ORLANDO, Fla. — A program at Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, North Carolina, is currently one of just two in the United States that trains nurse practitioners (NPs) to provide endocrine specialty care, but more could be on the way. Established in 2016, the program was “a result of national demand for diabetes and … Read more
Emergencies happen anywhere, anytime, and sometimes medical professionals find themselves in situations where they are the only ones who can help. Is There a Doctor in the House? is a Medscape series telling these stories. “Dad, they just called for a doctor.” It was a routine flight home to Hawaii from Salt Lake City with my … Read more
CHICAGO — After an application to form a new ongoing certification board for cardiologists was rejected by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) in February, cardiology leaders held a town hall session here at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Session 2025 to hear what members think should be the next steps. Just … Read more
Is obesity among the most misunderstood, misclassified, and mistreated diseases? Over the past 30 years, researchers have not only identified a key hormone (leptin) that helps regulate appetite and body weight, but they’ve also determined the biologic underpinnings (eg, altered central nervous system pathways associated with energy balance) and discovered that obesity is often genetically … Read more
Key Takeaways In cases of acute arthritis, it is crucial to consider infectious causes, particularly viral infections. This recommendation was made by a team of rheumatologists led by Dr Matthias Wahle, head and senior physician in the Department of Internal Medicine at University Hospital Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany, based on the case of a 59-year-old woman. … Read more
title/Heading Summary/Key Point Additional Details radisa Ilic Suicide Former “Partizan” goalkeeper adn Serbian national team member, Radisa Ilic, committed suicide at 47.… The post Tragic Passing of Former Partizan and Serbia National Team Star appeared first on Archyworldys. Source link
TOPLINE: Smoking was associated with a doubling in risk for cryptogenic ischemic stroke (CIS), with the strongest association in men and those aged 45-49 years in a new study. METHODOLOGY: In a prospective case-control study, 546 patients with CIS (47% women) aged 18-49 years from 19 European stroke centers were assessed between 2013 and 2022. … Read more
Many celebrities are talking enthusiastically about their experiences with weight-loss drugs — especially semaglutide-based glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs; Ozempic, Wegovy). It’s no surprise that the recent Golden Globes was dubbed “Ozempic’s biggest night.” That show exemplified the fervent celebrity chatter that has helped send prescriptions for these drugs skyrocketing. Comedian Tracy Morgan, … Read more
Adding transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) after stroke offered no additional benefit in improving upper extremity function, new research revealed. After 2 weeks of treatment, tDCS at doses of up to 4 milliamps (mA) yielded similar results as sham stimulation when added to CIMT, with no significant differences in impairment, … Read more
Norovirus cases continue to rise in the United States this winter, at levels higher than the same time period in previous years, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Current data from the CDC’s NoroSTAT monitoring system show 495 reported outbreaks during the period from August 1, 2024, … Read more