Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of June 9, 2025

Read AMA Morning Rounds®’ most popular stories in medicine and public health from the week of June 9, 2025–June 13, 2025.

The AP (6/7) reports, “A salmonella outbreak linked to a large egg recall has made dozens of people sick in seven states in the West and Midwest, federal health officials said Saturday. ... At least 79 people in seven states have gotten a strain of salmonella that was linked to the eggs, and 21 people have been hospitalized, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.”

MedPage Today (6/9, George) reports a study found that “using physically active transportation modes in midlife—particularly cycling—was tied to lower dementia risk and greater hippocampal volume.” Researchers observed that “compared with non-active travel like driving or public transportation, travel that incorporated cycling was associated with a lower adjusted risk of all-cause dementia over 13 years.” Notably, risk was reduced among “three forms of dementia: Alzheimer’s disease, young-onset dementia, and late-onset dementia.” Study results indicate “transportation that involved cycling—either cycling alone, or cycling mixed with another transportation mode—was significantly associated with a higher hippocampal volume.” Meanwhile, the “APOE4 allele modified associations between travel modes and all-cause dementia and late-onset dementia.” The study was published in JAMA Network Open.

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American Journal of Managed Care (6/10, Shaw) reports a study suggests that “in the process of recovering from COVID-like symptoms, mental health and well-being took close to 3 times as long to recover compared with physical health.” Data show that “although physical health tends to bounce back by 3 months after symptoms became apparent, mental well-being can take up to 9 months to reach a comparable level of recovery.” Researchers found that “up to 1 year after infection, close to 20% of patients continued to report a reduced health-related quality of life (HRQOL) vs before their self-reported COVID-like symptoms.” Furthermore, they noted there “is potential for underestimation of other illnesses because of this; among their study population, health recovery recovered to a higher level for those who reported COVID-like symptoms vs those who tested negative.” The study was published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.

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Healio (6/11, Rhoades) reports, “The AMA House of Delegates established guardrails to protect physicians’ biological and personal data that are collected to identify stressors, improve wellness and reduce burnout.” In a press release , AMA Board Member David J. Welsh, MD, MBA, said, “The management of such sensitive information raises significant privacy, security and ethical concerns that should be carefully addressed to ensure the rights and interests of individuals are protected.” Healio adds, “AMA said the decision was prompted by the high prevalence of physician burnout.”

HealthDay (6/12, Thompson) reports that “more than a third of Americans (37%) erroneously think high blood pressure always has noticeable symptoms like dizziness or shortness of breath,” according to a new survey by the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg Public Policy Center. In actuality, “high blood pressure usually has no signs or symptoms to indicate its presence, according” to the CDC. In addition, 39% of respondents “mistakenly believe that ‘feeling calm and relaxed’ is an indication that blood pressure is normal, the poll shows. And very few people—only 13%—know the correct reading that reflects high blood pressure, 130/80, poll results show.”

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