Are ketosis strips about to be a thing of the past? Scientists have developed a reliable acetone breathalyzer that estimates fat burning with a puff of air.
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Home infusion providers work tirelessly to create healthcare systems that work for home patients. However, a surprising addition to their tasks is not always patient-facing but logistics-facing, especially when it comes to billing workflows. Working in the healthcare space is about much more than only seeing patients. As a provider, you’re a business and with […]
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Let’s face it: working out and dieting can have their limits. When the actual issue stems from stretched connective tissue or separated core muscles, no amount of crunching fixes the gap. Pregnancy is a major culprit here, stretching the abdominal wall far past its natural bounce-back point. Then there is massive weight loss, natural aging, […]
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Progression of myopia in children may be related to inflammation, according to a study out of the University of Oklahoma.
Researchers found slower myopia progression in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) who were taking systemic anti-inflammatory medications compared with a control group. Higher levels and earlier onset of myopia was observed in patients with JIA not taking anti-inflammatories.
“People have been looking at things to do to stop myopic progression for decades ... but the bottom line is we don’t have a really reproducible, consistently effective way,” study coauthor
A coalition of 52 attorneys general recently reached a $17 billion settlement with Meta over allegations that Facebook and Instagram included features detrimental to the mental health of children and adolescents who use them.
The settlement requires Meta to incorporate protective features in these platforms, including limits on when and how much they can be used, blocking extreme makeup features, stronger efforts to limit interactions between young users and suspicious adults, increased age assurance efforts, and more parental controls.
Healio spoke with Jason M. Nagata, MD, MSc, associate
Prostate cancer screening, test interpretation and treatment decisions can be complex, particularly as new approaches to care are emerging, an expert said.
According to the American Association for Cancer Research, prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among men, excluding nonmelanoma skin cancer. The National Cancer Institute estimates that 333,830 new prostate cancer cases will be diagnosed this year, and 36,320 patients will die from prostate cancer. But recent developments in treatment indicate progress.
For National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, Healio spoke with Herbert
Continuous caloric restriction or a keto diet combined with systemic therapy may improve psoriasis severity, according to a systematic review published in the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology.
Researchers found that adhering to one of these diets while receiving systemic dermatologic treatment resulted in substantial weight loss and reduction in inflammatory biomarkers among patients with psoriasis. Intermittent fasting showed fewer benefits for psoriasis severity.
“The benefit comes primarily from sustained caloric deficit and metabolic change, not from fasting timing,” Ahmed N. Alqefari, MBBS,
MUNICH — Remote exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation did not increase participation compared with center-based cardiac rehab in patients with heart attack, according to findings presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.
However, patients with the option to use a remote exercise-based program had just as much improvement in physical capacity as those who had to use a center-based program only, according to the results of the Remote Exercise SWEDEHEART study.
“Exercise as part of cardiac rehabilitation supports recovery and improves better long-term health after a heart attack.
An oral drug widely expected to transform pancreatic cancer treatment has demonstrated encouraging clinical activity in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer.
Daraxonrasib (Rasonque, Revolution Medicines) induced durable responses in patients with previously treated, RAS-mutant NSCLC, according to results of a phase 1/phase 2 dose-escalation and dose-expansion study.
“The data for lung cancer look similar to what we have seen in pancreas cancer in terms of the frequency with which we are able to dramatically shrink tumors, as well as how long tumor control can last,” first author Kathryn C.
Diabetes care and education specialists should use social media as a tool to disseminate credible information and foster closer connections with people with diabetes, according to two speakers.
During a talk at the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists annual meeting, Diana Isaacs, PharmD, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES, FADCES, FCCP, an endocrine clinical pharmacy specialist at Cleveland Clinic and a Healio | Endocrine Today Editorial Board Member, and Rachael Sood, APRN, NP-C, CDCES, CEO and founder of The Diabetes Collective, discussed how many people are flocking to social media