CDC Tells Docs to Be on the Lookout for Bird Flu Cases
The CDC wants clinicians and health departments to consider potential infections with the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) virus, commonly known as bird flu, in people with exposure to potentially infected animal sources. The health advisory alert comes on the heels of Monday’s announcement by the CDC and the Texas State Department of Health […]
FDA OKs Injectable Antibiotic for Three Different Uses
The FDA approved the injectable drug ceftobiprole medocaril sodium (Zevtera) to treat adults with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB), the agency announced Wednesday. The antibiotic prodrug is indicated for people with right-sided infective endocarditis, those with acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI), and adult and pediatric patients 3 months to less than 18 years […]
Primary Care Strategy Fails to Reduce Kidney-Dysfunction Triad Hospitalizations
Using a personalized algorithm to identify primary care patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), type 2 diabetes, and hypertension (the kidney-dysfunction triad) — plus practice facilitators to help providers deliver guideline-based interventions — didn’t move the needle for reducing hospitalizations, the ICD-Pieces study found. At 1 year, the hospitalization rate of patients in the intervention […]
New initiative improves detection, evaluation of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most common pediatric neurobehavioral disorder with a prevalence of approximately 7%-10% in school-age children. ADHD significantly affects functioning throughout life including academic achievement, social and family relationships and occupational success, predisposing individuals to secondary psychopathology, substance use, justice system involvement and suicide. Fortunately, ADHD is treatable, most effectively with […]
Pilot study shows ketogenic diet improves severe mental illness
For people living with serious mental illness like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, standard treatment with antipsychotic medications can be a double-edged sword. While these drugs help regulate brain chemistry, they often cause metabolic side effects such as insulin resistance and obesity, which are distressing enough that many patients stop taking the medications. Now, a pilot […]
Do sweeteners increase your appetite? New evidence from randomised controlled trial says no
Replacing sugar with artificial and natural sweeteners in foods does not make people hungrier — and also helps to reduce blood sugar levels, a significant new study has found. The double blind randomised controlled trial found that consuming food containing sweeteners produced a similar reduction in appetite sensations and appetite-related hormone responses as sugary foods […]
Medical Thoracoscopy Not the Only Good Way to Biopsy Complex Pleural Effusion
For the diagnosis of people with pleural effusion, an initial image-assisted Abrams needle biopsy (IA-ANPB) can match medical thoracoscopy (MT) in diagnostic accuracy in some cases, a small randomized controlled trial found. IA-ANPB diagnosis had a sensitivity of just 69.7% with a negative likelihood ratio of 0.30 in patients with pleural effusion only, underperforming when […]
More Than ‘Just a Pinch’? Patients Film Their Expressions Getting IUDs
Welcome to Culture Clinic, MedPage Today‘s collaboration with Northwell Health to offer a healthcare professional’s take on the latest viral medical topics. Young women are filming their faces during insertions of intrauterine devices (IUD) and posting the videos on TikTok, where they are racking up hundreds of thousands of views. In some, patients wince and […]
Oncologists Express Conflicted Views About AI in Clinical Practice
Patients with cancer do not need a detailed understanding of artificial intelligence (AI), but they should consent to use of AI models during treatment, according to a survey of 204 U.S. oncologists. For the key question of patient consent, 81.4% of the oncologists said patient consent should be required for use of AI models. However, […]
6 Red Flag Phrases Narcissists Use To Manipulate You During An Argument
FG Trade via Getty Images People with narcissistic personality disorder often try to portray themselves as the victim in a conflict even when they’re completely wrong. Getting into a disagreement with another person is never easy. It often brings up uncomfortable feelings like stress, anger or sadness. But while arguments are generally uncomfortable with just […]