Below are stories I’ve written recently about research published in major medical journals and report, and at federal meetings and scientific conferences. If you don’t have a login and would like to read any of these stories, tweet at me at @kdooleyyoung and I may be able to send you a PDF of the story.
Global Which Therapies Reduce Daytime Symptoms of Insomnia? Jan. 7, 2024. Medscape Medical News.
The Struggle to Provide Gender-Affirming Care to Youth, Jan. 5, 2024.
Can OECD Countries Help Canada Improve Primary Care Access? Dec. 11, 2023. Medscape Medical News.
Patient Support Programs Need Transparency, Researchers Say, Medscape Medical News, Nov. 29, 2023.
Study Eases Fears: Knee Surgery Surge Not Linked to Premature Intervention, Medscape Medical News, Nov. 16, 2023
RSV more common in IBD, MDEdge News, Oct. 26, 2023
New study ties ultra-processed foods to IBD, MDedge News, Oct. 26, 2023
Osteoporosis Canada Updates Bone Health Guideline, Oct. 12, 2023. Medscape Medical News.
Lack of Medical Device Tracking Leaves Patients Vulnerable, Sept. 27, 2023. Medscape Medical News.
Increasing COPD Hospital Admissions in Canada Raise Concern, Sept. 13, 2023. Medscape Medical News.
Canadian Guidelines Call for Shots, Nasal Spray in Naloxone Kits, Aug. 29, 2023. Medscape Medical News.
Rheumatology trials seem vulnerable to unblinding: Report, MD Edge Rheumatology, Aug. 28, 2023
US Dementia Rate Drops as Education, Women’s Employment Rises, Nov. 11, 2022. Medscape Medical News
C-CHANGE Updates Cardiovascular Disease Guideline, Nov. 9, 2022. Medscape Medical News.
Gout too often treated only in emergency department, Nov. 3, 2022. MDEdge Rheumatology.
HHS Seeks to Prevent Discrimination by Clinical Algorithms, Nov. 2, 2022. Medscape Medical News.
Poor control of serum urate linked to cardiovascular risk in patients with gout, Oct. 31, 2022. MDEdge Rheumatology.
Research ties gout in women to comorbidities more than genetics, Oct. 31, 2022. MDEdge Rheumatology.
Belief in Antibiotics for Appendicitis Tied to Fewer Surgeries, Oct. 26, 2022. Medscape Medical News.
Weight Loss History Affects Success in Obesity Management, Oct. 11, 2022. Medscape Medical News.
Allergists Seek to Bolster Adherence to Shots, Sublingual Drops Treatments, Sept. 26, 2022. Medscape Medical News.
Biden’s Plan to Expand Open Access to Studies Draws Mixed Reviews, Aug. 29, 2022. Medscape Medical News.
Problems With Drugs That Get Speedy OKs: What To Do? Aug. 25, 2022. Medscape Medical News.
Expanding Canada’s Drug Manufacturing May Ease Shortages, Researchers Say, Aug. 25, 2022. Medscape Medical News.
Can Moving HIV Medicine Into Primary Care Reduce Stigma?, Aug. 19, 2022. Medscape Medical News.
Study Supports Etomidate for General Anesthesia in Older Patients, Aug. 18, 2022. Medscape Medical News.
Stopping JIA Drugs? Many Can Regain Control After a Flare, Aug. 11, 2022. Medscape Medical News.
New Guidelines Show How to Cut Pollution From Anesthesia, July 6, 2022. Medscape Medical News.
Immigration Status Does Not Affect Depression-Diabetes Link, June 29, 2022. Medscape Medical News.
COVID-19 Not Linked With High Post-Discharge Event Rate, May 23, 2022. Medscape Medical News
Chronic Conditions Linked With Higher Risk for Fatal Drowning, May 17, 2022. Medscape Medical News.
Opioid-Free Anesthesia Shows Benefit in Retrospective Studies, Feb. 28, 2022. Medscape Medical News.
Appendectomy or Antibiotics? Large Trial Helps Decision Making, Jan. 19, 2022. Medscape Medical News.
Study Finds Sharp Drop in Opioid Scripts Among Most Specialties, Jan. 4, 2022. Medscape Medical News.
No Net Benefit of Aducanumab for Alzheimer’s Disease, Expert Panel Rules, July 16. Medscape Medical News.
FDA panel narrowly backs avacopan approval, May 7, 2021. MD Edge Rheumatology News.
J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Wins Unanimous Backing of FDA Panel, Feb. 26, 2021. Medscape Medical News.
Medicaid Physician Fees Still Lag Medicare Payment Rates, Feb. 9, 2021. Medscape Medical News
J&J’s One-Shot COVID-19 Vaccine Advances to Phase 3 Testing, Sept. 23, 2020. Medscape Medical News.
