Removing fallopian tubes to prevent ovarian cancer, and using the EHR to deprescribe risky medicines
This week's topics include an oral PCSK9 inhibitor, knee braces, removing fallopian tubes to prevent ovarian cancer, and using the EHR to deprescribe risky medicines in older adults.
Stress and race, tobacco companies and social media, statins and pregnancy, and parents’ firearm injuries impact on kids
This week's topics include lifetime stress and racial disparities in mortality, tobacco companies’ adherence to regulations, statin discontinuation during pregnancy, and impact on kids of parental injury due to firearms.
COVID vaccinations, breast density, and complex pain syndrome
This week's topics include covid vaccination and pregnancy outcomes, tirzepatide benefits, bisphosphonates and complex pain syndrome, and breast density knowledge.
Corticosteroids in pregnancy, GLP-1 guidance, tai chi for insomnia, and vaccine updates
This week's topics include corticosteroids in pregnancy, WHO guidance on GLP-1s, tai chi for chronic insomnia, and flu, RSV and COVID-19 vaccine updates.
Meds after afib ablation, fish oil, therapy for stents
This week's topics include medications after successful ablation for afib, fish oil for those having hemodialysis, anticoagulation after stent placement, and best therapy for stents and afib.
Oral med for obesity, stem cells after heart failure, blood markers and MS, and predicting atherosclerosis
This week's topics include an oral medication for obesity, stem cells after MI and heart failure, blood markers and MS, and beyond BMI for atherosclerosis.
Social media and adolescents, gene therapy for ADA deficiency, SLE treatment, AI in health care
This week's topics include impact of social media on adolescent cognition, gene therapy for ADA deficiency, a new treatment for SLE, and AI in health care.
LSD and Anxiety, Cardiac Rehab, CT and Pregnancy, and Resistant Hypertension
This week's topics include LSD and anxiety disorders, cardiac rehab in older people after MI, CT and pregnancy outcomes, and a new agent for treatment of resistant hypertension.
Flu in kids, obesity risk score, cognition lifestyle intervention, and HPV, immune dysfunction and carcinoma
This week's topics include severe flu complications for kids, a polygenic risk score for obesity, lifestyle intervention for cognition, and a case report on the intersection of HPV, immune dysfunction and squamous cell carcinoma.
Reanimating Hearts, Suicide Among Older Adults, Opiate Use Disorder, and Breast Cancer
This week's topics include a comprehensive look at kid's health in the US, remaining life expectancy deficits after Covid, heart risk calculators in different ethnicities, and screening for hep C in the ED.