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1. Are HYROX Athletes Overdoing It?

   (MedPage Today) -- Half of participants in a new, increasingly popular fitness competition called HYROX said they had sustained an injury during training for it during the previous year, an international survey found. Among 418 HYROX athletes...

2. Arthritis Pain Management Falls Short in U.S., CDC Study Suggests

   (MedPage Today) -- Federal survey data for 2023 showed an estimated prevalence of moderate to severe joint pain among U.S. adults of 58.5%, suggesting that pain management in arthritis has a long way to go. Among the participants saying they had...

3. Osteoarthritis of the Big Toe? Don't Wait to Operate

   (MedPage Today) -- Patients with painful osteoarthritis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ) -- aka the big toe -- would do better with immediate surgery than letting nature take its course, results of a randomized trial indicated...

4. Same Knee Surgery, Twice the Price: Hospital Monopolies Push Up Healthcare Costs

   (MedPage Today) -- More than a million times a year, a U.S. surgeon slices open a knee, strips out worn cartilage, caps the leg bones with metal, and drops in a plastic spacer to allow the new joint to glide. While knee replacement procedures...

5. Is 'Gym Penis' Real? Retatrutide Access Expanded; Vitamin D Fails Cancer Test

   (MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Is "gym penis" -- the phenomenon of shrinkage occurring after a workout session -- real? (New York Post) Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorsed the...

6. Surfing Lesson Ends With Unusual Injury

   (MedPage Today) -- It appeared to be the perfect storm: a man in his 30s was learning to surf. As he stood up on the board and twisted to the left for balance, a wave knocked him over. He instantly felt a sharp pain in his lower back, but managed...

7. Study Links GLP-1s to Lower Risk of Fragility Fractures in Diabetes Patients

   (MedPage Today) -- Starting a GLP-1 receptor agonist for type 2 diabetes was associated with a lower risk of fragility fractures in adults 50 and older, including hip and vertebral fractures, according to a large target trial emulation study....

8. Astronauts Obtain First X-Rays in Space

   (MedPage Today) -- It was feasible to take x-rays in space, potentially improving diagnostic capabilities for crew health, according to a small prospective study. Using a portable radiography system, three crew members on the 3.5-day Fram2 polar...

9. Knee Pain? Ragged Cartilage? Research Suggests Surgery's Not the Best Answer

   (MedPage Today) -- Thousands of Americans who undergo a common knee surgery might be making their problems worse rather than better. Researchers who followed patients for 10 years after they received either the actual procedure, arthroscopic knee...

10. Aspirin Alone Gets the Job Done for Clot Prevention After Joint Surgery

    (MedPage Today) -- An aspirin-only approach to postoperative prophylaxis after arthroplasty was as effective and safe as upfront rivaroxaban (Xarelto), according to the EPCAT III randomized trial. Aspirin-only prophylaxis met noninferiority criteria...

11. Prosthesis for Hip Replacement; Testing for Respiratory Viruses in Nursing Homes

    (MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of Texas Tech Health El Paso, look at the top medical...

12. Meet the Doctor for the New York Knicks

    (MedPage Today) -- Welcome to "Medical Mavericks," a series from MedPage Today featuring interviews with healthcare professionals working in unconventional fields of health and medicine. In the wake of the New York Knicks winning the National...

13. Patellar Resurfacing in Total Knee Replacement; Patient Messaging Trends

    (MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of Texas Tech Health El Paso, look at the top medical...

14. 'The Pitt' Actor's Cancer Diagnosis; New HHS Research Plans; Madonna Reveals Injury

    (MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Comedian and actor Moshe Kasher, who appeared as a sign language intrepreter in episodes of "The Pitt," said he underwent surgery for early oropharyngeal cancer...

15. Why Some 'Old' Soccer Players Like Messi, Ronaldo Can Still Kick It in the World Cup

    (MedPage Today) -- Welcome to Culture Clinic, MedPage Today's collaboration with Northwell Health to offer a healthcare professional's take on the latest viral medical topics. In the hit TV show "Ted Lasso," there was an ongoing joke that the...