Elana Gotkine

1 week ago | medicalxpress.com | Elana Gotkine |Sadie Harley |Andrew Zinin

Despite an increase in the prevalence of prescribing, only 0.5% of U.S. adolescents with obesity were prescribed an obesity medication in 2023, according to research published in the June 5 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

3 weeks ago | medicalxpress.com | Elana Gotkine |Gaby Clark |Andrew Zinin

Body mass index (BMI) and physical activity are associated with the risk for subsequent neoplasms among childhood cancer survivors, according to a study published online June 5 in JAMA Oncology. Lenat Joffe, M.D., from Northwell in New Hyde Park, New York, and colleagues examined associations between time-varying BMI/physical activity and subsequent neoplasm risk among childhood cancer survivors in a retrospective cohort analysis.

3 weeks ago | medicalxpress.com | Elana Gotkine |Andrew Zinin

For patients with resectable gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma, durvalumab plus fluorouracil, leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and docetaxel (FLOT) yields better event-free survival outcomes than FLOT alone, according to a study published online June 1 in the New England Journal of Medicine. The research was published to coincide with the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, held from May 31 to June 4 in Chicago. Yelena Y.

3 weeks ago | medicalxpress.com | Elana Gotkine |Andrew Zinin

For internal medicine physicians, experiencing sacred moments (brief periods of meaningful connection between clinician and patient) is common, but discussing them with colleagues is rare, according to a study published online May 30 in JAMA Network Open.

3 weeks ago | healthday.com | Elana Gotkine |Farrokh Sohrabi

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