Medscape Medical Minute

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: International experts challenge the Alzheimer's Association's new criteria for diagnosis; rationing during World War II showed the benefits of limiting sugar in early childhood; and an ethicist calls for replacing BMI with the body roundness index. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Dr F. Perry Wilson on the link between pesticides and prostate cancer; semaglutide reduces hospitalizations for any reason; and the author of an upcoming paper redefining obesity acknowledges that not everyone in the medical community accepts it as a chronic disease. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: AI-assisted colonoscopy may detect more benign lesions; weekend warriors and more frequent exercisers see a similar reduction in risk for mild dementia; and a heart surgeon–turned-congressman raises hope that a planned Medicare cut won't happen. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Live-streamed yoga classes may significantly reduce chronic low back pain; a novel intervention shows promise for slowing cognitive decline; and rheumatology patients who use medical cannabis often substitute the drug for a standard medication. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The National Academies say clinical tools that adjust for race can negatively affect patient care; the FDA approves an opioid with abuse-deterrent properties; and the CDC reports an increase in walking pneumonia among young children. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Fish grafts show superior healing for penetrating diabetic foot ulcers; poor sleep quality in early middle age is linked to accelerated brain aging later in life; and overdiagnosis of thyroid cancer is a global problem. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: An AMA lawsuit says that a data analytics company is operating like a cartel in suppressing payments to doctors; the FDA approves a new treatment for uncomplicated urinary tract infections; and Dr F. Perry Wilson on manliness and self-reported disease. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The FDA temporarily allows compounding of tirzepatide; offspring of mothers with eating disorders may have higher risk for neurodevelopmental problems; and our 800,000-year-old problem with starch. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: Exercise intensity may affect appetite suppression; a UK agency reminds health professionals to warn patients about the side effects of GLP-1 drugs; and research highlights a potential new sign of concussion in athletes. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872

Today on the Medscape Medical Minute: The death rate from inpatient cardiac arrest increases; a diet drug may protect cognitive function; and air pollution exposure increases the risk for breast cancer. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/989872