Diana Swift

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Articles

Training Reduces Clinicians’ Obesity Bias, Improves Practice

4 days ago | medscape.com | Diana Swift

Many healthcare providers (HCPs) harbor bias against people with excess weight or obesity, and that stigmatization can negatively affect patient care. Now, an innovative two-endpoint continuing medical education (CME) initiative has shown that clinicians can change when brought face to face with their negative attitudes and less than optimal referral behaviors regarding patients with obesity.
La hiperinsulinemia se relaciona con hemorragia uterina anormal

1 week ago | espanol.medscape.com | Diana Swift

La hiperinsulinemia parece estar relacionada desde el principio con causas frecuentes de hemorragia uterina anormal, sobre todo en mujeres con obesidad, según los resultados de un estudio preliminar publicado en Menopause.[1] Los datos, aunque preliminares, señalan la oportunidad de futuras investigaciones sobre las posibles relaciones entre los factores de riesgo de enfermedades cardiovasculares y las enfermedades ginecológicas.
Older Primiparas Have Higher Risk for Pelvic Organ Prolapse

1 week ago | medscape.com | Diana Swift

As the average age of first-time US mothers increases, age at first vaginal delivery appears to predict pelvic floor dysfunction and pelvic organ prolapse (POP), a recent review of the limited research on this issue found.
Less Invasive Screening May Identify Barrett’s Esophagus Earlier

2 weeks ago | mdedge.com | Diana Swift

FROM AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGYA new combination modality demonstrated excellent sensitivity and negative predictive value compared with endoscopy in a prospective study of at-risk veterans screened for Barrett’s esophagus (BE) and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), a small comparative study in US veterans found. BE is up to three times more prevalent in veterans than in the general population.
Less Invasive Screening May Identify Barrett’s Earlier

2 weeks ago | medscape.com | Diana Swift

A new combination modality demonstrated excellent sensitivity and negative predictive value compared with endoscopy in a prospective study of at-risk veterans screened for Barrett’s esophagus (BE) and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), a small comparative study in US veterans found. BE is up to three times more prevalent in veterans than in the general population.
Hyperinsulinemia Linked to Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

3 weeks ago | medscape.com | Diana Swift

Hyperinsulinemia appears to have an early association with common causes of abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB), particularly in women with obesity, a preliminary study in Menopause found. Although preliminary, the study data suggested the opportunity for future research on potential relationships between cardiovascular disease risk factors and gynecologic disease.
Intestinal Ultrasound Shows Promise in Prognosis of Early Crohn’s Disease

3 weeks ago | mdedge.com | Diana Swift

FROM CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGYFindings on intestinal ultrasound (IUS) are useful for predicting remission in recent-onset Crohn’s disease (CD), a prospective, population-based cohort of newly diagnosed patients in Denmark reported.
Intestinal Ultrasound Wins in Early Crohn’s Prognosis

3 weeks ago | medscape.com | Diana Swift

Findings on intestinal ultrasound (IUS) are useful for predicting remission in recent-onset Crohn’s disease (CD), a prospective, population-based cohort of newly diagnosed patients in Denmark reported.
Amamentação pode provocar sintomas semelhantes aos da menopausa em nova síndrome reconhecida

4 weeks ago | portugues.medscape.com | Diana Swift

Muitas mães que fazem o aleitamento materno apresentam sinais e sintomas semelhantes aos da menopausa. Esse quadro, observado no puerpério, foi recentemente descrito como “síndrome geniturinária da lactação” em um artigo de revisão sistemática publicado no periódico Obstetrics & Gynecology. O termo foi proposto em 2024 após discussões interdisciplinares entre ginecologistas, obstetras e urologistas, e após o reconhecimento da síndrome geniturinária da menopausa.
Lactation Can Trigger Menopause-Like Symptoms

1 month ago | medscape.com | Diana Swift

Many breastfeeding mothers experience menopause-like symptoms of the postpartum condition recently designated genitourinary syndrome of lactation (GSL) in a systematic review reported in Obstetrics & Gynecology. The term was proposed in 2024 after interdisciplinary discussions among obstetricians, gynecologists, and urologists and following recognition of the genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM).