Today’s Health News
U-Shaped Association Seen for Alcohol Consumption, Cardiometabolic Disease
However, no evidence seen for causal association between alcohol consumption and risk for coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes
Endoscopic Full-Thickness Plication Efficacious for GERD
Significant reduction seen in PPI usage and improvement in GERD-health-related quality of life scores with EFTP
Risk for Meniere Disease Higher in Patients With Atopic Dermatitis
Older age, female sex, and allergic comorbidities increase risk for developing Meniere disease
RSNA: Genicular Artery Embolization Effective, Safe for Knee Osteoarthritis
Improvement seen in KOOS quality of life and visual analog scale scores at six months among patients with refractory knee OA
Insurer Anthem Rescinds Anesthesia Policy Change After Backlash
Today’s Health News
ASH: Reduced-Dose Anticoagulants Not Noninferior for Recurrent VTE
Noninferiority of reduced-dose anticoagulants could not be proven in patients with VTE who need extended anticoagulation
ASH: Auto-HCT Not Beneficial for Mantle Cell Lymphoma With Undetectable Residual Disease
Overall survival no better for those receiving autologous HCT plus maintenance rituximab versus rituximab alone
GLP-1 RAs Reduce Risk for Clinically Important Kidney, CVD Outcomes
Meta-analysis shows significant reductions in composite kidney outcome, kidney failure, MACE, all-cause death
7.9 Percent of People of All Ages Uninsured in January to June 2024
No change seen in percentage of people who were uninsured from 2023 to first half of 2024; lower percentage had public coverage
Irregular Sleep Linked to Increased Risk for Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events
Adequate sleep duration offsets MACE risk for moderately irregular, but not for irregular, sleepers
Radiation-Free Screening Can ID Interstitial Lung Involvement in RA
Ultrasound abnormalities and additional pulmonary function test changes present in 16 percent of cases, indicating ILI
CDC: ~5 Percent of Pregnant Women Report Intimate Partner Violence
IPV linked to delayed or no prenatal care, depression in pregnancy, cigarette smoking, substance use, low birth weight
Western U.S. Faces Spike in Illegally Manufactured Fentanyl Deaths
2023 to 2024 saw approximately sevenfold increase in overdose deaths involving carfentanil
Socioeconomic Factors May Not Predict Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity
Significant associations only observed for patients seen in an academic clinical setting, but not at a safety net hospital
Fetal Aneuploid Tests Can Spot Occult Cancer in Pregnant Women
Findings seen in pregnant or postpartum women who receive unusual or nonreportable clinical cell-fee DNA-sequencing results