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‘Far-reaching’ impact: Exercise may reduce cognitive impairment during cancer treatment
1+ hour, 23+ min ago (802+ words) Exercise may reduce cancer-related cognitive impairment among people starting chemotherapy, according to results of a randomized phase 3 trial. Patients assigned to a home-based program of low- to moderate-intensity exercise also reported less mental fatigue than those who received usual care....
AI adoption, innovation lagging in pediatrics
9+ hour, 37+ min ago (706+ words) There is a gap in AI innovation between pediatric and adult medicine, with pediatrics lagging behind, experts said. Three pediatric physicians discussed the current and future uses of AI in pediatrics during a Healio Community webinar. James S. Barry, MD, MBA,…...
SFT pupilloplasty: A simple procedure to manage secondary angle-closure glaucoma
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (911+ words) Silicone oil-induced angle-closure glaucoma can be resolved with a simple minimally invasive procedure that any surgeon can perform at a negligible cost. "Single-pass four-throw (SFT) pupilloplasty works very well in these cases and has an immediate, everlasting effect," Amar Agarwal,…...
Arthroscopic advances set to revolutionize every OR
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (1005+ words) When I started my practice more than 30 years ago, arthroscopic surgery was well established for the knee, but in early phases for the shoulder. It is now an essential surgical skill in many joint and extra-articular soft tissue surgeries.The…...
Similar complications after THA for patients using non-tobacco nicotine, tobacco
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (231+ words) NEW ORLEANS " Patients who get nicotine through non-tobacco products have similar risk for complications after total hip arthroplasty compared with patients who use tobacco products, according to a presenter. In a retrospective cohort study, Sheth and colleagues used the TriNetX…...
Pain reprocessing therapy may reduce auditory sensitivity in chronic back pain
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (477+ words) Individuals with chronic back pain reported significantly higher levels of auditory sensitivity compared with pain-free controls, but therapy may mitigate this sensitivity, according to findings published in Annals of Neurology. "There is a growing recognition that chronic pain is often…...
ACP releases practice points for respiratory syncytial virus vaccination in older adults
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (380+ words) ACP recently released updated guidance for respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, vaccination in older adults who are not immunocompromised or pregnant. "RSV vaccines are relatively new as they were first approved in 2023. This is the first time that ACP has…...
Long-acting medications transform HIV prevention, treatment
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (347+ words) Although HIV infection remains a global public health challenge, ART has transformed it from a fatal illness to a manageable lifetime condition for those who are successfully being treated. Over the past few years, several long-acting agents have become available,…...
Medical practices use AI whether they know it or not
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (630+ words) We often think of AI as something on the horizon, something our organization will eventually adopt and integrate into our clinical and administrative workflows. We hear about its potential at conferences, in vendor presentations and in articles predicting how it…...
Immediate iFR-guided PCI for nonculprit lesions not superior vs. deferred strategy for STEMI
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (315+ words) Immediate revascularization of nonculprit lesions in patients with STEMI was not superior compared with deferred percutaneous coronary intervention of nonculprit lesions out to 3 years, researchers reported. Risks for all-cause death, recurrent MI and heart failure hospitalization were all similar between…...