Mixed Topics
Commentary
No expiration date for sex
What should clinicians do with this information? First, we could start talking about sex with our older patients.
From the Journals
Review supports continued mask-wearing in health care visits
Masks continue to lower the risk of catching the virus during medical visits.
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC cuts back hospital data reporting on COVID
“CDC’s authorizations to collect certain types of public health data” expired with the PHE.
Latest News
U.S. adults report depression at record rates: Survey
The latest study found that depression rates increased the most among women, young adults, Black people, and Hispanic people.
Livin' on the MDedge
The antimicrobial peptide that even Pharma can love
Faster wound healing comes in waves, and a cancer drug that eats bugs.
From the Journals
Key red flags for early-onset colorectal cancer
Two symptoms in particular – rectal bleeding and iron-deficiency anemia – point to the need for timely endoscopy and follow-up.
Latest News
Anxiety high among Americans, national poll shows
“There is a lot of worry in the world right now about economic uncertainty, about violence, about how we’re going to come out of this period of...
From the Journals
Number of cancer survivors with functional limitations doubled in 20 years
The 70% prevalence of functional limitation among survivors in 2018 is nearly twice that of the general population.
Livin' on the MDedge
Boys may carry the weight, or overweight, of adults’ infertility
Plus: The promise of fecal beads and the air of sleep-dieting.
Conference Coverage
New protocol could cut fasting period to detect insulinomas
“These data support a 48-hour fast. The literature supports that’s sufficient to detect 95% of insulinomas.”
Conference Coverage
Study of environmental impact of GI endoscopy finds room for improvement
Two months of endoscopy procedures generates two football fields of waste, including plastic, sharps, personal protective equipment, and cleaning...