Mixed Topics
Feature
Antigen tests: After pandemic success, time for bigger role?
“People used to the COVID self-tests are asking: “Where is my strep test? Where is my sexual health test?”
Commentary
MASLD: Promising treatments for a newly renamed disease
The name change refocuses the attention of providers on the fundamental basis of MASLD as a critical member of the metabolic syndrome spectrum of...
News
The role of social media in aesthetic trends
Whether it's a different name or term for a cosmetic procedure or laser we use that I've never heard before - such as "lip flip" or trap tox -...
Latest News
Can skin bleaching lead to cancer?
Prevalence of skin bleaching in several African countries ranged from 25% in Mali (based on a 1993 survey of 210 women) to a high of 79.25% in...
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA panel deems phenylephrine ineffective
The committee’s next move is to determine if the drug’s status as Generally Recognized as Safe and Effective should be revoked.
Commentary
Bad blood: Could brain bleeds be contagious?
Would recipients who got blood from individuals who later on had brain bleeds, have brain bleeds themselves? The answer is yes, though with an...
From the Journals
Stress, insomnia tied to increased AFib risk for older women
The results support the hypothesis that psychosocial predictors account for additional risk for AF “above and beyond” traditional AF risk factors...
Commentary
Disenfranchised grief: What it looks like, where it goes
Disenfranchised grief, the grief that is hard to share and often seems wrong to feel in the first place, can be triggered in many situations.
Case Reports
24-year-old woman • large joint arthralgias • history of type 1 diabetes, seizures, migraines • Dx?
► Large joint arthralgias
► History of type 1 diabetes, seizures, migraines
Case Reports
49-year-old woman • headache and neck pain radiating to ears and eyes • severe hypertension • Dx?
► Headache and neck pain radiating to ears and eyes
► Severe hypertension
Commentary
Tools—and rules—to support behavior change
This 2-step rule is tech-free and can be applied by patients in a few seconds to make healthier food choices.