TOPLINE: Light-intensity walking reduces postprandial glucose and diastolic blood pressure in young adults with obesity and can improve insulin levels, depending on the walking pattern. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a randomized crossover trial with 16 young adults aged 18-34 years with body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25 in Bangkok, Thailand, toContinue Reading
The reference ranges of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and free thyroxine (FT4), known to vary in children compared with adults, also shift considerably in older age, to the degree that the use of standard ranges in older patients without age adjustment results in significant overdiagnosis and unnecessary treatment for subclinical orContinue Reading
LAS VEGAS — Early in his career as a physician associate in dermatology, Joe Cari, MPAS, PA-C, received a negative online review from a patient that really got under his skin. Joe Cari, MPAS, PA-C “It said something like, ‘Do not see Joe the fake doctor. Joe should have hisContinue Reading
As the global monkeypox outbreak lingers on, health officials are warning that the virus is mutating at a pace that may soon allow it to become resistant to an antiviral drug used to treat patients at risk of serious illness. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is urging that providersContinue Reading
I was officially diagnosed with Lupus in May of 2021. I say officially because my symptoms started long before that, I just didn’t know it. Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that can cause inflammation and pain in different parts of the body. Your immune system is meant to helpContinue Reading
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TOPLINE: Long-term treatment with TransCon parathyroid hormone (PTH), a replacement therapy for hypoparathyroidism, demonstrates sustained efficacy and safety in patients with hypoparathyroidism over 52 weeks, with 95% of participants able to discontinue conventional therapy. METHODOLOGY: Conventional therapy for hypoparathyroidism (active vitamin D and elemental calcium) alleviates symptoms of hypocalcemia, butContinue Reading
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The 3D bioprinter at the Collins BioMicrosystems Laboratory at the University of Melbourne. Credit: University of Melbourne Biomedical engineers from the University of Melbourne have invented a 3D printing system, or bioprinter, capable of fabricating structures that closely mimic the diverse tissues in the human body, from soft brain tissueContinue Reading
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