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<p>Survivors of standard-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia may have a slightly increased risk for second cancers and several chronic medical disorders compared with their siblings, new research suggests.</p>
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD or ARMD) is a multifactorial disease affecting the macula, which is responsible for central, detailed vision.
<p><span>New research supports the early initiation of highly active antiretroviral therapy in children with HIV infection.</span></p>
<p>The gut microbiome is associated with body mass index (BMI) and blood levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and triglycerides, according to results from the Dutch LifeLines-DEEP cohort.</p>
<p><span>Stochastic resonance stimulation is a promising supplemental therapy for apnea of prematurity (AOP), oxygen desaturation, and some aspects of bradycardia, new research suggests.</span></p>
This content has been reposted with permission from GeriPal, a Geriatrics and Palliative Care blog, at www.geripal.org. GeriPal is a forum for discourse, recent news and research, and freethinking commentary.
<p><span>It's just as important to identify and treat newborns and young children with deafness in one ear, or long-term prospects for hearing recovery may be diminished.</span></p>
By Genevra PittmanNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Overweight and obese people are at higher-than-average risk of migraines, suggests a new study.
<p>Infants with congenital heart disease (CHD) have decreased cortical surface area and regional alterations in cortical folding before corrective cardiac surgery, according to new research.</p>
In this video, Vivian Fonseca, MD, provides a preview of the session “Hot Topics in Primary Care: Diabetes Updates” at our Practical Updates in Primary Care 2023 Virtual Series, including updates to the American Diabetes Association Standards of Care in Diabetes¬–2023 addressing population health, obesity management, and new available medications in the management of diabetes.
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<p>In his recent editorial "Why We Need to Know the Limitations of Evidence-Based Medicine" (CONSULTANT, August 2006, page 963), Dr Gregory Rutecki questioned whether the findings of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) can be extrapolated to patients in primary care practices, who often have multiple comorbidities. A sampling of the feedback we received appears below, along with Dr Rutecki's responses.<br />
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In this podcast, Sri Banerjee, MD, PhD, MPH, MAS, speaks about the role of sleep duration in the relationship between education and mortality, including how sleep stages and social factors are connected to certain chronic conditions, such as obesity. He presented on this topic at the 25th World Congress of Neurology (WCN 2021).
A 41-year-old man presented to the emergency department with weight loss, abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting over a 6 month period.