March 5, 2021

FRIDAY, March 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Residents in rural counties have higher age-adjusted mortality rates (AAMRs) for heart failure-related death compared with urban adults, according to a study published online March 3 in PLOS ONE. Jacob B. Pierce, from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, and colleagues calculated national AAMRs for...

FRIDAY, March 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Semaglutide 2.4 mg is associated with superior and clinically meaningful weight loss compared with placebo for adults with overweight or obesity and type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online March 2 in The Lancet. Melanie Davies, M.D., from the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom,...

FRIDAY, March 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Among heart failure patients, hospital readmission is frequent and often occurs in the early postdischarge period, according to a study published online Feb. 17 in ESC Heart Failure. Maria Wideqvist, M.D., from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, and colleagues examined factors associated with readmissions among 448 consecutive...

In this MD Newsline exclusive interview with trauma surgeon Dr. Nii Darko, we discuss how physicians can best pay off their student loans. MD Newsline: How would you recommend physicians pay off their student loans? Dr. Nii Darko: “A way for physicians to tackle their student loans more efficiently is one, understand that it’s a major...

In this MD Newsline exclusive interview with trauma surgeon Dr. Nii Darko, we discuss his podcast, Docs Outside the Box. We also discuss why it’s important for doctors to learn how to podcast and what they can learn from Dr. Darko. MD Newsline: How did you decide to start your podcast, Docs Outside the Box? Dr....