Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Researchers find that occupational physical activity is not beneficial to brain health; new standards for marijuana screening may miss some children exposed to the drug; and the FDA approves a study to assess a blood test for multiple cancers. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Great Britain announces a medical first with plans to use gene therapy to treat sickle cell disease; the WHO says there has been a staggering rise in measles cases and deaths; and the Gates Foundation is funding the mass production of needle-free vaccine technology. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: An AI platform gets heart attack patients to the catheterization lab 9 minutes faster; the FDA approves the first at-home test for chlamydia and gonorrhea; and low-dose aspirin significantly reduces liver fat in patients with metabolic liver disease. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A small study finds that saltwater gargling may prevent COVID hospitalizations; GLP-1 agonists eliminate the need for other diabetes medicines in some older adults with obesity and high A1c levels; and meet a doctor with diabetes who believes that humor can help control the disease. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Dr F. Perry Wilson on how RNA therapeutics may be the future of medicine; women with false-positive mammography tests have an 80% greater risk of dying of breast cancer; and the vaccine exemption rate for children starting kindergarten hits its highest level ever. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A landmark trial offers a new pathway for reducing cardiovascular disease in patients with obesity; people who frequently eat salt are at greater risk for type 2 diabetes; and a study shows how smoking may cause cancer. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Daily marijuana use is associated with increased risk for heart failure; metabolic liver disease is more common in adolescents with food insecurity; and what's required when residents are videotaped during patient visits. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Double D breast implants are used in a successful double lung transplant; the first oral pill for postpartum depression gets a nearly $16,000 price tag; and counterfeit weight loss drugs are linked to three hospitalizations. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872