Marcus A. Banks

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Remedies for Menopause Symptoms Show Short-Term Benefit, Need Long-Term Data

Author:: Marcus A. Banks

Publish date: September 11, 2024

“That’s one of the biggest questions — what is the safety [of hormonal treatments] in women with cardiovascular risk factor...

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Ask Teenage Boys If They Use Muscle-Building Supplements

Author:: Marcus A. Banks

Publish date: July 22, 2024

In many cases, needed nutrients are obtained from food intake, and supplements are not necessary.

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Buprenorphine One of Many Options For Pain Relief In Oldest Adults

Author:: Marcus A. Banks

Publish date: July 15, 2024

Buprenorphine is better at treating chronic pain than other opioids that carry a higher addiction risk and often cause constipation in elderly pati...

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Florida’s Stance on Measles Upends Expert Guidance

Author:: Marcus A. Banks

Publish date: February 28, 2024

Surgeon general Joseph Ladapo has advised parents to do whatever they think is best.

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Are You Unwittingly Aiding the Rise of Superfungi?

Author:: Marcus A. Banks

Publish date: January 17, 2024

Fungal infections, such as ringworm, are becoming more difficult to treat after overuse or misuse of antifungal meds.

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500-mg Calcium Pill Protects Against Preeclampsia, Researchers Say

Author:: Marcus A. Banks

Publish date: January 11, 2024

Just 500 mg of calcium daily reduces the risk of pregnant women developing preeclampsia.

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Common Diabetes Pills Also Protect Kidneys

Author:: Marcus A. Banks

Publish date: January 10, 2024

SGLT2 inhibitors, used to manage blood sugar by patients with type 2 diabetes, may also protect the heart and kidneys.

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Reducing albumin improves kidney and heart function in people with type 2 diabetes

Author:: Marcus A. Banks

Publish date: December 5, 2023

A urine-to-creatinine ratio reduction of at least 30% reduced kidney risk by 64%.

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MRIs, MRI-guided biopsies detect prostate cancer affordably

Author:: Marcus A. Banks

Publish date: November 30, 2023

There is “a growing consensus that the use of MRI and potential MRI-guided biopsy is cost effective.”

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Use the stool! Fecal microbiota transplants help kids with diarrheal infection

Author:: Marcus A. Banks

Publish date: November 20, 2023

“When we think about the microbiome it makes sense to target kids, because they’re more apt to respond to these therapies. I worry that somebody wi...

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Sensory comeback: New findings show the path to smell and taste recovery after COVID

Author:: Marcus A. Banks

Publish date: November 10, 2023

“... There are still people suffering from it. ... It really has a significant psychological impact.”

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Not enough evidence for primary care to routinely conduct dental screenings

Author:: Marcus A. Banks

Publish date: November 8, 2023

What clinicians should do for patients who have no obvious oral health problems is up for debate.

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Medicare Advantage: The good, the bad, and the ugly

Author:: Marcus A. Banks

Publish date: October 20, 2023

Patients my be signing on to Medicare Advantage plans in record numbers but the limitations of the plans affect both patients and physicians.

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Many young adults with type 2 diabetes skip medications

Author:: Marcus A. Banks

Publish date: October 11, 2023

Young people who forgo medications for blood pressure and cholesterol increase their chances of developing kidney disease or having a stroke.

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ADHD underappreciated in older adults

Author:: Marcus A. Banks

Publish date: September 26, 2023

“If you don’t manage it, who will? It can be very hard to get psychiatric consults, almost impossible in some cases.”