Sharon Smith

The timing, as well as the amount, of daily physical activity was linked to better glucose control in sedentary adults with overweight or obesity and metabolic dysfunction, a study finds. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/nighttime-workouts-better-lowering-blood-glucose-2024a1000cfy?src=rss

The dissolution of the government and call for elections have delayed, and perhaps thwarted, several anticipated health initiatives. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/french-doctors-have-concerns-about-legislative-elections-2024a1000cfx?src=rss

Despite secondary prevention with OAC, the risk for recurrent stroke and mortality is high in patients with AF. However, OAC discontinuation is tied to a doubling of recurrent stroke. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/oral-anticoagulation-af-and-recurrent-stroke-risk-new-data-2024a1000cfw?src=rss

Women are recommended to discontinue the weight loss/type 2 diabetes drugs months before conceiving, but that places them in a rebound mode of weight gain and reversal of glycemic benefits. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/weight-gain-discontinuing-glp-1s-concern-pregnancy-2024a1000cfv?src=rss

Children with uveitis had a higher risk of developing cataracts than those without the condition, necessitating close monitoring of cataract development in these patients. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/uveitis-children-linked-higher-cataract-risk-2024a1000cdx?src=rss

A large health system has implemented embedded obesity management into its primary care system. Could the approach work for your group? Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/reimagining-obesity-care-pcps-2024a1000cdv?src=rss

The association between female providers and complications was more pronounced among veteran clinicians, but the effect did not persist in the postoperative period. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/female-anesthesia-providers-improve-surgical-safety-2024a1000cdu?src=rss

Biologic agents may help to prevent psoriatic arthritis in patients with psoriasis to a greater extent than methotrexate. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/biologic-agents-show-lower-psoriatic-arthritis-incidence-2024a1000car?src=rss

The high demand for Ozempic has exceeded production capacity and made the drug an attractive target for counterfeiters. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/who-warns-against-counterfeit-ozempic-europe-and-united-2024a1000caq?src=rss

Treatment for chronic hypertension in pregnancy with labetalol showed no significant differences in maternal or neonatal outcomes compared with treatment with nifedipine. MDedge News source https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/labetalol-nifedipine-outcome-pregnancy-hypertension-2024a1000cap?src=rss

The European Medicines Agency recently examined secondary tumors that developed in 38 out of approximately 42,500 patients who were administered CAR-T cells. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/car-t-therapies-may-be-linked-secondary-tumors-2024a1000c7j?src=rss

Investigators also noted continuing disparities in prescribing, with women and Black and Hispanic individuals less likely to get an OUD medication. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/only-one-quarter-americans-who-need-oud-meds-get-them-2024a1000c7i?src=rss

The double-bolus thrombolytic gave a higher rate of excellent functional outcomes in the RAISE trial. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/reteplase-superior-alteplase-chinese-stroke-trial-2024a1000c55?src=rss