US Drug Enforcement Agency Moves to Reclassify Marijuana US Drug Enforcement Agency Moves to Reclassify Marijuana
The U.S. Justice Department is moving to make marijuana use a less serious federal crime, taking a step to reclassify the drug out of a category that includes heroin.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news

Reasons for Heightened Thrombotic Risk in RA Remain Unclear Reasons for Heightened Thrombotic Risk in RA Remain Unclear
Irrespective of age, duration of disease, and other factors, people with rheumatoid arthritis have a consistently higher risk for venous thromboembolism than the general population.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news

This Tech Will Change Your Practice Sooner Than You Think This Tech Will Change Your Practice Sooner Than You Think
These five advanced technologies are already a reality for many doctors and could hit your office in the next few years.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine News Source Type: news

Primary Care Shortage Reshaping How Patients Seek Care Primary Care Shortage Reshaping How Patients Seek Care
Discover how primary care shortages may reshape the patient-provider relationship.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news

Antidepressants and Dementia Risk: Reassuring Data Antidepressants and Dementia Risk: Reassuring Data
Antidepressants are not associated with an increased risk for cognitive decline and dementia in adults without cognitive impairment, new research showed.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry Clinical Summary Source Type: news

Children With Chronic Skin Disorders Face Substantial Stigma Children With Chronic Skin Disorders Face Substantial Stigma
Healthcare professionals should be aware of the possibility of stigmatization and bullying when assessing the social and mental health of children and adolescents with chronic skin disorders.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Dermatology Clinical Summary Source Type: news

First Nations Patients Often Leave ED Before Completing Care First Nations Patients Often Leave ED Before Completing Care
First Nations patients cited reasons such as racism and stereotyping on the part of providers as reasons for leaving early.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Emergency Medicine News Source Type: news

FDA Approves Second Gene Therapy for Hemophilia B FDA Approves Second Gene Therapy for Hemophilia B
Pfizer reported a list price of $3.5 million for its new gene therapy, Beqvez, for adults with this rare bleeding disorder.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Internal Medicine News Alert Source Type: news

Working Hard or Work Addiction – Have You Crossed the Line? Working Hard or Work Addiction – Have You Crossed the Line?
Workaholism is a behavioral addiction with real health consequences and physicians are at high risk. Here ' s how to take a frank look at your own red flags.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news

Atrial Shunt Echo Results Hint at Why Only Some Respond Atrial Shunt Echo Results Hint at Why Only Some Respond
Echo findings in heart failure patients with preserved or mildly reduced ejection fraction treated with an atrial shunt shed light on why only certain patients respond to therapy.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Clinical Summary Source Type: news

Definitive Therapy Ups Survival in Brain-Only Mets NSCLC Definitive Therapy Ups Survival in Brain-Only Mets NSCLC
Definitive treatment to the primary site improves overall and cancer-specific survival among patients with brain-only NSCLC metastases, a recent retrospective study shows.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Clinical Summary Source Type: news

Can Esketamine Prevent Postpartum Depression? Can Esketamine Prevent Postpartum Depression?
Data suggest that a low dose of esketamine immediately after childbirth reduces major depressive episodes in women with prenatal depression.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news

Oregon Physician Assistants Get Name Change Oregon Physician Assistants Get Name Change
Oregon ' s physician assistants are undergoing a transformation as they adopt a new title: Physician associate.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news

Rheumatology Data Reflect Poor Adoption of ICD-10 Rheumatology Data Reflect Poor Adoption of ICD-10
Inflammatory arthritis codes increased from 14 to 425 from ICD-9 to ICD-10, yet only nine codes were commonly used in practice from 2015 to 2021.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Rheumatology News Source Type: news

MASLD Plus HIV Ups Risk for CVD But Not Liver Disease MASLD Plus HIV Ups Risk for CVD But Not Liver Disease
A large study reveals an increased risk for adverse cardiovascular events but not for liver disease progression in adults with MASLD disease and HIV infection.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology Clinical Summary Source Type: news