Sharon Smith

A pilot program that arranges delivery of healthy food to heart failure patients after hospital discharge shows promise for improving their quality of life, if not clinical outcomes. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/healthy-food-delivery-boosts-quality-life-heart-failure-2025a1000vhh?src=rss

Prophylactic treatment with zoledronic acid before bariatric surgery fails to prevent muscle loss, preserve strength, or improve physical function 12 months after the procedure. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/bone-drug-fails-stop-muscle-loss-post-bariatric-surgery-2025a1000vh6?src=rss

New research suggests that DNA variants help predict toxicity and response in CAR T-cell therapy for large B-cell lymphoma. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/lbcl-do-genes-shape-car-t-outcomes-2025a1000vb0?src=rss

In Country Doctor, filmgoers get a firsthand look at the crisis facing doctors and the underfunded hospitals they’re working in. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/country-doctor-shining-powerful-lens-rural-medicine-2025a1000van?src=rss

Researchers estimate that the average woman with perimenopausal symptoms loses about $6000 in productivity per year, adding up to roughly $49 billion across the US workforce. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/perimenopausal-symptoms-linked-decline-work-productivity-2025a1000vap?src=rss

Pharmacists are well-suited to help guide patients starting or continuing weight-loss drugs. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/intersecting-crisis-pharmacists-perspective-glp-1s-patient-2025a1000v6t?src=rss