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Handwriting Kinematics Differentiate Cognitive Impairment
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (170+ words) A cognitively demanding dictation task could help differentiate older adults with cognitive impairment from cognitively healthy peers, whereas simpler handwriting exercises could show limited ability to distinguish the groups, according to a recent study. The participants completed two pen-control tasks…...
Top 10 States for Early-Career Physicians
5+ hour, 33+ min ago (479+ words) These 10 states reported physician residency completion totals, physician retention rates, or residency Match fill rates identified in graduate medical education data. Illinois " Illinois retained 53. 3% of physicians who completed residency training in the state from 2015 to 2024, while 6, 761 physicians completed in-state'residency training…...
CAA Use Tied to Higher Arthroplasty Risk
6+ hour, 40+ min ago (236+ words) In a UK cohort, patients with osteoarthritis who initiated centrally acting analgesics had a higher hazard of knee or hip replacement than those who initiated SSRIs, though residual confounding by pain severity remains a key limitation. Patients with knee or…...
Cognition Associated With Future Depression Risk
12+ hour, 2+ min ago (169+ words) Lower cognition is associated with later depression in controls, while higher cognition is associated with relapse in remitted depression Participants with remitted depression had a higher risk of future depression compared with matched controls, while baseline cognitive performance was associated…...
Troponin Testing and Early MI Discharge
13+ hour, 33+ min ago (268+ words) In'a prespecified secondary analysis of the Point of Care Evaluation of High-Sensitivity Troponin study, researchers evaluated 987 adults with possible non'ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (MI) who presented to three secondary and tertiary hospitals in Scotland from November 2022 to January 2025. The primary outcome…...
FDA Expands Afrezza to Pediatric Diabetes
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (317+ words) The decision was supported by the phase 3 INHALE-1 trial and additional long-term safety, efficacy, and exposure data. The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Afrezza (insulin human) Inhalation Powder for children and adolescents aged 6 years and older with type…...
AI Shows Promise for Intraoperative Lung Adenocarcinoma Assessment
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (440+ words) A smartphone image'centered deep learning model showed promise for intraoperative diagnosis and grading of clinical stage IA lung adenocarcinoma, but grade-specific limitations and lack of outcomes data mean the tool remains investigational. Intraoperative assessment can help guide the extent of…...
FDA Expands Guselkumab Label in Ps A
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (198+ words) Phase 3b APEX findings support the addition of structural joint damage inhibition data to the prescribing information. The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a supplemental Biologics License Application for guselkumab (TREMFYA) to include evidence in the prescribing information for…...
FDA Monthly Preview: Key June Decisions to Watch
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (440+ words) Conexiant...
Retinal Imaging AI May Flag Brain Health Risk
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (340+ words) Conexiant AI-driven analysis of retinal images may eventually support earlier risk stratification for dementia and stroke, but current evidence remains insufficient to show that these tools improve clinical decisions and patient outcomes, according to a JAMA Ophthalmology Viewpoint The authors…...