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DALLAS — Wearable technology offers health care providers an opportunity for more personalized care, as long as it is used appropriately, according to a presenter at the Lifestyle Medicine Conference.It has spiked in popularity recently for its ability to track fitness levels, oxygen saturation, sleep, heart rate and heart rate variabilities, stress and recovery index, blood sugar response,
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A dancing plague. Witchcraft. Sonic attacks. TikTok tics.Mass psychogenic illness (MPI), also known as mass sociogenic illness and once commonly referred to as mass hysteria, has long been the source of one of medicine’s fascinations, as it describes the spread of medically unexplainable symptoms in a group of people, sometimes to an extreme extent.
about 2 months ago
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JAMA and the JAMA Network launched a new resource centered entirely on women’s health, consolidating the high-quality research from across the network.The digital curation will “showcase rigorous studies that include or focus exclusively on women” from across the JAMA Network’s 12 journals, according to a press release from the JAMA Network.
2 months ago
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Medical groups and state health departments are establishing their own vaccine recommendations in an effort to preserve access to shots in the wake of new restrictions at the federal level.
Among the new restrictions are limitations on who is eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines, based on federal approvals and recommendations. The FDA in August approved the new COVID-19 shots only for certain
3 months ago
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The CDC has updated its immunization schedule to adopt its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ controversial recommendations on the COVID-19 vaccine and the MMR and varicella combined vaccine, MMRV.Previously, the United States has recommended universal COVID-19 vaccination for everyone aged 6 months or older. But under new leadership at HHS, the FDA and CDC, federal
3 months ago
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Women physicians often take on mentorship roles rather than “institutionally recognized leadership positions,” but there are solutions that may help level the playing field, according to experts.Although the presence of women in U.S. medical schools has grown over the last 25 years, equitable representation in medical leadership “remains elusive,” Annie Koempel, PhD, MA,
3 months ago
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The FDA is notifying physicians of an apparent risk for autism in children who were exposed to acetaminophen during pregnancy, federal officials announced.
3 months ago
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New guidance from ACOG recommends universal cannabis use screening before, during and after pregnancy. Image: Adobe StockClinicians should screen their patients for cannabis use pre-pregnancy, during pregnancy and in the postpartum period, according to new guidance from ACOG.
3 months ago
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Many physicians are moving to the private sector with health care technology startups and accelerators, looking to make a difference without relying on philanthropy or federal funding.Health care startup accelerators are “varied types of programs that support early-stage health care companies or new health care ideas, and help them develop and scale up their business,” Adam M. Klein,
3 months ago
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The United States’ birth rate is declining, but meaningful societal change can help change this course, according to an expert.In July, the CDC released data on births in the U.S. for the year 2024. Although the number of births increased from 2023 to 2024, the general fertility rate dropped 1% to a historic low of 53.8 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44 years — fewer than 1.6
4 months ago
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Including pregnant and breastfeeding women in clinical trials is a step in the right direction to gathering better, more generalizable data, according to an expert.The FDA recently released a draft guidance document on the appropriate inclusion of women who are pregnant and breastfeeding in clinical trials.
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