Andrew Rhoades
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 37
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- Oct 1, 2026
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- Jul 7, 2026
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Cychlorphine â a synthetic opioid âup to 10 times more potent than fentanylâ â on the rise (opens the original)
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Health officials across multiple states have issued warnings about a rise in cychlorphine, a novel synthetic opioid, in the illicit drug supply. Cychlorphine is âup to 10 times more potent than fentanylâ and is undetectable in drug test strips and opioid urine screens, according to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). The situation creates âa dangerous diagnostic blind spot in emergency care,â Anita Gupta, DO, PharmD, MPP, GMP, FASA, adjunct assistant professor
More data tie ultra-processed foods to chronic disease, death (opens the original)
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Greater consumption of ultra-processed foods increased the risk for multiple chronic diseases and death, according to a recently published analysis in Family Medicine and Community Health. The data align with prior studies tying ultra-processed foods (UPFs) adversely to diseases like cancer and mortality. According to Xiao Liu, MD, PhD, from Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore, and colleagues, UPF consumption is increasing globally but âuncertainty remains regarding the overall health implica
Report: 21 states have obesity rates at or above 35% (opens the original)
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Twenty-one states had adult obesity rates at or above 35% in 2025, according to a new report from Trust for Americaâs Health, or TFAH. The new estimate represents an increase from 19 states in 2024 and no states in 2012, but a decrease from 23 states in 2023, TFAH said. J. Nadine Gracia, MD, MSCE, TFAH president and CEO, said during a press briefing that the 2026 edition of TFAHâs annual obesity assessment âincludes some encouraging news about adult obesity rates, but also raises red flags
Sleep patterns may influence over 150 diseases (opens the original)
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The durations of total, deep and rapid eye movement sleep were tied to risks for 156 diseases, according to a study published in PLoS Medicine. Previous studies have established links between sleep and risks for mortality and morbidity, Jingsong Luo, PhD, a researcher at Peking University in China, and colleagues wrote, although âmost have primarily focused on sleep duration as measured by self-reported questionnaires.â âMoreover, there remains limited understanding of how other real-world
Senate committee holds first-ever hearing on menopause (opens the original)
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The United States Special Senate Committee on Aging recently held the first-ever congressional hearing on menopause, discussing barriers to care and potential solutions. Lynne Coslett-Charlton, MD, FACOG, MSCP, a board-certified gynecologist, told Healio she was proud to testify during the hearing âon behalf of my patients and women across the country to advocate for increased federal investment in research and expanded access to menopause care.â âToo many women suffer needlessly with burd
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