Lung Transplant Recipients?
People taking GLP-1 receptor agonists appeared to be at elevated risk of rejection episodes after lung transplantation, a small, single-center cohort study suggested. In a retrospective review of 301 consecutive lung transplants, the 34 lung recipients taking a GLP-1 drug for diabetes or obesity early in their post-transplant course had 15.19-fold (95% CI 2.08-23.55, P<0.05) […]
Need 10,000 Daily Steps to Prevent Obesity? It May Depend on Genetics
The daily step count needed to reduce the risk of obesity may be largely dependent on genetics, a retrospective cohort study indicated. Among U.S. adults without obesity in the All of Us Research Program, incidence of obesity over a median follow-up of 5.4 years was 13% for those in the lowest quartile of BMI polygenic […]
Opinion | ‘The Real Risk Is a Bad Trip’: What We Heard This Week
“The real risk is a bad trip.” — Smita Das, MD, PhD, MPH, of Stanford University in California, on the risks of off-label ketamine use. “It is like trying to compare apples with artichokes.” — Douglas Smith, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, discussing earlier studies of Havana syndrome patients and current NIH […]
Mutation Linked to Increased Risk of Prostate Cancer Mortality
The risk of dying of prostate cancer doubled in the presence of a genetic mutation affecting testosterone production, a large prospective cohort study showed. The 5-year risk of prostate cancer-specific mortality (PCSM) increased from 1.7% to as much as 4%, depending on the genotype of the HSD3B1(1245C) allele. In a subgroup of patients with metastatic […]
A healthier diet is linked with a slower pace of aging, reduced dementia risk, study shows
A healthier diet is associated with a reduced dementia risk and slower pace of aging, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and The Robert Butler Columbia Aging Center. The findings show that a diet-dementia association was at least partially facilitated by multi-system processes of aging. While literature had […]
Dapivirine Vaginal Ring, Oral PrEP Safe for HIV Prevention in Pregnancy
DENVER — The monthly dapivirine ring to reduce risk of HIV in women showed similar safety outcomes as oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) when used throughout the second and third trimesters of pregnancy, according to a phase IIIb open-label trial in sub-Saharan Africa. Premature births occurred in 4% of those with the ring, compared with 6% […]
Long COVID May Be Difficult to Identify in MS
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – People with multiple sclerosis (MS) appeared to have a low risk of developing long COVID, but lingering complaints after SARS-CoV-2 infection were difficult to untangle from MS symptoms, registry analyses showed. In studies presented at the Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ACTRIMS) Forum, Robert Fox, MD, […]
Living near pubs, bars and fast-food restaurants could be bad for heart health
Living close to pubs, bars and fast-food restaurats may lead to a higher risk of heart failure, according to new research published today in Circulation: Heart Failure, an American Heart Association journal. These kinds of ready-to-eat food environments typically provide unhealthy foods and drinks, and have been linked to cardiovascular diseases, said study senior author […]