Exercise and Sports Medicine News

• The COVID Testing Company That Missed 96% of Cases Officials across Nevada signed agreements with Northshore Clinical Labs, a COVID testing laboratory run by men with local political connections. There was only one problem: Its tests didn't work.
  ProPublica, May 16, 2022
• Low-Calorie Ketogenic Diet Improves Immune Function In patients with obesity, a very-low-calorie ketogenic diet induces significant weight loss and has positive immunomodulatory properties, according to accumulating evidence.
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2022
• DDW 2022 NAFLD in Lean Patients Linked to CVD Risk The link between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and higher risk of cardiovascular disease may extend beyond people who are overweight or living with obesity.
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2022
• Moderate Exercise Likely Curbs Kidney Decline in Sedentary Older Adults A structured moderate-intensity physical activity and strength/flexibility program slowed kidney function decline compared with health education, an analysis of a randomized clinical trial suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, May 12, 2022
• What Do Ultrasound Images Find in Superficial Lumps and Bumps? The Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound offers illustrated clinical tips in a recently published paper to help diagnose and manage commonly identified masses.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2022
• 'Goodie Bag' Pill Mill Doctor Sentenced to Two Decades in Prison Regardless of the patients' complaints, internist gave them tote bags with prescription drugs, including muscle relaxers, anti-inflammatories, and controlled substances, according to federal officials.
  Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2022
• ECO 2022 Exercise, Good Sleep Help Maintain Weight Loss in Obesity Maintaining weight loss is improved by good sleep quality and exercise in people with obesity, while liraglutide has no effect.
  Medscape Medical News, May 10, 2022
• Steroids Less Effective in Older-Onset Ulcerative Colitis Clinical remission rates at 30 days were lower among patients with older-onset UC compared to younger-onset cases.
  Medscape Medical News, May 10, 2022
• Skin Spews Telltale Gases for Health Trackers to Tap Into Gases excreted by the skin might one day help monitor our health, early lab experiments suggest.
  WebMD Health News, May 09, 2022
• Can Individualized Care for Kidney Disease in HIV Improve Outcomes? A need for dose adjustments and the possibility of drug-drug interactions have been identified in a study of advanced kidney disease in persons living with HIV.
  Medscape Medical News, May 09, 2022
• COVID-19 Infection Has More Than 50 Long-Term Effects Dyspnea, muscle weakness, and cognitive and mood problems are among the long-term effects of COVID-19 infection. Aerobic exercise and strength training improve these symptoms.
  Medscape Medical News, May 06, 2022
• A Guide to Help You Keep Up With the Omicron Subvariants How different are the seemingly endless stream of emerging omicron subvariants from one another and how protected are we?
  Kaiser Health News, May 06, 2022
• WHO: 14.9 Million Died Because of COVID in 2020–2021 "These sobering data not only point to the impact of the pandemic but also to the need for all countries to invest in more resilient health systems that can sustain essential health services during crises."
  WebMD Health News, May 06, 2022
• Understanding Toxin Testing Results for C diff Testing stool samples for C difficile exotoxins A and B is frequently used to diagnose a C difficile infection, but clinicians need a greater understanding of what the results mean.
  Medscape Medical News, May 06, 2022
• Takotsubo Syndrome Also Linked to Happy Life Events New research shows that a small portion of Takotsubo syndrome patients have "happy heart syndrome" linked to joyful events. They're also more likely to be male and have wall motion abnormalities.
  Medscape Medical News, May 04, 2022
• NYC Raises COVID Alert Level to Medium The risk level was raised because the city is now averaging more than 200 daily new cases per 100,000 people.
  WebMD Health News, May 03, 2022
• When It's Not Long, but Medium COVID? It's not a formal diagnosis like long COVID, but physicians are seeing a middle ground where a patient's illness lingers for several weeks before returning to normal.
  Medscape Medical News, May 03, 2022
• ECO 2022 Obesity 'Epidemic' in Europe as Experts Convene at ECO Conference Medscape takes a look at what lies ahead at this week's European Congress on Obesity. Conference Chair Gijs Goossens shares his views on important research topics.
  Medscape Medical News, May 03, 2022
• Paxlovid Doesn't Prevent Infection in Households, Pfizer Says The oral antiviral tablets were tested for postexposure prophylactic use, or tested for how well they prevented a coronavirus infection in people exposed to the virus.
  WebMD Health News, May 02, 2022
• Experts Show How to Reduce School-Related Sedentary Behavior Researchers reviewed the data to develop guidance for reducing sedentary behavior in school. They recommend periodic movement breaks and transforming sedentary into nonsedentary activities.
  Medscape Medical News, May 02, 2022