The author cited a study of testosterone therapy in women, saying it suggested possible self-reported improvements in well-being beyond sexual function. They stressed that the study did not establish that testosterone caused the benefits and said 84.3% of participants reported improved energy.
The author asked whether the Mediterranean diet reduced inflammation independently of weight loss, writing that it improved lipid profiles without significant weight loss, while inflammatory markers fell only during a phase when participants also lost weight.
The author wrote that higher consumption of ultra-processed foods was associated with a greater prevalence of silent cerebrovascular lesions, although cognitive performance did not differ significantly.
The author asked whether regular brisk walking could help protect against age-related macular degeneration (AMD), citing an association between higher levels of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, thicker outer retinal layers and 23% lower odds of AMD.
The author wrote that bariatric surgery might offer benefits beyond weight loss and metabolic health, with findings suggesting a possible association with lower rates of dementia and Parkinson’s disease.
The author reported that phase 2 clinical trials found CBL-514 reduced visceral fat volume compared with a placebo, but said it remained unclear whether this would lead to long-term health benefits.
The author wrote that physical activity should be prescribed to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease, adding that the greatest health benefits could come from moving from complete inactivity to even a small amount of activity, without starting with intense workouts.
The author said the reported figure of PLN 78,000 (€18,000) per month for a doctor could seem sensational, but argued it represented 320 working hours a month—two full-time jobs and almost 74 hours a week. The post also began referring to 2003 but did not complete the point. #Polska #Lekarze #Praca #PL #EU
The author asked whether women or men were more likely to develop dementia, and wrote that women had an approximately 23% higher incidence than men. They added that the global number of new cases could more than double by 2050.
The author wrote that medical progress was accelerating extraordinarily, particularly in immunology and rheumatology, and pointed to breakthroughs in biotechnology, laboratory medicine, molecular biology and artificial intelligence.
The post said occupational exposure to seven chemicals was associated with significantly higher odds of Parkinson’s disease, and that the observed association grew stronger as the number of chemical types reported increased.
The author asked whether shingles vaccination could reduce the risk of dementia, citing an association with an approximately 20% lower risk of being diagnosed with the condition. They said the findings were promising but did not yet provide definitive evidence of causality.
The author recalled that some fellow doctors had laughed when they chose rheumatology, saying they would only prescribe steroids and would not really help anyone. They said those doctors had been wrong, citing biologics as transforming lives and CAR-T as opening up extraordinary possibilities. The author also mentioned mRNA.
The author said they had removed generative AI from RheumaNext v2, arguing that clinical tools needed transparent, reproducible logic rather than persuasive guesses. They reported that all 217 tests had passed and shared a 70-second demo.
The author cited a finding that higher lithium concentrations in drinking water were associated with more frequent diagnoses of Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome in children, suggesting a possible link.
The author wrote that a man had delivered his warning in English, clearly, so European political correctness could not distort or soften it. They said events in France a decade later served as a disturbing reminder of how right the warning had been. #politics #France #freedomofspeech #EU #FR
The author asked whether diet and physical activity could lead to remission of type 2 diabetes, citing figures that after 24 weeks, 54% of participants in an intervention group had achieved remission, compared with 4% in a standard-care group.
The author said bureaucracy was one of the biggest burdens on physicians’ time, with paperwork leaving them less time for prevention, education, diagnosis and treatment. They saw significant potential for AI to address the issue.
The post cited the latest Cochrane review, saying current scientific evidence did not support medical cannabis as an effective treatment for insomnia and indicated an increased risk of adverse effects.
The author said that sleeping 6 hours or less per night, or 10 hours or more, was associated with more frequent headaches and greater migraine-related disability than sleeping 7–9 hours. https://t.co/hm9jsEU4rM #Migraine #SleepHealth #Headache
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