June 04, 2025

Medical Oddities: Legumes Over Lipids?

From ticklish brains to bean-powered cholesterol drops, here’s what made the medical rounds weirdly wonderful this week.

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May 29, 2025

Sleep Medication Use Over Time Worsens Hearing

A decades-long study found that adults who increased their use of sleep medications over time experienced worse hearing in late life, with the strongest associations seen in those reporting sleep disruptions.

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May 28, 2025

Kennedy Proposes NIH Publishing Ban

"We're probably going to stop publishing in The Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, and those other journals because they're all corrupt."

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May 28, 2025

Fremanezumab Cuts Migraine, Depression Burden in Trial

Fremanezumab reduced monthly migraine days and improved depression scores compared with placebo.

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May 27, 2025

Rizatriptan Shows No Rapid Relief for Vertigo

A randomized trial found that rizatriptan 10 mg did not significantly reduce vertigo or dizziness within 1 hour during vestibular migraine attacks, though some symptom improvements were seen at 24 hours.

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May 19, 2025

Ubrogepant Reduces Migraine Symptoms Before Headache

In a randomized trial of nearly 500 patients, ubrogepant reduced early migraine symptoms like fatigue, neck pain, and cognitive fog when taken before headache onset.

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May 15, 2025

First Migraine DHE Autoinjector FDA-Approved

FDA approves Brekiya®, a dihydroergotamine mesylate autoinjector for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura and cluster headaches in adults.

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May 15, 2025

Assistant Professor Salary Gaps Persist Nationwide

Persistent salary disparities by gender, race, and ethnicity were identified among more than 45,000 U.S. assistant professors, with underrepresented in medicine women learning the least across all specialties.

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May 06, 2025

Weight Loss, Hypokalemia Reveal Pituitary Cushing’s Disease

A 75-year-old woman with severe weight loss and low potassium was diagnosed with pituitary Cushing’s disease, challenging assumptions about how the condition typically presents.

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