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Public health experts say that, in US states with abortion restrictions, women having miscarriages are no longer receiving evidence-based medical care. Writing in a research paper published this week in JAMA, gynaecologists expressed fears that, in the wake of the 2022 supreme court decision to allow abortion bans, some doctors are afraid to prescribe medication […]

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Studies show that GLP-1 receptor agonists have significant potential for treating glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and other eye diseases, but important nuances remain to be investigated, according to a review published in BMC Ophthalmology.
“Although GLP-1 RAs have revolutionized metabolic disease management, their potential therapeutic role in ocular diseases — particularly those driven by shared metabolic and inflammatory pathways — remains underexplored,” Yu Luo, of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, and colleagues wrote. “Their multifaceted neuroprotective

BOSTON — The mortality disadvantage among children in the United States has existed for more than 50 years, according to recent findings — much longer than experts previously thought.
In a previous JAMA study, Lauren Koenigsberg and colleagues found that children in the U.S. had a greater risk for death than children in peer nations between 2007 and 2023. A new study Koenigsberg presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting in April looked at mortality rates dating back to 1935 to pinpoint when the disparity emerged.
“We knew a disadvantage existed, but we didn’t expect it to

ORLANDO — Children who engage in vigorous physical activity experience healthy lung growth that high ozone levels may impede, according to a poster presented at the American Thoracic Society Annual Meeting.
Meanwhile, moderate physical activity did not have any impact on lung growth, James Scales, PhD, senior research fellow, Queen Mary University of London, and colleagues wrote.
“We are interested in what we describe as a planetary health paradox — the idea that a behavior that is globally promoted as being beneficial to health, including by the World Health Organization, may

The CDC has ordered two passengers from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius to remain in quarantine for 21 days.
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, signed the orders this week, which will keep the passengers in quarantine in Nebraska through May 31, the CDC said. Bhattacharya is temporarily filling the duties of CDC director.
“Quarantine is a public health measure, available at the federal, state, and county level, and used as necessary to protect communities,” the CDC said in a press release.
HHS did not directly respond to a question from Healio asking why only two of the 18

CHICAGO — Women with Parkinson’s disease have increased depression, anxiety and fatigue as well as difficulties in seeking and receiving care, according to a poster presented at the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting.
“A lot of research focuses specifically on the male experience or the male and female grouped experience of Parkinson’s, but not a lot specifically offers a window to what it’s like for women,” Sydney Penrose, a rising third-year student at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, told Healio.
A scoping review of

Collecting BMI data could further research into why women with lung cancer have better survival outcomes than men.
An evaluation of more than 7,000 patients with lung cancer in Finland showed high BMI attenuated OS differences based on sex, particularly among individuals with squamous cell carcinoma.
“We encourage clinicians to systematically collect patient BMI parameters in routine work and clinical trials,” Alexey Ryzhenkov, MSc, researcher at University of Helsinki in Finland, told Healio. “One of the main bottlenecks for the research is the lack of BMI data in electronic health records of

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Dopamine signaling may play a role in age-related macular degeneration, as shown through a possible association between dopamine antagonists and disease progression, according to a presenter.
“Dopamine is not just a neurotransmitter in the brain; it is also produced in the retina, and it plays important roles in light adaptation, cellular signaling and vascular regulation,” Sharon Fekrat, MD, FASRS, a retina specialist at Duke Health, told Healio at Retina World Congress. “Building on experimental evidence suggesting dopamine may inhibit abnormal angiogenesis, we

In a press release, the Arthroscopy Association of North America announced the AMA established a category 1 CPT code for the Misha Knee System for knee osteoarthritis, effective Jan. 1, 2027.
“A code had already been available for 3 years for hospitals to get paid [for this procedure], and I did not feel it was fair that hospitals were getting paid for a procedure but physicians were not,” Patrick Wakefield Joyner, MD, Advocacy Committee Chair of AANA, told Healio. “My first goal was to advocate for physicians but, quite frankly, for patients, too. I did not want patients

WASHINGTON — After years of advocating for a better coding system, ACOG said the AMA is replacing bundled global obstetric CPT codes created in the 1990s with new codes that reflect how maternity care is delivered today.
The codes, which go into effect Jan. 1, will be used to bill for services related to prenatal care, labor and delivery, and postpartum care.
Overall, 17 CPT codes will be deleted in the update, 12 codes will be added and six will be revised. According to the AMA:
The new codes align with guidance ACOG released last year for transforming prenatal care in the United States,