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News
Clinical Practice Update: Alpha-gal syndrome often causes GI issues without anaphylaxis, skin changes
“It is important for gastroenterologists to be aware of this condition and to be capable of diagnosing and treating it in a timely manner.”
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Lack of food for thought: Starve a bacterium, feed an infection
Plus: An iguana trades mycobacteria for cake, while humans sacrifice cake to the god of allergies.
Commentary
‘Excess’ deaths surging, but why?
‘The excess death gap between the United States and Western Europe has never been higher,’ according to a new study.
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Sweaty treatment for social anxiety could pass the sniff test
Plus: MOF-Jet gives needle-phobics a shot in the arm, and data-mining provides a hippocampal close-up.
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JAK inhibitor ivarmacitinib shows efficacy for atopic dermatitis in a pivotal trial
The co-primary endpoints were change in IGA and EASI scores at 16 weeks, and both improved rapidly, showing statistical significance relative to...
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The air up there: Oxygen could be a bit overrated
Plus: Assume the position … for sleeping, and COVID’s connection to UFO sightings.
Feature
Older men more at risk as dangerous falls rise for all seniors
“We always hear about lower bone density rates among females, so we didn’t expect to see males with more skull fractures.”
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Physician suicide: Investigating its prevalence and cause
“From your first day of medical school and throughout your career, there was a very rigid system in place that is quite unforgiving, is quite...
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The human-looking robot therapist will coach your well-being now
Plus: The mother of all mindsets and a colon named Collin.
From the Journals
Yoga linked with improved gait speed, lower extremity strength in older adults
New study findings suggest that clinicians can view yoga as part of a strategy to support healthy aging, says author.
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We have seen the future of healthy muffins, and its name is Roselle
Plus: Mice get drunk, and sober, for science; brains can be more powerful than stomachs.