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Medication choice may affect weight gain when initiating antidepressant treatment

A target trial emulation study found small differences in short- and longer-term mean weight change among patients initiating treatment with one of 8 first-line antidepressants. Among the medications included in the trial, bupropion was consistently...
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Acupuncture may relieve pain-specific disability in people with spinal stenosis

A randomized clinical trial across 5 hospitals in China found that acupuncture may relieve pain-specific disability among patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS) and predominantly neurogenic claudication, pain in the buttocks and/or...
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Either ACEi or ARB therapy protect against kidney failure in those with advanced CKD

A systematic review and retrospective individual participant-level meta-analysis of 18 trials comprised of more than 1,700 participants found that initiating treatment with an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEi) or angiotensin-receptor...
25-Jun-2024 2:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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ACP Offers Recommendations to Support LGBTQ+ Health Care Equity

Although progress has been made in addressing health disparities and reducing social inequality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and other sexual or gender minority (LGBTQ+) populations, new challenges have surfaced that harm the...
18-Jun-2024 2:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Medicare Advantage enrollment does not necessarily improve financial outcomes for enrollees

A study of both traditional Medicare (TM) and Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollees found enrolling in the MA plan did not necessarily lead to cost savings, especially among vulnerable populations. The finding suggest that substantial federal payments...
18-Jun-2024 2:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Survey shows aspirin use remains high among older adults, despite risks

A survey representing about 150 million adults annually suggests that aspirin use for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains prevalent among older adults, contrary to recommendations from the American College of Cardiology and...
20-Jun-2024 2:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Diet quality remains poor among socioeconomically disadvantaged populations

A study of U.S. dietary trends found that diet quality among U.S. adults improved modestly between 1999 and 2020, but the proportion of socioeconomically disadvantaged people with poor diet quality remained high, and dietary disparities persisted or...
11-Jun-2024 2:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Continuing metformin during first trimester does not increase risk for major malformations

A study of more than 12,000 pregnant women with type 2 diabetes receiving metformin monotherapy before conception found that compared with switching to insulin monotherapy, continuing metformin and adding insulin in early pregnancy resulted in...
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Commentary: Newest vaccination recommendations provide more protection against RSV

5-Sep-2023 2:00 PM EDT

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Does this patient need an antibiotic? Imaging? Physicians discuss diagnosis and treatment strategy for patient with diverticulitis

In a new Annals ‘Beyond the Guidelines’ feature, two gastroenterologists with expertise in acute diverticulitis debate CT scanning for diagnosis, antibiotics for treatment, colonoscopy to screen for underlying malignancy, and elective surgery to...
6-Jun-2023 2:00 PM EDT

Physician “gun lover” offers suggestions for safer Second Amendment

Michael Rose, MD, MPH, is a proud gun owner, hunter, and native North Dakotan who practices medicine in the heart of Baltimore. Dr. Rose understands how his personal and professional lives may seem at odds with one another. But in a new personal...
23-Aug-2022 2:05 PM EDT

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