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Glaucoma: A hidden threat to vision health rising swiftly
The fact that glaucoma’s symptoms are slow to develop, coupled with a lack of access to eye specialists many Americans face, makes the disease...
From the Journals
Artificial sweeteners in processed foods tied to increased depression risk
“Given this potential association between ultraprocessed food and multiple adverse health conditions, wherever possible individuals may wish to...
Conference Coverage
Progressive pulmonary fibrosis: treatment and support
Numerous unresolved questions surround progressive pulmonary fibrosis treatment.
From the Journals
Job-related stressors tied to increased CHD risk in men
“Integrative and interdisciplinary approaches should be used to tackle psychosocial stressors at work.”
Feature
Antigen tests: After pandemic success, time for bigger role?
“People used to the COVID self-tests are asking: “Where is my strep test? Where is my sexual health test?”
Commentary
MASLD: Promising treatments for a newly renamed disease
The name change refocuses the attention of providers on the fundamental basis of MASLD as a critical member of the metabolic syndrome spectrum of...
Latest News
Can skin bleaching lead to cancer?
Prevalence of skin bleaching in several African countries ranged from 25% in Mali (based on a 1993 survey of 210 women) to a high of 79.25% in...
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA panel deems phenylephrine ineffective
The committee’s next move is to determine if the drug’s status as Generally Recognized as Safe and Effective should be revoked.
From the Journals
Stress, insomnia tied to increased AFib risk for older women
The results support the hypothesis that psychosocial predictors account for additional risk for AF “above and beyond” traditional AF risk factors...
Commentary
Disenfranchised grief: What it looks like, where it goes
Disenfranchised grief, the grief that is hard to share and often seems wrong to feel in the first place, can be triggered in many situations.
Latest News
Sepsis too often neglected in hospitals
The agency is making the case that sepsis needs more funding in hospitals that either don’t have the programs or aren’t supporting them with...