Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The rate of long COVID is declining; water fasting does not provide benefits that last; and Dr F. Perry Wilson on whether you can extract a song from the brain of someone listening to music. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Nearly half of US adults are interested in the new weight loss drugs; long COVID is also a problem for teens and children; and meet the NYU physiatrist who believes that much of back pain is in the mind. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Step counts as low as 2300-4000 per day still provide mortality benefit; the US suicide rate hits a record high; and veterans with traumatic brain injury commit suicide sooner than do veterans without TBI. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Inhaling pleasant scents during sleep dramatically improves memory; a new study raises questions about the value of breast cancer screening in older women; and medical treatment for appendicitis is found to be effective long-term. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A lawsuit accuses Cigna of using AI to deny insurance claims; 1 in 10 adults with overweight or obesity will lose 5% of body weight; and vaping devices are causing thousands of cases of liquid nicotine poisoning. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A CDC advisory panel recommends antibody therapy to prevent RSV in infants and toddlers; new weight loss drugs are linked to exasperation of eye disease in people with diabetes; and a study from the United Kingdom finds an association between obesity and sudden cardiac death. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Family of woman whose cell line was responsible for major medical advances settles lawsuit; a new kind of pain medicine has promising early results; and racial disparities present with the new Alzheimer's drugs. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872