Sleep disorders may be undetected precursors for cardiometabolic disease in U.S. Latinos, Sept. 3, 2020. MDEdge’s Chest Physician
Physicians, Patients Need to Know Limits of DNA Privacy Law, July 13, 2020. Medscape Medical News.
Diet vs Medications for Recurrent Kidney Stones, July 3, 2020. Medscape Medical News.
Blood test detects colon cancer in single-center study, May 13, 2020. Internal Medicine News/MDEdge.
Ranitidine did not show higher cancer risk than famotidine in study, May 12, 2020. Internal Medicine News/MDEdge.
Parental injury, illness linked to increased pediatric GI visits, prescriptions, May 12, 2020. Family Practice News/MDEdge
Inappropriate Prescriptions Common in Cirrhosis, Nov. 22, 2019. Medscape Medical News.
Rand analysis of proposed Medicare buy-in uncovers surprising findings, Nov. 18, 2019. MD Edge | Internal Medicine
Cirrhosis Patients Skimp on Cancer Screening Because of Cost, Nov. 13, 2019. Medscape Medical News.
Much of US Healthcare Spending Wasteful, Researchers Say, Oct. 8, 2019. Medscape Medical News.
Patient-reported outcomes are here to stay, Sept. 27, 2019. MDEdge’s Hematology & Oncology.
CMS weighs extension of Oncology Care Model, Sept. 27, 2019. MDEdge’s Hematology & Oncology.
Telehealth Abortion Proves Safe in US Test, Researchers Say, June 17, 2019. Medscape Medical News.
Ordering Advanced Imaging? Get Ready for New Medicare Rules, June 11, 2019. Medscape Medical News.
Middle-Class Seniors Will Struggle With Housing, Health Costs, Study Shows, April 30, 2019. Medscape Medical News.
Sunshine Act May Reduce Patient Trust in Physicians, April 16, 2019. Medscape Medical News. Story about papers published in JAMA Network Open looking at the Open Payments database of industry payments to physicians.
Researchers seek more sickle cell drug research, Nov. 8, 2018. Hematology News.
Antigen profiling may help prevent transfusion complications, Nov. 8, 2018. Hematology News.
Primary care needs pile up for sickle cell patients, Nov. 1, 2018. Hematology News.
Sickle cell disease gene therapy seen advancing, Oct. 31, 2018. Hematology News.
CDC Panel Backs Routine Hepatitis A Shots for Homeless, Oct. 25, 2018. Medscape Medical News.
Physical Activity Level of US Children, Teens Earns D- Grade , Oct. 2, 2018. Medscape Medical News.
New Report Envisions Key Role for Joint Commission in EHR Safety, Aug. 30, 2018. Medscape Medical News.
CMS Advisers Back Patient Reporting Tools for CAR-T Drugs, Aug. 23, 2018. Medscape Medical News. A panel of experts voted in support of four tools for collecting patient-reported outcomes that Medicare could factor into payment decisions for costly CAR-T cancer drugs.
App tied to reducing insomnia, depression in adults, Aug. 15, 2018. Clinical Psychiatry News. ‘Sleepio,’ an online intervention, could address the shortage of clinicians equipped to use CBT to treat insomnia.
Address physical health risks of people with SMI. Aug. 15, 2018. Clinical Psychiatry News. The problem of medical comorbidities in people with serious mental illness (SMI) persists and must be addressed, researchers said at a National Institute on Mental Health conference on mental health services research. Part of that effort, they said, is a more careful consideration of risks tied to the off-label use of second-generation antipsychotics.
For people with SMI, disclosure still challenging, Aug. 14, 2018. Clinical Psychiatry News. People working in the mental health field are more likely to disclose their past or present treatment for psychosis than are professionals in other fields, a researcher said at a National Institute of Mental Health conference on mental health services research.
Should Surgeons’ Work Hours Be Capped Like Pilots’? June 28, 2018. Medscape Medical News.
Informed Consent Ruling Could Burden Physicians, Experts Say, June 21, 2018, Medscape Medical News. PDF version
What Amazon and Uber Could Teach Medicine About EHRs, June 6, 2018. Medscape Medical News.
WHO Panel Urges Global Leaders to Step Up Fight Against , Chronic Disease,June 1, 2018. Medscape Medical News.
Primary Care Providers Wary, Optimistic About Genetic Testing in Survey, May 8, 2018. Medscape Medical News.
Diet, Exercise Tied to Reduced Death Risk in Colon Cancer, Medscape Medical News, April 18, 2018.
Billing Costs, Complexities for Physicians Called ‘Absurd’, Medscape Medical News, April 3, 2018.