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Children with ASD less likely to get vision screening
https://www.mdedge.com/pediatrics/article/261889/neurology/children-asd-less-likely-get-vision-screening
MDedge Pediatrics; Marcia Frellick

Mar 21st, 2023 - Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are significantly less likely to have vision screening at well visits for 3- to 5-year-olds than are typically developing children, researchers have found. The report, by Kimberly Hoover, MD, of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, and colleagues, was published online in Pediatrics.

CLL and surgery are more compatible than ever
https://www.mdedge.com/hematology-oncology/article/261890/cll/cll-and-surgery-are-more-compatible-ever
Randy Dotinga

Mar 20th, 2023 - As various surgical procedures become more feasible for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), a team of hematologist-oncologists and cardiologists published a new report advising colleagues to carefully consider the risks and benefits of such operations. In the past decade, as targeted therapies have permitted better management of CLL, a new realm of possibilities has opened up for.

Early exercise intervention improves knee osteoarthritis
https://www.mdedge.com/rheumatology/article/261887/osteoarthritis/early-exercise-intervention-improves-knee-osteoarthritis
Tara Haelle

Mar 20th, 2023 - DENVER – Initiating exercise therapy early on in people who develop symptoms of knee osteoarthritis – even within their first year of pain or reduced function – is associated with modestly lower pain scores and modestly better function than in those whose symptoms have lasted longer, according to a study presented at the OARSI 2023 World Congress. Although the benefits of exercise therapy for a.

Ozempic: The latest weight loss craze and how over-prescribing is harming patients
https://www.mdedge.com/familymedicine/article/261884/obesity/ozempic-latest-weight-loss-craze-and-how-over-prescribing
MDedge Family Medicine; Linda Girgis, MD

Mar 20th, 2023 - Social media and mainstream media websites are full of stories on the new wonder weight loss drug: Ozempic. Even Hollywood stars are talking about it.

Fat Necrosis of the Breast Mimicking Breast Cancer in a Male Patient Following Wax Hair Removal
https://www.mdedge.com/dermatology/article/261883/hair-nails/fat-necrosis-breast-mimicking-breast-cancer-male-patient
Muge Gore Karaali, MD, Nagehan Didem Sarı, MD et. al.

Mar 20th, 2023 - To the Editor: Fat necrosis of the breast is a benign inflammatory disease of adipose tissue commonly observed after trauma in the female breast during the perimenopausal period. 1 Fat necrosis of the male breast is rare, first described by Silverstone2 in 1949; the condition usually presents with unilateral, painful or asymptomatic, firm nodules, which in rare cases are observed as skin retract.

Investigational ALS Drug May Have Clinical Benefit, FDA Staff Says
https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/generalneurology/103620

Mar 20th, 2023 - Tofersen, an investigational antisense drug developed to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) associated with a mutation in the SOD1 gene (SOD1-ALS), may have clinical benefit, FDA reviewers indicated in briefing documents ahead of an advisory committee meeting. On Wednesday, the Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee will vote on whether evidence supporting a reduc...

Cases of Deadly Fungus Tripled in Past Few Years, CDC Says
https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/generalinfectiousdisease/103619

Mar 20th, 2023 - Cases of Candida auris have tripled from 2019 to 2021, according to national surveillance data. After first being detected in the U.S. in 2016, annual clinical case counts increased to 476 in 2019, then to 756 in 2020 (a 59% jump), and then to 1,471 in 2021 (an additional 95% increase), reported Meghan Lyman, MD, of the CDC, and colleagues. C. auris colonization screening cases also increased, ...

Small Gains in Cardiorespiratory Fitness Track With Improved Longevity
https://www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/exercisefitness/103618

Mar 20th, 2023 - As previously suspected, changes in cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) were associated with reciprocal changes in mortality risk independent of other comorbidities or initial fitness status, a large observational study found. People who had serial exercise treadmill test assessments, with a median 6 years between initial and final tests, showed that changes in aerobic capacity over time tracked wi...

Improved OS With Hyperfractionated RT in Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
https://www.medpagetoday.com/radiology/therapeuticradiology/103617

Mar 20th, 2023 - Compared with standard fractionation, hyperfractionated intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) could significantly increase overall survival (OS), as well as reduce the rate of severe late complications in patients with locally advanced recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma, according to Chinese investigators. Their phase III trial showed that patients randomized to hyperfractionated IMRT had bet...

COVID-19 vaccinations lag in youngest children
https://www.mdedge.com/pediatrics/article/261877/covid-19-updates/covid-19-vaccinations-lag-youngest-children
Kristina A. Bryant, MD, Kymber Ezell, BA

Mar 20th, 2023 - Case: A 3-year-old girl presented to the emergency department after a brief seizure at home. She looked well on physical exam except for a fever of 103° F and thick rhinorrhea.

