4+ mon, 4+ day ago  (1675+ words) Interest in the use and impacts of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in rheumatology has exploded over the past year, a trend that appeared to crescendo at ACR Convergence 2025. There, attendees watched as at least 15 abstract presenters demonstrated the class's effects…...

2+ hour, 19+ min ago  (353+ words) Among adults with vs. without obstructive sleep apnea, skeletal muscle density/quality was reduced and skeletal muscle index/quantity was increased, according to results published in Sleep and Breathing. “ The key message for clinicians is that muscle quality matters…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago  (767+ words) I, David Mandell, have been an advisor to physicians for 30 years, helping them shield assets from potential liability " first as an attorney exclusively, and then also as a wealth manager. For many years, the most common concern clients have come…...

17+ hour, 31+ min ago  (67+ words) A bill allowing optometrists in Vermont to perform certain laser procedures, injections and surgical procedures has been signed into law. Vermont is now the 17th state to include laser surgery in optometrists" scope of practice, following the addition of Tennessee in…...

18+ hour, 15+ min ago  (51+ words) PHOENIX — Results showed patients with osteochondral lesions of the talus had higher satisfaction when lateral ligament stabilization was included with arthroscopic microfracture with bone marrow aspirate concentrate augmentation. “ If a patient has clinical signs of instability, they could…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (453+ words) Yoga may help patients with lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies improve their physical function, as well as other quality-of-life metrics. A randomized trial of more than 100 patient-caregiver dyads showed patients who took part in a yoga intervention performed significantly…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (288+ words) DENVER " A real-world analysis showed increased rates of undertreatment and attrition with anti-VEGF injections in patients with wet age-related macular degeneration over time, resulting in worse. .. Older woman presents with insidious visual disturbances A 93-year-old woman presented with sequential bilateral…...

10+ mon, 6+ day ago  (775+ words) The link between breast implants and lymphoma is broader than initially believed, results of a cohort study confirmed. This study provides the first epidemiologic data to confirm elevated risks for any subtype other than anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (ALCL), a rare…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (169+ words) Working-age adults in Japan with new-onset atrial fibrillation had faster rates of e GFR decline vs. those without, according to study data published in JAMA Network Open. Incident atrial fibrillation (AF) is often observed as a risk for heart failure,…...

23+ hour, 42+ min ago  (56+ words) A 93-year-old woman presented with sequential bilateral decreased vision within 2 weeks. Symptoms initially began in the right eye and were characterized by intermittent perception of a blue ribbon and missing letters while reading and distortion of straight lines. Two weeks…...