Obesity associated with higher early-onset cancer risk among young Korean adults
1. In this cohort study, obesity, measured by body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference, was associated with higher early-onset...
Lower resident board pass rates in private-equity backed emergency physician groups
1. In this cross-sectional study, private equity (PE) backing of emergency medicine (EM) physician hiring was associated with lower rates...
Sexual minority health care providers report more depression, psychological distress, and cost-related barriers to care
1. In this cross-sectional study, health care providers (HCPs) identifying as a sexual minority reported more lifetime depression diagnoses and...
First-trimester doxycycline exposure may be linked to higher risk of pregnancy loss
1. In this retrospective cohort study, first-trimester exposure to doxycycline, as opposed to amoxicillin or macrolides, was associated with a...
AI scribe use associated with reduced documentation time but longer clinical notes
1. In this quality improvement study, ambient artificial intelligence (AI) scribes were associated with modestly reduced median time spent documenting...
Alcohol use declines but remains above pre-pandemic levels
1. In this cross-sectional study, both any and heavy alcohol use among US adults decreased from 2022 to 2024 but...
Few interventions improve posthospitalization follow-up for alcohol use disorder
1. In this systematic review, only 8 of 21 interventions were effective in improving posthospitalization follow-up for alcohol use disorder...
Borderline-low hemoglobin levels linked to increased mortality
1. In this prospective cohort study, mortality risk was higher among participants with hemoglobin concentrations below, 0 to 1 g/dL...
Higher parental vitamin B12 associated with fewer birth defects
1. In this prospective cohort study, higher parental preconception and maternal postconception vitamin B12 levels were associated with lower odds...
Newer GLP-1 agents yield substantial weight loss in nondiabetic adults
1. In this updated systematic review, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and co-agonists produced substantial weight loss in adults without diabetes,...
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