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Patients with limited metastatic/progressive cancers had good rates of local control and favorable survival with SBRT and no systemic therapy, according to a multicenter retrospective study from the Middle East.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/othercancers/117929
Good Cancer Control, Survival With SBRT for Limited Metastatic/Progressive Disease
Local control of 86%, 80% at 1 and 2 years without systemic therapy in limited-resource setting
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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 13h
Three GLP-1 receptor agonists had generally comparable cardiorenal outcomes when used in type 2 diabetes, a retrospective comparative effectiveness study indicated.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/endocrinology/diabetes/117917
How Do GLP-1 Drugs Stack Up for Cardiorenal Benefits in Diabetes?
Study compares semaglutide, liraglutide, and dulaglutide
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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 16h
FDA cleared the Elecsys pTau181 test as the first blood-based biomarker to aid in the initial assessment of Alzheimer's disease and other causes of cognitive decline that can be used in the primary care setting.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/alzheimersdisease/117920
Alzheimer's Blood Test Cleared for Primary Care Use
Elecsys pTau181 test can help rule out Alzheimer's-related amyloid pathology
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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 16h
More than one in five young adults said they used cannabis or alcohol to help them sleep, with cannabis use being more common, according to data from the 2022-2023 Monitoring the Future Panel Study.

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Many Young Adults Use Cannabis or Booze as a Sleep Aid
While using these substances for sleep may work initially, it will backfire, researcher says
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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 17h
Early heart rate changes after starting intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) for major depressive disorder could help serve as a predictor of treatment response, a quadruple-blind crossover trial indicated.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/psychiatry/depression/117931
In Brain Stim for Depression, Early Heart Rate Changes May Signal Response
But personalization of stimulation sites didn't improve treatment response
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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 18h
A novel gene therapy enabled children with congenital deafness due to otoferlin gene variants to hear for the first time, the pivotal phase I/II CHORD study showed.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/generalneurology/117935
Gene Therapy Restores Hearing for Rare Cause of Congenital Deafness
Most no longer would need cochlear implants, some gain normal hearing
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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 18h
In a small phase II trial, radiation-free treatment with pembrolizumab (Keytruda) and platinum-based chemotherapy alone proved promising for patients with unresectable, locally advanced NSCLC and high PD-L1 expression.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/lungcancer/117925
Radiation-Free Approach Promising for Some Locally Advanced Lung Cancers
In PD-L1-high subset, 67% alive and free of progression at 2 years with pembrolizumab and chemo
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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 18h
For higher-risk surgical patients, outcomes were not helped by more aggressive, individualized perioperative blood pressure management targets, two trials found.
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Door Closes on Aggressive Perioperative BP Targets for Select Patients
Two trials show no benefit with patient-tailored vs fixed MAP targets during surgery
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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 18h
Starches may be safe after all for fluid resuscitation in perioperative medicine, based on the PHOENICS non-inferiority trial addressing longstanding concerns from regulators and the public.
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HES Volume Expander Comes Back With Redeeming Safety Data
PHOENICS trial addressed early postoperative renal function, other outcomes
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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 18h
Remimazolam (Byfavo) is poised to open a new frontier in anesthesiology, but caution is warranted to ensure off-label use does not devolve into the Wild West.
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Remimazolam: Spur on the New Benzo for Sedation or Rein It In?
Newer sedative-hypnotic is promoted as an answer to staffing issues
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Alex Sundermann, DrPH @sundermannaj.bsky.social · 19h
My new piece in @medpagetoday.com

We Can Stop Deadly Hospital Outbreaks - So Why Aren't We?

Genomic surveillance can prevent outbreaks from spreading, save lives, and costs.

So what’s holding it back from being implemented in hospitals?

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Opinion | We Can Stop Deadly Hospital Outbreaks -- So Why Aren't We?
Genomic surveillance can help contain local and nationwide threats
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Opinion | Will the Supreme Court Strike Down State Bans on 'Conversion Therapy'?
Patient safety, medical integrity, and science are on the line
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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 18h
"The constitution affords states the power to protect the public's health."

