Internal Medicine CME Cruises

06/07/2024

Consuming products sweetened with the sugar alcohol xylitol increases the risk of cardiovascular events like heart attack and stroke, says a new study by researchers at the Cleveland Clinic.

04/22/2024

Patients may be asking about this news story about metformin.

Studies suggest people who take metformin for diabetes may be at lower risk for cancer, heart disease and dementia. Now researchers aim to test if it prevents age-related diseases in healthy people.

05/03/2023

Will we unravel the mysterious connections between the microbial colonization of the gut and mental decline?

A growing body of evidence suggests that dysbiosis of the human gut microbiota is associated with neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s disease (AD) via neuroinflammatory processes across the microbiota-gut-brain axis. The gut microbiota affects brain health through the secretion of toxins a...

04/11/2023

Denial had a good run?

FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Daily low or moderate alcohol intake is not significantly associated with all-cause mortality risk, but risk...

01/24/2023

Experience Alaska like never before on the Seabourn Odyssey!

Learn more about this ultra-luxury CME cruise: https://www.continuingeducation.net/coursedescription.php?topic=Internal-Medicine-CME_Seabourn_Vanocuver-Juneau_July-2023&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Post&utm_campaign=Pages&utm_content=Itinerary

01/20/2023

Remarkable result.

NIH study provides new insights on role of gut in staph colonization.

01/06/2023

Racial disparities in outcomes also more prevalent than with COVID-19

01/04/2023

In a recent study published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, researchers analyzed and compared pre‒ and post‒COVID-19 diagnostic codes to identify symptoms that had higher encounter incidence in the post‒COVID-19 period as sequelae. COVID-19 sequelae and future emerging diseases ca...

01/04/2023

This July, we're holding a hospital medicine conference on the Wonder of the Seas!

Learn more about this CME cruise: https://www.continuingeducation.net/coursedescription.php?topic=Hospital_Medicine_CME-Caribbean_Cruise_Conference-July_2023&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Post&utm_campaign=Pages&utm_content=Deal

01/04/2023

While much focus has been on vaccinating nursing home residents, policymakers may want to consider longer-term policy options to increase the uptake of

01/03/2023

Here's to your health!

Link to full study (The Lancet) in comment.
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Adults who stay well-hydrated appear to be healthier, develop fewer chronic conditions, such as heart and lung disease, and live longer than those who may not get sufficient fluids, according to a National Institutes of Health study published in eBioMedicine.     Using health data gathered from ...

12/29/2022

We all make mistakes. Our wish for you in the coming year (and beyond) is that you don't make a mistake like this...

Patients at Askern Medical Practice are told they have aggressive lung cancer in a messaging error.