Sharon Smith

The compounded GLP-1 market continues, even though some suppliers lack sterile-compounding licenses or have faced disciplinary action, and many add ingredients such as B vitamins. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/compounded-glp-1s-still-widespread-despite-shortage-fix-2026a1000oej?src=rss

A population-based study finds that children with spina bifida are more likely than their peers in the general population to develop chronic kidney disease and ESRD — and to do so at younger ages. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/kidney-disease-hits-early-hard-kids-spina-bifida-2026a1000oef?src=rss

Summer crowds, soaring temperatures, and overloaded clinics are driving more aggression against healthcare staff across Spain, especially in primary care and emergency departments. Medscape News Europe source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/spains-heat-fuels-attacks-healthcare-workers-2026a1000o8b?src=rss

Programs offering telehealth counseling and nicotine replacement products should be part of routine oncology care, researchers say. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/virtual-help-doubles-smoking-quit-rate-patients-cancer-2026a1000o7y?src=rss

Research suggests that clinicians’ emotional stress may extend beyond the workplace, affecting family well-being through spillover, crossover, and secondary traumatic stress. Medscape News Europe source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/when-clinicians-emotional-burden-reaches-home-2026a1000nzy?src=rss

A genome-wide association study links genetic variants to reduced coronary flow reserve, implicating the nuclear factor kappa B pathway in coronary microvascular disease. Medscape News Global source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/coronary-microvascular-disease-there-genetic-link-2026a1000nzo?src=rss