Dartmouth College
Health effects of PFAS exposure through breastmilk largely unknown
BOSTON — Women exposed to a class of endocrine-disrupting chemicals known as PFAS may be more likely to struggle with breastfeeding, whereas the health effects of infant exposure to PFAS via breastmilk remain unknown, a speaker said.
Intermittent therapy may be a ‘practical strategy’ for maintaining weight loss
DALLAS — People with obesity who are prescribed anti-obesity medications may need to use the agents for life, but intermittent therapy can still confer health benefits, according to a speaker.
Tirzepatide induces more than 19% weight loss for adults with obesity and MC4R deficiency
DALLAS — Adults with obesity and a genetic mutation that causes deficiency in the melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) pathway lost a similar amount of weight with tirzepatide as adults without a genetic mutation, according to a speaker.
Most patients at high CV risk are not achieving LDL goals
NEW ORLEANS — Most patients at high or very high CV risk do not achieve guideline-recommended LDL goals, according to data from the Family Heart Database presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.
AF ablation improves quality of life vs. drug therapy in both sexes; disparity not reduced
Despite atrial fibrillation ablation conferring greater quality of life benefits vs. drug therapy in the CABANA trial, sex-based differences in quality of life persisted, according to a new analysis from the trial.
Program increases clinician-patient communication, shifts focus to ‘what matters most’
Despite recommendations in clinical guidelines, a high proportion of patients with advanced cancer do not have appropriate conversations with health care providers about prognosis, treatment options and end-of-life preferences.
Telehealth in rheumatology: From ‘boutique industry’ to ‘unavoidable reality’
It is quite possible that, when all is said and done, the most lasting impact of COVID-19 on rheumatology will be the overwhelming uptake of telemedicine in daily clinical practice.
Arthroscopic debridement of osteochondritis dissecans may yield satisfactory outcomes
TAMPA, Fla. — Most adolescent patients with an osteochondritis dissecans lesion of the capitellum experienced satisfactory long-term functional and pain outcomes with arthroscopic debridement, according to results presented here.
Some team-based coaching interventions may reduce AKI
Medical centers that used team-based coaching interventions such as Aautomated surveillance reporting and a virtual learning collaborative saw reductions in AKI and chronic kidney disease, according to a speaker at ASN Kidney Week.
And Your 2021 Rising Disruptive Innovator is ...
This award goes to an up-and-coming physician who is already disrupting the status quo in the field whether it be through new techniques, new thoughts, questioning methods or breakthrough research.