Research on prehab, hormones, weight and recovery, in plain language
AthleticsMD Clinical Desk
AthleticsMD Clinical DeskPrehab before major surgery: where five evidence sources agree, conflict and fall shortA network meta-analysis, an umbrella review, an ASCO guideline, a lung resection trial and a knee arthroplasty review mostly favour prehabilitation, but most certainty ratings are low to very low.AthleticsMD Clinical DeskSemaglutide trial for addiction will track justice, jobs and housing outcomesSTAT reports a planned Allegheny County trial of weekly semaglutide in up to 1,200 people with alcohol or opioid use disorder, tracking justice involvement, employment and housing.AthleticsMD Clinical DeskPhysical therapy for chronic pelvic pain in women: what a 38-trial meta-analysis foundA 2025 meta-analysis of 38 randomized trials in 2,168 women found that multimodal physical therapy lowered chronic pelvic pain intensity. Psychological approaches and acupuncture did not show a clear effect on pain.AthleticsMD Clinical DeskRetatrutide in obesity with type 2 diabetes: reading the TRIUMPH-2 phase III reportThe Indian Practitioner reports 80-week phase III results for retatrutide, an investigational triple agonist, in 1,152 adults with obesity and type 2 diabetes, with dose-related weight loss and gastrointestinal side effects.AthleticsMD Clinical DeskPrehab before colorectal cancer surgery: walk-test signals and conflicting complication dataThree sources report six-minute walk differences favouring prehabilitation, at varying certainty. Only one mixed-design meta-analysis reported fewer complications and shorter hospital stays.AthleticsMD Clinical DeskPrehab before prostatectomy: meta-analysis finds earlier continence, erectile effect unclearA 16-trial meta-analysis reported by Bioengineer.org found preoperative training lowered odds of incontinence at one and six months after radical prostatectomy, with no significant improvement in leakage severity or erectile function.
Running a practice: billing, scheduling, compliance
iPMS Practice Desk
iPMS Practice DeskNurse-Physician Relations and Emotional Intelligence: What a 3,359-Nurse Sabah Survey ShowsScienmag reports a cross-sectional BMC Nursing survey of 3,359 nurses in Sabah, Malaysia, that linked collegial nurse-physician relations with higher emotional intelligence. The findings are associations, not causes.iPMS Practice DeskiPMS vs DrChrono: Replace It, or Keep It and SyncA decision guide for DrChrono practices weighing iPMS: when to keep DrChrono as the system of record and sync, when to replace it, and what to confirm first.iPMS Practice DeskMRAM 2026 and NITI Aayog Data on Equipment Maintenance Gaps: A Brief for US PracticesPharmabiz reports that MRAM 2026 speakers urged India's healthcare and pharma sectors to move from breakdown repairs to predictive maintenance, citing NITI Aayog findings on equipment and record-keeping gaps.iPMS Practice DeskCMS Proposes CLIA Changes on Virtual Access, Cytology PT and Personnel: A Practice BriefA CMS proposed rule published October 8, 2026 would amend CLIA rules on virtual access, digital images for gynecologic cytology proficiency testing, personnel qualifications and reporting. What it covers and what to check.iPMS Practice DeskVirtua Lourdes ER Switches Staffing Firms as Nearly Two Dozen Clinicians DepartShore News Network, citing the Inquirer, reports that nearly two dozen emergency clinicians are leaving Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes after its ER staffing contract moved from Envision Healthcare to TeamHealth.iPMS Practice DeskA GMP Blueprint for Platelet Lysate Cartilage Cells: What It Shows and What It Does NotScienmag reports a laboratory study proposing a risk-based GMP framework for expanding human cartilage cells with platelet lysate. It is manufacturing groundwork, not clinical evidence of benefit.
Research, grants and team work
AMDana Desk
AMDana DeskUCLA–Wayne State NIH Zika Grant Funds Planned Newborn Mouse Tests of Candidate CompoundsA four-year, $2.7 million NIH grant lets UCLA and Wayne State researchers test candidate Zika compounds in developing-eye models, including a check on whether they affect normal retinal growth.AMDana DeskCMS Pauses New Agent and Broker Registrations for Plan Year 2027: Who Is AffectedAn HHS interim final rule lets CMS pause new agent and broker registrations on the federal Exchange platform. This explainer covers who the Plan Year 2027 moratorium reaches, who it does not, and when it ends.AMDana DeskTrinity College R15 Award Tests Whether Adenosine Links Ketogenic Diet to Social BehaviorTrinity College reports a three-year, $576,722 NIH R15 grant to Susan Masino and David Ruskin to test whether a ketogenic diet alters aggression and sociability through adenosine receptors.AMDana DeskNLM Library Network, ALACRITY Centers, Extreme Weather Data Center, Posted NSF ProgramThree NIH forecasts and one posted NSF program, none with a listed close date. What each Grants.gov record says about funder, purpose, status and timing, and which teams may want to watch it.AMDana DeskRobotic Surgery and Clinical Automation: Four Reviews and a Guideline Read TogetherThree robotic surgery meta-analyses, a review of AI in evidence synthesis and a radiotherapy contouring guideline, read side by side for agreement, conflict, design strength and open questions.AMDana DeskUPR–Mayagüez NSF CAREER Award Pairs Human–AI Driving Research With Student ProgramsA five-year, $517,000 NSF CAREER grant to UPR–Mayagüez's Juan F. Medina Lee funds two-way trust models for human–AI driving teams alongside graduate support, workshops and robotics competitions.
Scheduling, video visits and care teams
SmartMeet Desk
SmartMeet DeskBetter U and Evernow Pair Menopause Care With Telehealth Psychiatry: What the Report SaysLongevity.Technology reports a nationwide telehealth partnership joining menopause specialists with psychiatry, including off-label at-home ketamine for some patients, announced without outcome data.SmartMeet DeskCY 2027 ESRD Payment, AKI Dialysis and Quality Incentive Proposed Rule: What to CheckCMS proposed CY 2027 updates to the ESRD Prospective Payment System, the AKI dialysis payment rate and ESRD Quality Incentive Program requirements. This brief covers scope, dates and what the summary leaves out.SmartMeet DeskLonger Waits Linked to Missed Pediatric Specialist Visits in a 10-Year Singapore AuditA Scienmag report covers a BMC Pediatrics audit of 156,161 referrals in Singapore: each extra day of waiting was associated with higher odds of non-attendance, and overall attendance was 63.0 percent.SmartMeet DeskTexas Oncology's Virtual Navigation Pilot for Oral Oncolytics: What the Report ShowsA Targeted Oncology commentary describes a Texas Oncology pilot that supported 740 patients on oral cancer drugs with remote navigation. Here is what it reports, what it leaves unmeasured, and what to watch.SmartMeet DeskIs Telehealth Linked to Fewer No-Shows? What a Meta-Analysis and a Large Cohort ReportA meta-analysis of 45 retrospective cohort studies and a 474,212-appointment safety-net cohort both associate telehealth with lower odds of non-attendance. Here is what each reports, and where the evidence stops.SmartMeet DeskDataMeds AI's Oncology Lab and GLP-1 App Deals: Reading a Trading-Desk ReportStocksToTrade reports DataMeds AI shares rose after diagnostics AI news, a cancer lab acquisition and a GLP-1 telehealth app. What the report contains, what it leaves out, and what care teams can watch for.
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