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Andrew Rhoades

Andrew Rhoades

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    Recent Articles

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    Fasting duration minimally affects most routine blood tests

    Fasting fewer than 8 hours or more than 12 hours before a routine blood test did not significantly impact the results, new observational data in JAMA Internal Medicine show.The practice of fasting before blood tests is intended to reduce variability in measurements, but recommendations for fasting durations are inconsistent, according to Sunghwan Shin, MD, PhD, from University of Ulsan College of
    about 1 month ago
    healio.com

    More data tie ultra-processed foods to chronic disease, death

    Greater consumption of ultra-processed foods increased the risk for multiple chronic diseases and death, according to a recently published analysis in Family Medicine and Community Health.The data align with prior studies tying ultra-processed foods (UPFs) adversely to diseases like cancer and mortality.
    about 1 month ago
    healio.com

    Referrals at prenatal visits boost likelihood of dental care

    Scheduling a dental appointment during a prenatal visit raises the chances that the patient sees a dentist during pregnancy, according to new data in American Journal of Public Health.“I was surprised that just doing a little tweak in terms of providing people with a scheduled appointment had such a big effect,” lead study author Stefanie L. Russell, DDS, PhD, MPH, an associate
    2 months ago
    healio.com

    Risk for early death from CVD varies among women with complicated p...

    The risk for premature death from CVD occurring from one or more complicated pregnancies may widely vary, new research in European Heart Journal shows.“Cardiovascular disease in women is underrecognized and undertreated and, as such, pregnancy complications have been proposed as a way to identify at-risk women,” Aditi Singh, a PhD candidate at University of Bergen in Norway, said in a
    3 months ago
    healio.com

    Pregnant women, parents favor maternal RSV shot vs. infant antibody...

    More pregnant women and parents preferred maternal RSV vaccination over monoclonal antibody injections for young children, data show.According to Rachael Porter, MPH, a doctoral student at Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, and colleagues, RSV is the leading cause of hospitalization among children in the United States, “with the highest age-specific hospitalizations occurring
    3 months ago
    healio.com

    ACOG updates guidance on HIV screening and prevention

    ACOG released updated clinical guidance on the screening and prevention of HIV, recommending several strategies and processes that could help lower the incidence of the virus.The guidance states that health care professionals recommend an HIV test at least once to all their patients through an opt-out approach.
    3 months ago
    healio.com

    More studies tie GLP-1s to small risks for eye complications

    GLP-1 receptor agonists were associated with a higher risk for eye complications vs. other diabetes medications, two studies recently published in Annals of Internal Medicine show. Prior evidence on the ties between eye complications and GLP-1s has been mixed. A 2025 analysis indicated that semaglutide (Ozempic/Wegovy, Novo Nordisk) and tirzepatide (Zepbound, Eli Lilly) raise the risk for
    4 months ago
    healio.com

    Firearm deaths down in 2024 but gun suicides hit record high

    Firearm deaths decreased by 5% from 2023 to 2024 in the U.S., although such mortalities remain high, with one occurring every 12 minutes, a report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions shows. Rose Kim, MPA, an assistant policy advisor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, told Healio that the decrease is encouraging but “nearly 45,000 Americans died of
    4 months ago
    healio.com

    ‘First of its kind’ blood test accurately identifies endometriosis

    CHICAGO — A noninvasive blood-based test identified cases of endometriosis that were missed by imaging, data at the Endocrine Society annual meeting show.“One of the greatest challenges with endometriosis is timely diagnosis,” Farideh Bischoff, PhD, chief medical officer of HerAnova Life Sciences, the device’s manufacturer, told Healio. “Today, women are experiencing
    4 months ago
    healio.com

    More reports show even small amounts of alcohol harm health

    Two new reports showed that even small amounts of alcohol daily raise the risk for death and a dozen other adverse health outcomes.And while one analysis suggested that lower alcohol intake potentially reduced the risks for diseases like diabetes, the strength of these associations — which were reversed at higher levels of consumption — were small.
    5 months ago
    healio.com

    ACP issues guidance on medications for obesity, overweight

    ACP has published living clinical guidance to help physicians select medications for patients with overweight or obesity. Unhealthy weight remains a significant public health issue globally, with 68.5% of American adults and 59% of adults worldwide having overweight or obesity, according to Amir Qaseem, MD, PhD, MHA, MGIN, MRCP, FACP, ACP chief science officer and senior vice president of
    5 months ago