Andrew Rhoades

6 days ago | healio.com | Andrew Rhoades

Key takeaways:Adults who fasted 3 nonconsecutive days a week lost more weight vs. those assigned to daily calorie restriction. The best dietary intervention is one patients will “adhere to long term,” a researcher said. A 4:3 intermittent fasting intervention produced greater weight loss over a year in adults with overweight or obesity vs. daily caloric restriction, according to results of a randomized clinical trial published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

1 week ago | healio.com | Andrew Rhoades |Mindy Valcarcel

Key takeaways: A record number of Americans are unable to access affordable care — a trend “that must be turned back,” a researcher told Healio. Cost insecurity was particularly significant among Black and Hispanic adults. An estimated record-high 91 million Americans are unable to pay for quality health care if they needed it today, according to a new West Health and Gallup survey. The inability to pay was especially prevalent among Black and Hispanic adults.

1 week ago | healio.com | Andrew Rhoades |Mindy Valcarcel

Key takeaways: An expert said there is not enough urea in urine to effectively treat a jellyfish sting. Other common medical myths include using vitamin C to prevent a cold and becoming sick from a flu vaccination. NEW ORLEANS — At the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting, Douglas S. Paauw, MD, MACP, a professor of medicine at the University of Washington, addressed several common medical myths among patients. He said the myths can occur for various reasons.

1 week ago | healio.com | Deepti Pandita |John Schoen |Andrew Rhoades |Mindy Valcarcel

NEW ORLEANS — AI can be used in multiple ways to help reduce clinician burden, but human oversight is still needed, according to a speaker at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting. “There is a lot of help coming,”Deepti Pandita, MD, FACP, FAMIA, an associate professor of medicine, vice president of clinical informatics and chief medical information officer at the University of California, Irvine, told Healio.

1 week ago | healio.com | Alan Dow |John Schoen |Andrew Rhoades |Mindy Valcarcel

NEW ORLEANS — In this video, Alan Dow, MD, MSHA, FACP, discusses evolving cancer screening guidelines and the controversies surrounding some of them. The first screening update involved pancreatic cancer.