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Today’s wellness industry is worth a staggering $6.8 trillion (as of 2024) and is expected to soar to $9.8 trillion by 2029. And that’s really not a surprise, considering how our collective preferences for health products have shifted towards what we perceive as being ‘more natural.’ With this almost universal shift to ‘natural’ or ‘organic’ […]

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Doctors report in the Lancet that semaglutide, a GLP-1 RA, helped obese heavy drinkers cut their reported monthly alcohol consumption by around 70%. Addiction specialists worked with endocrinologists to find out whether GLP-1 RAs could support people with alcohol addiction or substance use disorder to get sober. This, the researchers say, is the first double-blind […]

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Infections associated with laser vision correction procedures remain a rare but potentially devastating occurrence.
Precise rates of infection are uncertain due to underreporting and incomplete reporting. Estimates suggest an approximate incidence rate of one in 5,000 LASIK procedures and one in 1,000 surface ablation procedures, higher in part due to breach of the corneal epithelial barrier and use of a therapeutic contact lens.
Around 2000, a shift in the organisms recovered in laser vision correction (LVC)-associated infections was observed from common pathogens such as staphylococci,

The discovery of blood-based extracellular vesicles and particles carrying brain-specific information could help make diagnoses for Alzheimer’s disease earlier and easier, according to research published in Nature Communications.
Navneet Dogra, MSc, PhD, assistant professor of pathology, molecular and cell-based medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, said a brain affected by Alzheimer’s disease may release particles and RNA biomarkers that could be missed in testing that analyzes whole blood for biomarkers. The research could make it possible to diagnose Alzheimer’s in real

Two methods of cataract surgery — phacoemulsification and manual small-incision cataract surgery — can lead to “acute detrimental effects on the ocular surface,” including dry eye and increased inflammation, according to a study.
“Cataract surgery is ... responsible for transiently inducing or exacerbating dry eye, and several studies have shown that uncomplicated phacoemulsification can increase dry eye symptoms,” Geeta Behera, of the department of ophthalmology at Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research, India, and colleagues

While a single fecal microbiota transplantation session did not significantly improve multidrug-resistant organism decolonization among patients with gastrointestinal disease, it may prompt microbiome restructuring, study results showed.
Researchers noted that the enrichment of certain bacteria among patients in the FMT cohort, which was not observed in a sham intervention cohort, warrants further research.
“These findings should be interpreted in the context of the specific patient population and the single session FMT protocol used, and should not be taken as refuting microbiota-based

PHOENIX — Results presented at the Arthroscopy Association of North America Annual Meeting showed the presence of a repairable meniscus tear in an ACL injury does not seem to be a contraindication for ACL repair.
“For carefully selected patients, in our experience, ACL repair is a good treatment option,” Christian Arras, MD, from the department of orthopedic and trauma surgery at Hospital for Special Surgery, told Healio. “This is just one more bit of evidence in the field that shows that even if there is a meniscus injury, it is not a contraindication for ACL repair.”

Topical ivermectin and encapsulated benzoyl peroxide appear to be the most effective FDA-approved topical treatments for papules and pustules of rosacea when compared with standard first-line therapy, according to a new meta-analysis.
The analysis of nearly three dozen studies with more than 11,000 participants, published in JAMA Dermatology, also showed encapsulated benzoyl peroxide, which uses microencapsulation technology to prolong drug delivery and minimize irritation, was associated with greater rates of discontinuation due to adverse effects. These findings suggest the topical

Click here to read the Healio Exclusive, “Ophthalmic innovation: Growing a product from idea to market.”
Practicing ophthalmologists have an amazing legacy of catalyzing innovation to enhance our ability to retain, restore and enhance our patients’ vision.
Notable examples include Sir Harold Ridley and the intraocular lens; Charles Kelman, MD, and phacoemulsification; Richard Hill, MD, and MIGS; Steve Trokel, MD, and excimer laser corneal refractive surgery; Alan Scott, MD, and Botox; Gerhard Meyer-Schwickerath, MD, and retinal photocoagulation; and Philip Rosenfeld, MD, PhD, and intravitreal

Persistent disparities in preventive cancer care exist among sexual orientation and gender identity minority individuals in the United States, according to results of a cross-sectional analysis.
The findings — which revealed particularly concerning gaps related to breast cancer and cervical cancer screening — highlight the need for targeted interventions at the health system, policy and payer levels to eliminate structural and systemic barriers and ensure equitable access, researchers concluded.
“Prior literature had suggested that health care access and utilization among this specific