May 18, 2022

Replacing combustible cigarettes with vaping in one’s 30s may be associated with key markers of healthy and successful aging, according to a study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Rick Kosterman, Ph.D., from University of Washington in Seattle, and colleagues used data from the Seattle Social Development Project to identify 156 individuals who used combustible...

In this MD Newsline exclusive interview with psychiatrist Dr. Edward Hallowell, we discuss how to provide culturally sensitive care. MD Newsline: How have you been able to implement culturally sensitive care in your practice? Dr. Edward Hallowell: “I hope I’m implementing culturally sensitive care in my practice. But I don’t doubt that I’m missing the...

The characteristics of acceptable preapproval evidence were more flexible for novel drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2020, according to a research letter published in JAMA Network Open. Mayookha Mitra-Majumdar, M.P.H., from the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, and colleagues characterized the state of evidence at...

Implementing the new changes in U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and American Diabetes Association (ADA) diabetes screening guidelines would increase screening eligibility among U.S. adults, according to a research letter published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Michael Fang, Ph.D., from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, and...

Early control of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) may improve cardiovascular outcomes in type 2 diabetes, according to a study published in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism. Martin B. Whyte, Ph.D., from University of Surrey in the United Kingdom, and colleagues examined whether achieving early glycemic control and any subsequent glycemic variability was associated with any change in...