The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases has raised concerns that federal health agencies have dropped alcohol limits from the latest dietary guidelines and failed to include the established link between alcohol and cancer.
On Jan. 7, HHS and the U.S. Department of Agriculture released the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA), which recommend that Americans’ diet include high-quality protein, healthy fats, whole foods, and fruits and vegetables, and limit highly processed foods.
The guidelines also call for individuals to “consume less alcohol for better overall

Mary is a 68-year-old long-time patient of the practice. A few years ago, at her annual checkup, she was quite tearful. The physician inquired about what was troubling her.
“Doc, my daughter, Nancy, would have been 36 years old today. I miss her so much. You really helped me navigate that very awful period.”
The physician quickly recalled that horrific day 20 years ago when he was called emergently to the ED about a patient being brought in following a bad car accident involving three teenagers.
Upon arriving in the ED, he immediately knew that things were not good. Two of the three teens were

Mary is a 68-year-old long-time patient of the practice. A few years ago, at her annual checkup, she was quite tearful. The physician inquired about what was troubling her.
“Doc, my daughter, Nancy, would have been 36 years old today. I miss her so much. You really helped me navigate that very awful period.”
The physician quickly recalled that horrific day 20 years ago when he was called emergently to the ED about a patient being brought in following a bad car accident involving three teenagers.
Upon arriving in the ED, he immediately knew that things were not good. Two of the three teens were

Quadriceps tendon autograft has emerged as an excellent option for ACL reconstruction, particularly for active patients seeking to return to high-demand sports.
This article describes a minimally invasive technique for quadriceps tendon harvest and all-inside ACL reconstruction that has been refined through 10 years of clinical practice since adoption in 2015.
Source: Alexander K. Meininger, MD
Standard examination under anesthesia is undertaken first with careful attention paid to collateral insufficiency or large anterior laxity. We then transition to a standard two-portal diagnostic

Quadriceps tendon autograft has emerged as an excellent option for ACL reconstruction, particularly for active patients seeking to return to high-demand sports.
This article describes a minimally invasive technique for quadriceps tendon harvest and all-inside ACL reconstruction that has been refined through 10 years of clinical practice since adoption in 2015.
Source: Alexander K. Meininger, MD
Standard examination under anesthesia is undertaken first with careful attention paid to collateral insufficiency or large anterior laxity. We then transition to a standard two-portal diagnostic

Associations between asthma and dementia differed based on the patient’s age and asthma control, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.
Patients in middle age with poorly controlled asthma experienced the greatest odds for dementia, Yutong Chen, PhD, assistant professor, department of economics, University of Texas at Arlington, and Amber Xie, PharmD, PhD, assistant professor, Peter O’Donnell Jr. School of Public Health, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and colleagues wrote.
“Asthma is a chronic inflammatory condition, and

Associations between asthma and dementia differed based on the patient’s age and asthma control, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.
Patients in middle age with poorly controlled asthma experienced the greatest odds for dementia, Yutong Chen, PhD, assistant professor, department of economics, University of Texas at Arlington, and Amber Xie, PharmD, PhD, assistant professor, Peter O’Donnell Jr. School of Public Health, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and colleagues wrote.
“Asthma is a chronic inflammatory condition, and

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Perioperative nutrition may be critical for optimal total joint arthroplasty outcomes, according to a presenter at Orthopedics Today Hawaii.
“Nutrition is overlooked in surgical recovery,” Patrick J. Denard, MD, surgeon at Oregon Shoulder Institute, told Healio. “Outcomes are modifiable with nutritional guidance, and implementation should be streamlined so it does not create a burden on your practice.”
In his presentation, Denard cited a study from Michael N. Thomas, MD, and colleagues that showed 50% of elective surgeries included a patient with a risk factor for poor

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Perioperative nutrition may be critical for optimal total joint arthroplasty outcomes, according to a presenter at Orthopedics Today Hawaii.
“Nutrition is overlooked in surgical recovery,” Patrick J. Denard, MD, surgeon at Oregon Shoulder Institute, told Healio. “Outcomes are modifiable with nutritional guidance, and implementation should be streamlined so it does not create a burden on your practice.”
In his presentation, Denard cited a study from Michael N. Thomas, MD, and colleagues that showed 50% of elective surgeries included a patient with a risk factor for poor

Optometrists in the Department of Veterans Affairs, as of this year, are paid on par with physicians — between $124,308 and $182,324, according to a press release from the American Optometric Association.
The pay increase was part of the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act, signed into law last year by former President Joe Biden.
“Achieving this parity is not just a victory for VA optometrists ... it is a meaningful advancement for the entire profession,” Lindsay Wright, OD, executive director of the Association of Armed Forces