No Benefit to Conventional Ultrafiltration During Cardiac Surgery
https://www.medpagetoday.com/pulmonology/generalpulmonary/103614

Mar 20th, 2023 - Using conventional ultrafiltration during cardiac surgery did not appear to reduce the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications, according to a retrospective analysis. After adjusting for confounding variables, the incidence of the composite primary outcome -- reintubation, prolonged ventilation, pneumonia, or pleural effusion -- was 12.1% in the conventional ultrafiltration group ver...

Docs' Liking for Knee Injection Tied to Industry Payments
https://www.medpagetoday.com/geriatrics/arthritis/103612

Mar 20th, 2023 - Physicians accepting payments from drug and device companies administered significantly more hyaluronic acid (HA) injections to Medicare beneficiaries for knee osteoarthritis, researchers found. Those receiving more than $100 in cash or other forms of remuneration were more than three times as likely to give HA injections under Medicare Part B than those receiving no payments (OR 3.28, 95% CI 2...

Pulse Oximeters Confirmed to Be Biased for Black Kids
https://www.medpagetoday.com/pulmonology/generalpulmonary/103608

Mar 20th, 2023 - Tested against a gold standard, the widely accessible pulse oximetry technique turned out to overestimate arterial oxygen saturation in Black kids, researchers reported. Among children with true hypoxemia according to directly measured arterial blood oxygen saturation (SaO2 <88%), a discordant finding of normoxemia by peripheral oxygen saturation levels on pulse oximetry (SpO2 ≥92%), or a false...

Old Diabetes Drug May Help Stave off Osteoarthritis
https://www.medpagetoday.com/primarycare/diabetes/103605

Mar 20th, 2023 - Metformin may help cut the risk of osteoarthritis (OA) in those with type 2 diabetes, researchers reported. In a retrospective cohort study of nearly 21,000 adults with diabetes, those who were taking metformin saw a 24% lower risk for developing OA compared with those taking a sulfonylurea (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 0.76, 95% CI 0.68-0.85), according to Matthew Baker, MD, MS, of Stanford Uni...

Long COVID Easing? Wyoming Bans Abortion Pills; Hep A Outbreak Tied to Strawberries
https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/longcovid/103604

Mar 20th, 2023 - Note that some links may require subscriptions. A Washington Post analysis suggests long COVID symptoms have become less common since the Omicron variant. Military pilots have higher rates of cancer, as do aircraft ground crews, a Pentagon study found. (AP via ABC News) Wyoming has become the first state to ban the use of pills for abortion. (New York Times) Meanwhile, South Carolina Republican...

Post-Op Delirium Linked to Accelerated Cognitive Decline
https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/generalneurology/103609

Mar 20th, 2023 - Postoperative delirium in older adults was associated with 40% faster cognitive decline, data from a prospective cohort study showed. Among older adults who developed delirium after major elective surgery, cognitive decline over 72 months occurred at a rate of 0.14 population standard deviation (SD) units per year, reported Zachary Kunicki, PhD, MS, MPH, of Brown University in Providence, Rhode...

Novel single-use patch shows promise for primary axillary hyperhidrosis
https://www.mdedge.com/dermatology/article/261873/medical-dermatology/novel-single-use-patch-shows-promise-primary-axillary
Doug Brunk

Mar 19th, 2023 - NEW ORLEANS – Application of a single-use disposable patch to the axillary area for up to 3 minutes led to statistically significant and clinically meaningful benefit for patients with primary axillary hyperhidrosis, results from a pivotal randomized trial showed. “This is a new kind of device that is going to be a nice tool to have for treating patients who have hyperhidrosis of the axilla,” t.

Temp Nurses Cost Hospitals Big During Pandemic. Lawmakers Are Now Mulling Limits.
https://www.medpagetoday.com/nursing/nursing/103582

Mar 19th, 2023 - To crack down on price gouging, proposed legislation in Missouri calls for allowing felony charges against healthcare staffing agencies that substantially raise their prices during a declared emergency. A New York bill includes a cap on the amount staffing agencies can charge healthcare facilities. And a Texas measure would allow civil penalties against such agencies. These proposed regulations...

CSU in children: Study identifies biomarkers associated with responses to different treatments
https://www.mdedge.com/dermatology/article/261871/urticaria/csu-children-study-identifies-biomarkers-associated-responses
Doug Brunk

Mar 19th, 2023 - NEW ORLEANS – Assessing underlying mechanisms for the effects of age, mean platelet volume (MPV), and tryptase may help identify pediatric patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) who will respond to different treatment options, results from a single-center prospective study showed. “Given that the majority of CSU cases in adults are due to autoimmunity and there being very [few] studi.

How to become wise
https://www.mdedge.com/dermatology/article/261869/business-medicine/how-become-wise
Jeffrey Benabio, MD, MBA

Mar 18th, 2023 - The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. – Socrates At what age is one supposed to be wise? I feel like I’m falling behind.