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Womens Health

Anxiety and Depression: Understanding the Risk for Preeclampsia

Rates of anxiety and depression have increased during the pandemic and are linked to preeclampsia risk, making screening for mental health conditions at prenatal visits essential.

Medicine

AHA Outlines Strategies to Improve Nutrition Security in the US

While food insecurity is a leading public health issue, research shows that nutrition security may be a better target for disease prevention strategies.

Medicine

Gender Pay Gap Affects Most Medical Specialties, Persists Over Time

Women in academic medicine typically have lower starting salaries than men, and this disparity remains after 10 years on the job.

Cardiology

The “Weekend Effect” in Cardiac Emergency Outcomes

Saraschandra Vallabhajosyula, MD, and Ibrahim Sultan, MD, discuss the relationship between the weekend effect and poor prognosis following cardiac emergencies.

Medicine

Narcolepsy, Sodium Intake, and Heart Health: This Expert Explains It All

Richard K. Bogan, MD, discusses the importance of lowering sodium intake and improving heart health for patients with narcolepsy.

Oncology

Palliative Effects of Chocolate Consumption in Older Patients With Cancer

Researchers sought to determine the palliative effects of chocolate consumption in older people with cancer.

Neurology

MAMS Adaptive Trial Shows Promise for Future Progressive MS Treatments

Nurulamin Noor, MD, discusses the advantages and challenges of a MAMS adaptive trial design for PMS.

Ophthalmology

Glaucoma Education is Failing Patients: Update Yours Now

Glaucoma experts Mildred Olivier, MD, and Ying Han, MD, provide guidance for improving in-office instructions.

Medicine

Gender Bias Common in Online Reviews of Physicians

Patients rated female doctors more on their interpersonal skills and not much on their technical competence, a study found.

Medicine

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in the Management of Chronic Wounds

Authors review the indications and contraindications, as well as the risks and benefits, of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in chronic wound management.

Medicine

USPSTF No Longer Recommends Aspirin Prophylaxis for Colorectal Cancer, CVD

The new guidelines say there is insufficient evidence to support using aspirin to reduce colorectal cancer incidence or mortality.

Medicine

Home Use of Ketamine

With ketamine gaining more attention to combat treatment-resistant depression (TRD), we look at the administration of ketamine through in-home measures.

Womens Health

How Can Women Prevent Weight Gain in Menopause?

Researchers delineate strategies to prevent weight gain and body composition changes among women during perimenopause and menopause.

Medicine

GI Disorders and Eating Disorders: Assessing the Relationship

Cynthia Bulik, PhD, and Helen Burton Murray, PhD, discuss the interrelatedness between gastrointestinal disorders and eating disorders and the need for more clinician awareness.

Pediatrics

ATS Guideline: Outpatient Management of Pediatric Post-Prematurity Respiratory Disease

How should clinicians handle the outpatient management of infants, children, and adolescents with post-prematurity respiratory disease? A summary of updated recommendations from the American Thoracic Society offers guidance.

Oncology

Eponyms in Oncology: HeLa cells

This weekly series highlights eponyms in oncology. This week, we explore the history and namesake of HeLa cells.

Medicine

Early Return-To-Work Program Mitigates Hospital Staffing Shortages During COVID-19

Graham M. Snyder, MD, MS, provides further insight into a study that evaluated the effects of an early return-to-work program that reduced the quarantine period for clinicians who remained asymptomatic after exposure to COVID-19.

Oncology

Addressing the Financial Burden of Young Adult Cancer Survivors: Is Medical Crowdfunding a Solution?

Researchers investigated how young adult cancer survivors felt about using medical crowdfunding to help cover their healthcare and basic living costs.

Medicine

It’s a Doctor’s Duty to Combat COVID-19 Misinformation

The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored how easy it is for disreputable and non-authoritative sources to spread wrong and possibly dangerous medical information.

Medicine

What Is the Relationship Between GI Disorders and Eating Disorders?

Cynthia Bulik, PhD, and Helen Burton Murray, PhD, discuss the interrelatedness between gastrointestinal disorders and eating disorders and the need for more clinician awareness.