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Multifaceted Link Between Cardiovascular Disease and Female Sexual Health
3+ hour, 52+ min ago (503+ words) Physician's Weekly Multifaceted Link Between Cardiovascular Disease and Female Sexual Health FSD is a diagnosis with four main classifications: sexual desire disorders, orgasmic disorders, sexual arousal disorders, and sexual pain disorders. CVD can impact these facets of FSD through several…...
Why COPD Inhaler Adherence Falls Short: Barriers, Motivators, & Missed Assumptions
3+ hour, 50+ min ago (166+ words) Physician's Weekly Why COPD Inhaler Adherence Falls Short: Barriers, Motivators, & Missed Assumptions Stephanie L. La Bedz, MD, explores the often-overlooked drivers of inhaler adherence through the lens of behavioral science, highlighting how knowledge gaps, technique challenges, and misaligned assumptions between clinicians…...
New Data on COVID-19 Vaccines During Pregnancy
9+ hour, 52+ min ago (567+ words) Karen B. Jacobson, MD, MPH, discusses a new study in which COVID-19 vaccination timing during pregnancy was associated with reduced infant infection and hospitalization outcomes. She describes how the findings should be interpreted and what clinicians can do to strengthen vaccine…...
Agent Orange Increases Rare Melanoma Risk
21+ hour, 48+ min ago (371+ words) Agent Orange Exposure Increases Risk for Rare Melanoma Exposure to Agent Orange was associated with approximately 30% higher odds of having acral melanoma in a study of US veterans. Researchers published the finding in JAMA Dermatology. Acral melanoma's development is also…...
The Need for Public Health & Vaccines: Hantavirus Outbreak Is a Stark Reminder
22+ hour, 17+ min ago (283+ words) The recent hantavirus outbreak reminds us to never forget what happened just 7 years ago." Vaccines have changed the course of world history for the better, and we must continue to champion their value for current and future generations. The Urgency…...
TTVR Deemed Safe & Effective in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (281+ words) TTVR Deemed "Safe & Effective" for Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation Transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement (TTVR) was associated with high procedural success, substantial reduction in tricuspid regurgitation (TR), and low 30-day rates of major adverse events in a large, real-world registry analysis of…...
Fentanyl'Linezolid Combo Tied to Significantly Higher In'Hospital Mortality
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (152+ words) Patients receiving mechanical ventilation treated with fentanyl combined with linezolid experience a significantly higher risk for in-hospital death compared with those treated with fentanyl without linezolid, according to a post hoc analysis published in PLo S One. Both fentanyl and…...
Understanding How the Microbiome Is Reshaping Prostate Cancer Care
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (104+ words) Microbes play an active role in everything from inflammation to metabolism regarding in terms of tumor behavior. Microbial activity may be able to guide treatment selection and improve outcomes. Although microbiome research in prostate cancer is still advancing, its clinical…...
Q&A: Redefining the Neuromuscular Treatment Landscape
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (167+ words) Luc Truyen, MD, Ph D Dr. Truyen: This was, in fact, the first and only registrational study done specifically in patients with ocular MG. This fits into our approach of being science-based, patient-focused, where we said science tells us these…...
Q&A: Phase-Specific Relapse Predictors in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (471+ words) Patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) who are in remission need to consider when, not if, the disease will flare. New findings from a post-hoc analysis of the RITAZAREM trial shed light on which risk factors matter…...