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Experts weigh RFK Jr.’s plan to tell CDC to stop recommending fluoride

2 days ago | healio.com | Sara Kellner

Key takeaways: High levels of fluoride exposure have been linked to lower IQs among children in other countries. The CDC’s recommended fluoride levels are less than half the levels in these studies. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told The Associated Press that he will instruct the CDC to stop recommending fluoride in municipal water supplies. Kennedy cannot stop communities from adding fluoride to their water, but he can tell the CDC to stop recommending it.
HCV rates declined by 30% among adults in Alaska

2 days ago | healio.com | Sara Kellner

Jennifer Ross, PharmD, BCIDP My initial reaction is that these findings represent a substantive decrease in the rate of newly reported chronic hepatitis C cases in Alaska from 2020 to 2023. Alaska Native and American Indian people are disproportionately affected by HCV, so expansion of testing and treatment efforts contribute to positive trends and can be applied to other areas and/or groups with higher rates.
Healthy lifestyle, diet linked to longer survival for men with prostate cancer

2 days ago | healio.com | Matthew Shinkle

James Ryan Mark, MD, FACS Receiving a prostate cancer diagnosis is often a pivotal moment in a patient’s life. Nearly all my patients, after discussing treatment options, either ask what dietary or lifestyle changes they can make to improve their outcomes or later share the changes they have already implemented, seeking my input.
FDA does not approve additional extended dosing intervals for Eylea HD

3 days ago | healio.com | Nancy Hemphill

Key takeaways: The FDA did not approve the supplemental biologics license application for Eylea HD. The application would have added extended dosing intervals greater than 16 weeks, if approved. Editor’s note: This is a developing news story. Please check back soon for updates. The FDA issued a complete response letter for a supplemental biologics license application, in which it did not approve extending the dosing intervals for Eylea HD, according to a press release from Regeneron.
Children with inflammatory skin diseases at higher risk for sleep, psychological disorders

3 days ago | healio.com | Gabrielle Capaldo

Key takeaways: Children with atopic dermatitis, psoriasis or urticaria are much more likely to develop sleep and psychological disorders. The include hypersomnia, sleep apnea, depression, anxiety and more. Children with inflammatory skin diseases are at an increased risk for sleep and psychological disorders, prompting clinicians to consider the broader effects of skin disease and how to address them, according to a study.
HHS pursues theory that autism is linked to a toxin - experts are not so sure

6 days ago | healio.com | Emma Bascom

Key takeaways: The prevalence of U.S. children with autism has been increasing and is now about one in 31. HHS will look into environmental toxins potentially causing this increase, but experts say this is likely not the case. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared that the new administration will identify an environmental toxin causing autism in a matter of months, but experts said the goal is illogical and unrealistic.
Offering HPV vaccines at dental visits improved uptake among children

6 days ago | healio.com | Sara Kellner

Key takeaways: Physicians partnered with dentists to administer HPV vaccines during dental visits. Vaccine uptake improved from 5.3% to 13.9% during the intervention period. Partnering with dental clinics to offer HPV vaccines to eligible children and adolescents improved vaccination rates by more than 8 percentage points in 1 year, according to a study published in Pediatrics. As Healio previously reported, HPV vaccine coverage has stalled since 2022 among adolescents.
4:3 intermittent fasting produces greater weight loss vs. daily calorie restriction

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.
Q&A: Medical marijuana can alleviate pain, anxiety associated with skin disease

6 days ago | healio.com | Gabrielle Capaldo |Adam Friedman

Key takeaways: Dermatologists are encountering more patients requesting recommendations for medical marijuana. Adam Friedman, MD, FAAD, discusses the benefits and risks of making one such recommendation. Patients are growing increasingly interested in medical marijuana. As this interest grows, dermatologists must be prepared to navigate the ethical, legal and scientific complexities of its use, according to an expert.
Bariatric surgery ‘should strongly be considered’ for patients with MASH, cirrhosis

6 days ago | healio.com | Sara Kellner

Read more Key takeaways: Bariatric surgery was cost-effective over 10 years at a threshold of $100,000 per QALY among patients with cirrhosis. Surgery also was associated with significant survival benefit. Bariatric surgery was associated with improved survival and appeared cost-effective over 10 years among patients with obesity and compensated cirrhosis, according to an analysis published in JAMA Surgery. David E.