Dr. Gem Marq Mutia - Adult Medicine

28/01/2026

Consistent heavy drinking across adulthood may raise cancer risk more than previously understood.

27/01/2026

27/01/2026

24/01/2026

A recent commentary published in Annals of Internal Medicine offers guidance for how physicians and health organizations can advocate for communities amid rising ICE activity. The authors emphasize that such efforts do not politicize the field, but rather uphold medicine’s foundational principle to “first, do no harm.” They say that physicians have an ethical responsibility to safeguard community health, especially when that health is jeopardized by government actions. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4jSwt8S

24/01/2026

24/01/2026

As of January 23, 2026, the only countries not participating in the World Health Organization are the United States, Liechtenstein, the Cook Islands, Niue, and Taiwan.

23/01/2026

A cold wave doesn’t disprove global warming. Weather is short-term and local; climate is long-term and global. In fact, a warming planet can destabilize jet streams and polar air, making extreme cold snaps more likely in some regions even as the world overall keeps getting hotter. One cold week doesn’t erase decades of data.

23/01/2026

22/01/2026

Restless legs syndrome is a neurological disorder that causes an overwhelming urge to move the limbs and can negatively affect sleep and quality of life.

Approximately 8% of US adults experience symptoms of restless legs syndrome each year, and 3% have moderately or severely distressing symptoms at least twice weekly.

📄 This JAMA Patient Page describes restless legs syndrome and its symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, and management.

https://ja.ma/3Nt4NeR

21/01/2026

21/01/2026

21/01/2026

Use of psilocybin mushrooms has sharply increased in the US, with variability in potency and frequent co-use with cannabis.

This Special Communication reviews emerging evidence on the public health implications of unregulated psilocybin mushroom use, including trends in use, product variability, co-use with other substances, and age-related differences in outcomes.

https://ja.ma/49LqbDq