6+ hour, 39+ min ago  (596+ words) Q&A: Navigating Syphilis Diagnosis & Management in Pregnancy Emily H. Adhikari, MD According to studies, cases of syphilis are on the rise. Unfortunately, the disease is known for difficulty in diagnosis because it presents with varied symptoms, and diagnostic test results can…...

14+ hour, 48+ min ago  (210+ words) Is Bariatric Surgery Effective in Managing Obesity and Associated Metabolic Disorders? The final analysis included 29 RCTs involving 2,548 patients, with 1,249 patients in the surgical groups and 1,158 patients in the nonsurgical groups. Subgroup analysis indicated that Roux-en-Y gastric bypass had the most…...

14+ hour, 35+ min ago  (174+ words) Worsening Chronic Kidney Disease Is Associated With Cognitive Impairment When kidney function and proteinuria were evaluated together, patients with both reduced eGFR (below 60 mL/min/1.73 m) and elevated UPCR (150 mg/g) had a 38% higher risk for global cognitive impairment compared with patients…...

1+ day, 15+ min ago  (345+ words) Sexual Dysfunction Prevalent in Patients With Atopic Dermatitis, Asthma Sexual dysfunction affects more than half of patients with asthma and nearly one in five with atopic dermatitis worldwide, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in Clinical & Experimental Allergy....

19+ hour, 48+ min ago  (373+ words) The Hidden Legal Risks of Physician Office'Sharing You ask, she answers! In this column, Dr. MedLaw responds to a physician's question regarding liability related to office-sharing. When a vendor recently sued my former officemate over a billing dispute and couldn't…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (585+ words) Q&A: Factoring Frailty into Emergency Surgery for Older Adults "Frailty predicts worse outcomes across age groups, but the impact on return to home is greatest in ages 65-69," wrote John O. Hwabejire, MD, MPH, of the Department of Surgery at Massachusetts General…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (179+ words) Avoidant/restrictive food intake (ARFI) phenotypes are common in childhood and are associated with broad developmental challenges and measurable genetic contributions, according to a large population-based cohort study published in JAMA Pediatrics. ARFI-clinical, defined as ARFI-broad plus at least one…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (461+ words) NGS Identifies Targets for Precision Medicine in nccRCC Next generation sequencing (NGS) may help advance precision medicine for non-clear cell renal cell carcinoma (nccRCC). This technology helps researchers identify actionable targets for precision medicine, but the role of NGS in…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (243+ words) Investigators analyzed 2,286 adults with OSA (median age, 58 years; 64% men) who underwent major surgery a median of 4.5 years after their diagnostic sleep study. Of those 2,286 adults, 3.5% died or experienced cardiovascular complications 30 days after surgery. Furthermore, event rates increased gradually with higher…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (160+ words) Poor Sleep May Drive Vasculogenic Erectile Dysfunction Total testosterone (TT) levels were significantly lower in men with vasculogenic ED vs controls ( P This study reframes poor sleep quality as an adjustable contributor to vasculogenic ED through inflammatory pathways, with testosterone…...