Read the #OpEd on the conversion therapy case before the Supreme Court at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/the-health-docket/117921?trw=no
Opinion | Will the Supreme Court Strike Down State Bans on 'Conversion Therapy'?
Patient safety, medical integrity, and science are on the line
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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 20h
Two doses of the recombinant shingles vaccine were better than one for older adults, according to two analyses of Medicare data.

Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/vaccines/117930?trw=no
When It Comes to the Shingles Vaccine, More Is Better
But even a single dose of the recombinant vaccine delivered benefits versus none
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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 21h
Private insurers were more likely than Medicaid to deny claims for fluoride varnish and well-child visits, both preventive services mandated to be covered by the ACA without patient cost-sharing, according to a new study.

https://www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/preventivecare/117913?trw=no
Private Insurers More Likely to Deny Claims for These Preventive Services in Kids
Such services are mandated to be covered without patient cost-sharing
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Chloe Lee MD, MPH @chloenazra.bsky.social · 1d
We cannot expect women to welcome motherhood in a country that believes in their inferiority, refuses to support them meaningfully, and treats their bodies as expendable machines for production.

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Opinion | Pronatalism and Public Health Are Incompatible
Women won't choose motherhood in a climate that undermines women's health
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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 1d
Increases in social media use during early adolescence were significantly associated with lower performance in key areas of cognitive function, according to data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study.

https://www.medpagetoday.com/pediatrics/generalpediatrics/117911?trw=no
Increasing Social Media Use in Preteens May Be Hurting Cognition Too
'Differences were modest but consistent,' according to researcher
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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 1d
Nearly half of patients prescribed a GLP-1 receptor agonist were not filling the order, with certain factors playing a role, according to a cohort study.

Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/endocrinology/diabetes/117892?trw=no
Large Number of GLP-1 Prescriptions Go Unfilled
Out-of-pocket costs likely play a role
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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 1d
States with larger undocumented populations spent more on emergency Medicaid, accounting for a mean of 0.9% of state Medicaid expenditures among states with the highest undocumented population share, a study showed.

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Here's How Much Medicaid Spends on Undocumented Immigrants
Despite claims of 'wasteful spending,' actual expenditures are less than 1% of total budget
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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 2d
Reductions in force (RIFs) have begun at HHS in response to the government shutdown, although one labor union says the firings are illegal and about half of those initially laid off at CDC were quickly reinstated.

https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/washington-watch/117900?trw=no
Trump Administration Begins Firing Federal Health Workers Amid Shutdown
At CDC, about half of those fired on Friday were reinstated Saturday
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Doctors performing certain medical scans on patients taking GLP-1 receptor agonists like semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) may need to consider how the medications affect imaging.

Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/popmedicine/cultureclinic/117880?trw=no
GLP-1s May Throw Off Some Medical Scans
The latest quirk linked to GLP-1 receptor agonists is of more concern to doctors than patients
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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 2d
In an #OpEd, Adam Brown, MD, MBA, argues that naming Trump’s new prescription drug website “TrumpRx” could undermine its potential success.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/prescriptionsforabrokensystem/117876
Opinion | What's in a Name? TrumpRx and the Politics of Drug Pricing
The moniker could give pause to some potential users
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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 2d
Diet should be considered an important part of a patient's treatment along with medication, surgery, and other options, several experts said Wednesday at a "Food Is Medicine" meeting sponsored by Tufts University.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/dietnutrition/117859
Experts Push to Expand Role of Nutrition in Medicine
Doctors should prescribe food just like they prescribe medications, expert suggests
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Should federal courts be required to abide by state laws when they consider interstate malpractice cases?

The Supreme Court mulled that exact issue in a case it heard earlier this week.

Read more at: https://www.medpagetoday.com/practicemanagement/medicolegal/117877?trw=no
SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments in Case Involving a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
Issue revolves around whether state filing rules apply if a case is heard in federal court
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Short-interval retesting for human papillomavirus (HPV) infection showed potential as a triage option to identify patients with high-risk cervical neoplasia, a large Latin American study showed.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/cervicalcancer/117882
Short-Interval HPV Retesting Shows Triage Promise for Cervical Cancer Screening
Good sensitivity for high-risk cervical neoplasia, but cost-effectiveness studies needed
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