Increased alcohol consumption among post-menopausal women is associated with higher mortality
1. Among postmenopausal women diagnosed with breast cancer, alcohol reduction or cessation was not associated with a decrease in all-cause ...
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2 Minute Medicine Rewind October 26, 2026
1. Concentrated exposure therapy was associated with greater and more sustained reductions in obsessive-compulsive disorder symptom severity compared to an ...
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 ...
Deficits in executive function are not universal among patients with alcohol use disorder
1. Executive function (EF) deficits are not universal in Alcohol Use Disorder and may be less pronounced in treatment-naïve, higher-functioning, ...
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 ...
The Scan by 2 Minute Medicine®: Another Viral Virus, Is One Drink Too Much?, Eggs, Humans, and the Flu, and Detrimental Exercise:
The Scan by 2 Minute Medicine® is a pop-culture medical newsletter and exclusive benefit for 2 Minute Medicine Plus subscribers. We ...
Certain genetic predispositions may increase risk of atrial fibrillation among those with high alcohol consumption
1. Among those with high levels of alcohol consumption, a genetic predisposition to poor alcohol metabolism increases the risk of ...
Infrequent and light alcohol consumption are still associated with poorer health outcomes
1. Infrequent, light, or moderate alcohol consumption was associated with a reduced risk of all-cause mortality. Evidence rating level: 2 ...
Substance use impacts various sleep characteristics in young adults
1. In this systematic review, substance use impacted various sleep characteristics in young adults, but the impact was dependent on ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind June 12, 2023
Timing of Cefuroxime Surgical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis and Its Association With Surgical Site Infections 1. Among 538,967 adult participants who underwent ...
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