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Personalized Care Can Ease Preoperative Anesthesia Anxiety Personalized Care Can Ease Preoperative Anesthesia Anxiety

TOPLINE: Personalized interventions, including empathic conversations and educational videos, significantly reduce preoperative anxiety in patients undergoing elective surgery. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a prospective, randomized controlled trial […]

January 8, 2025

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Jumping Jacks and Cold Water: Mental Health Tools for Kids Jumping Jacks and Cold Water: Mental Health Tools for Kids

A young boy with a habit of screaming when he didn’t get his way is among the patients Joannie Yeh, MD, a primary care physician at […]

January 8, 2025

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Early Patching Benefits Kids Born With Cataract in One Eye Early Patching Benefits Kids Born With Cataract in One Eye

TOPLINE: Children with congenital cataract in one eye are more likely to achieve nearly normal vision when their caregivers maintain consistent daily patching schedules in the […]

January 8, 2025

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Politics in the Exam Room Politics in the Exam Room

Ever since President-Elect Trump nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr (RFK) to run the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the spotlight has been on improving […]

January 8, 2025

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Obstetric VTE Risk Rose Significantly Over Past Decade Obstetric VTE Risk Rose Significantly Over Past Decade

TOPLINE: Risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) during pregnancy increased significantly from 2009 to 2019, with an average annual percent change of 9.2% (95% CI, 5.7%-12.9%). Among […]

January 8, 2025

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Choline Alfoscerate Has Modest Benefits on Cognition in T2D Choline Alfoscerate Has Modest Benefits on Cognition in T2D

TOPLINE: Daily treatment with 1200 mg of choline alfoscerate for 12 months shows a modest yet significant improvement in cognitive function and physical health in older […]

January 8, 2025

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FMT Shows Early Success in Type 1 Diabetes With Bowel Issues FMT Shows Early Success in Type 1 Diabetes With Bowel Issues

TOPLINE: In patients with type 1 diabetes and severe gastroenteropathy, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) demonstrates a favorable safety profile and is more effective than placebo in […]

January 8, 2025

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How Often Do Radiation Plans Need Peer Review Changes? How Often Do Radiation Plans Need Peer Review Changes?

TOPLINE: Institutional peer review of radiation therapy resulted in changes to treatment plans in over a quarter of cancer cases, according to a meta-analysis that identified […]

January 8, 2025

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Gabapentin Shows Lower Fall Risk Than Duloxetine in Elderly Gabapentin Shows Lower Fall Risk Than Duloxetine in Elderly

TOPLINE: Among 57,086 older adults, new gabapentin users demonstrated lower fall-related healthcare visits than duloxetine users, with a weighted cumulative incidence of 84.44 vs 158.21 per […]