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Among adults who underwent brain imaging, moderate alcohol intake reduced stress-related brain signals, which may in part explain the link between moderate alcohol intake and reduced risk for major adverse CV events, a speaker reported.

The pandemic has disrupted HIV care, including routine testing. By making phlebotomy part of the COVID-19 testing process, an ED at the University of Chicago Medicine kept up its HIV screening volumes during the pandemic, data show.

The addition of androgen deprivation therapy to radiation therapy did not appear associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular mortality among men with prostate cancer, according to a study published in Cancer.

In a head-to-head trial, a low-dose paclitaxel-coated balloon was noninferior to a higher-dose paclitaxel-coated balloon for treatment of patients with peripheral artery disease.

Problematic sexual behaviors occur often among physicians and in medicine and need to be addressed, according to a presenter at the American Psychiatric Association’s annual meeting.

Respiratory symptoms such as cough and wheeze are more likely in individuals who use both e-cigarettes and tobacco cigarettes together, compared with use of either product alone.

A lifestyle medicine program administered via telehealth appeared preferable to and less burdensome for cancer survivors than standard follow-up visits, according to study results presented at the virtual Oncology Nursing Society Congress.

During the virtual ACP Internal Medicine Meeting, Romela Petrosyan, MD, chair-elect of the ACP Council of Resident and Fellow Members, offered “tips and tricks” that physicians can use to optimize telehealth visits.

Researchers identified distinct phenotypes of COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome were that have substantial differences in their response to disease and risk for mortality.

In this video perspective, Sabrina Paganoni, MD, PhD, discusses her presentation of results from the CENTAUR trial in ALS at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting, which is being held virtually.