Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Research Roundup: The Latest Science, Discoveries, And Breakthroughs
The Guardian: Medical Breakthrough Offers Hope To People With Same Stiff Person Syndrome As Céline Dion
Patients who previously needed help with basic daily tasks and struggled to walk have regained their ability to take part in everyday life, with some even returning to work and resuming hobbies, according to doctors at the Mayo Clinic. (Gregory, 11/9)
ABC News: Hits To Center Of Head Are More Predictive Of Concussions For Athletes: Study
Hits to the center of the head are more predictive of concussions than hits that occur when the head is rotated, a new study published Monday finds. (Kekatos, 11/9)
The New York Times: Subtle Changes In Speech May Help Predict Dementia Risk
Signals can be detected in the way people talk years before symptoms of cognitive decline emerge, researchers are finding. (Belluck, 11/11)
Stat: BMI Alternative Could Flip Obesity Diagnosis For Millions, Study Finds
Millions of people would have their obesity diagnoses flipped — from having obesity to not, and vice versa — if an alternate way of defining the disease supplanted the standard body mass index measure, according to a new study that argues such an approach could lead to better care for patients. (Joseph, 11/11)
MedPage Today: GLP-1 Drugs Linked To Improved Survival After Liver Transplant
Liver transplant patients who took a GLP-1 receptor agonist had a lower risk of death than those who weren't on a GLP-1 drug, according to a retrospective three-center cohort study. (Rudd, 11/11)
MedPage Today: Ibuprofen And Kidney Injury: Study Reveals Who Is Most At Risk
Higher AKI risk was seen only in certain patients. (Monaco, 11/11)
CIDRAP: Common Diabetes Drug Linked To Lower Risk Of Death After COVID Infection
People with type 2 diabetes who were taking the drug metformin when they contracted COVID-19 had a 39% lower risk of dying over the following year than peers who were taking a different diabetes medication, according to a study published last week in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism. (Bergeson, 11/11)
CIDRAP: Clinicians Should Avoid Lyme Disease PCR In Favor Of Serologic Testing, Study Authors Say
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing for Lyme disease produces low positivity, only nominally informs clinical decision making, and represents substantial healthcare costs in endemic areas, per a new study in Open Forum Infectious Diseases. (Van Beusekom, 11/11)
MedPage Today: Is It Over For DAPT After Left Atrial Appendage Closure?
Antithrombotic monotherapy worked at least as well at 6 months. (Lou, 11/4)
