August 3, 2025

Diverticular Disease Demystified: Myths, Risks, and Modern Care

August 3, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / diverticular disease

Hello. I’m Dr David Johnson, professor of medicine and chief of gastroenterology at Eastern Virginia Medical School and Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Welcome back to GI Common Concerns. Diverticulosis and diverticulitis are both incredibly common conditions. It’s estimated that over 70% of people aged 80 or older who undergo colonoscopy will have diverticulosis. Approximately 4% of those will […]

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Why does your mind goes ‘blank’? New brain scans reveal the surprising answer

August 3, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / brain scan

Roberta McLain Sat, August 2, 2025 at 11:00 AM MST When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Scientists uses two brain-scan methods to see what happens when your mind goes totally blank. | Credit: Grafissimo/Getty Images You look up from your phone screen and suddenly

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How leukemia virus stays hidden in the body—and a key to future treatments

August 3, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / leukemia

by Kumamoto University edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Robert Egan A scheme illustrating the molecular mechanisms underlying HTLV-1 latency. Credit: Nature Microbiology (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41564-025-02006-7 A research team from Kumamoto University has made a new discovery that reveals how the human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) silently persists in the body. Their finding potentially lays the foundation

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Should You Consider Deprescribing in Older Type 2 Diabetes Patients on Older Drugs?

August 3, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / type 2 diabetes

As patients transition to geriatric care, considerations about treatment-related side effects, polypharmacy, comorbidities, and life expectancy become paramount. This is especially true for older adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) taking insulin and/or sulfonylureas — steadfast older drugs that provide excellent glucose control but carry significant risk for iatrogenic hypoglycemia — one of the leading

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– Tirzepatide Outperforms Semaglutide on Combined T2D Goals

August 3, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / Tirzepatide

Patients treated with tirzepatide have a significantly increased likelihood of attaining combined key therapeutic targets in the control of type 2 diabetes (T2D) compared with semaglutide, a post hoc analysis of the phase 3 SURPASS-2 trial showed. “In this post hoc analysis, we showed that tirzepatide was superior to semaglutide in achieving standard and intensive

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GLP-1 Users May Face Optic Nerve Damage Risk in First Year – pharmaceutical

August 3, 2025 / Clinical Practice / InnovateMed Author / GLP 1

TOPLINE: The use of GLP-1 receptor agonists, and particularly liraglutide, was associated with an increased risk of developing nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) during the first year of treatment, with the risk being most pronounced in individuals without type 2 diabetes (T2D) or obesity. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a case-control study to examine the association

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Explaining to Patients How Macronutrients Affect Obesity

August 3, 2025 / Patient education / InnovateMed Author / marconutrients, obesity

During discussions with your patients about healthier eating, it can be helpful to explain how macronutrients can impact their weight loss goals. Patients can ultimately make better food choices and embrace a healthier mindset once they understand how macronutrients are important. Here’s how to get the conversation started. How to Explain Macronutrients? Macronutrients are what

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Melanoma ‘cellular compass’ discovery could help curb metastasis

August 3, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / melanoma

by Center for Genomic Regulation edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan eIF2A at the centrosome (white). Credit: Jennifer Jungfleisch/Centro de Regulación Genómica Researchers have discovered a protein which is critical for steering melanoma cancer cells as they spread throughout the body. The malignant cells become dependent on this protein to migrate, pointing to new strategies for

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Scientists identify shared biological roots of long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome

August 3, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / chronic fatigue syndrome, long covid

by Massachusetts General Hospital edited by Andrew Zinin Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In recent years, doctors and scientists are increasingly studying long-lasting illnesses that begin after someone recovers from an infection. Two of the most well-known examples are long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). It has been estimated that 400 million people, globally, may have

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Sugar layer on beta cells prevents immune system from causing type 1 diabetes

August 3, 2025 / Research update / InnovateMed Author / type 1 diabetes

by Kate Ledger, Mayo Clinic edited by Andrew Zinin An immunofluorescence microscopy image shows a cluster of insulin-producing beta cells (green) under attack by immune cells (dense cluster of blue dots) in a preclinical model of type 1 diabetes. Credit: Mayo Clinic Scientific breakthroughs in one disease don’t always shed light on treating other diseases. But that’s

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