Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Hearing loss increases risk for dementia but not in those wearing hearing aids; researchers use AI to analyze statin misinformation; and a team in Boston performs the first in utero cerebrovascular surgery.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: CDC "disease detectives" catch COVID at a conference in Atlanta; endocrinologists call on clinicians to combat weight bias; and younger women are hospitalized at a higher rate than men 1 year after MI.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The FDA approves the first vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus; an investigational Alzheimer's drug slows disease progression; and the White House ends its COVID vaccine requirement for federal workers and international travelers.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The CDC plans to stop tracking community-level COVID cases; research points to a potential alternative to BMI for evaluating fitness in children; and a study of comatose patients examines what happens to the dying brain.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Canadian provinces ease practice restrictions, hoping to lure US doctors; patients who have had COVID-19 are at increased risk for autoimmune diseases; and researchers propose a new theory on the cause of death of famed Italian theologian Thomas Aquinas.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: A rise in syphilis and strep is causing a shortage of penicillin; home cooking during the pandemic is tied to dietary improvements in patients prone to kidney stones; and a psychedelic drug led to major reductions in depressive symptoms in patients with cancer.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Mastectomy patients who have sentinel node biopsy may be overtreated; dogs diagnose COVID-19 with high accuracy; and golf is good for your mental and physical health.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Did having a pet help reduce stress or loneliness during the pandemic?; melatonin gummies can expose children to doses up to 130 times higher than recommended; and a look at the debate over whether we need an alternative to BMI for measuring obesity.

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Florida hospitals will soon request patients' immigration status; a global study finds that obesity drugs are significantly overpriced; and researchers test a nutty way to improve teenagers' attention.