Cirrhosis Guideline Offers Primary Care Recommendations
A new ACG guideline outlines preventive steps to help primary care clinicians improve cirrhosis outcomes, including vaccines, alcohol screening, and osteoporosis therapy. Medscape Medical News
A new ACG guideline outlines preventive steps to help primary care clinicians improve cirrhosis outcomes, including vaccines, alcohol screening, and osteoporosis therapy. Medscape Medical News
As cochlear implants go fully internal, the technology could pave the way for other sensory implants. Medscape Medical News
Nearly 1 in 4 participants with severe depression fit a proposed circadian subtype linked to earlier symptom onset and a weaker response to standard antidepressants. Medscape Medical News
Mood changes, anxiety, and brain fog are more common complaints than itching or wheezing, and experts caution that the survey cannot establish cause and effect. Medscape Medical News
Rates of parkinsonism are substantially higher among adults with autism, even after accounting for medications that can cause Parkinson-like symptoms. Medscape Medical News
Patients with head and neck cancer who attended a survivorship clinic before completing RT were more likely to complete treatment on schedule and had better 3-year DFS than those who did not attend. Medscape Medical News
Stigma, perceived or experienced, was linked with depression and anxiety and parents underestimate the problem, researchers found. Medscape Medical News
Systemic lupus erythematosus is linked to increased risks for surgical, infectious, and clinical complications after abdominal, urologic, pelvic, and obstetric procedures. Medscape Medical News
After benign prostatic hyperplasia surgery, medication initiation varies by procedure; laser photovaporization is tied to a higher risk for initiation than transurethral resection of the prostate. Medscape Medical News
Application of a simple plastic device on the skin, just before a shot is administered, may reduce pain during vaccination among infants, a meta-analysis suggests. Medscape Medical News
Here’s a monthly snapshot of FDA activity involving therapies used in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of psychiatric conditions. Medscape Medical News
The approval brings a more affordable treatment option to Americans living with serious retinal conditions. Medscape Medical News
Molecular insights have transformed treatment development in inflammatory skin diseases, but clinicians still lack reliable tools to match therapies to individual patients. Medscape News Europe
Sleep disturbances, anxiety, or behavioural changes may signal hidden online harm, and consultation aids can help GPs raise the subject. Medscape News UK
Oseltamivir is not linked to shorter hospital stays in children with influenza, even when given early, suggests a retrospective analysis of data from 14 Canadian hospitals. Medscape News Europe
Competitive athletes with gene-elusive arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy show more electrical changes and a higher unadjusted hazard of life-threatening arrhythmias, death, or heart transplantation. Medscape News UK
Higher prolactin levels are associated with poorer diastolic function and heart failure symptoms in men, but not in women, with type 2 diabetes. Medscape News UK
Low-dose aspirin may help reduce recurrent preterm birth among women with prior spontaneous preterm birth and signs of placental vascular malperfusion. Medscape News UK
A history of alcohol use disorder does not automatically prevent employment; however, clinicians must consider workplace safety, confidentiality, and functional readiness. Medscape News Europe
Many patients never connect diabetes with changes in sexual health, leaving clinicians to recognize concerns that may otherwise go unspoken during routine care. Medscape News Europe
Kidney disease can remain undetected in patients with cardiovascular conditions, prompting experts to emphasize early screening with blood and urine tests. Medscape News Europe
Trials suggest that abatacept may delay rheumatoid arthritis in carefully selected high-risk patients, but permanent prevention remains unproven. Medscape News Europe
Halving the antenatal betamethasone dose does not appear to worsen later neurodevelopment in very preterm children, but the researchers say it is too soon to change practice. Medscape News Europe
Maternal fecal microbiota transplant may partly restore the microbiome of infants born by cesarean, but an expert raises concerns about how the transplant is delivered. Medscape News Europe
NHS England says emergency departments will use age-specific charts and parental concerns to flag deteriorating children from this winter. Medscape News UK
Two plenary speakers told the RCGP conference that time saved by AI should go to listening and relationships, not extra appointments. Medscape News UK
Inaccessible facilities, communication barriers, and diagnostic biases continue to compromise care for people with disabilities in Europe, but clinicians can make consultations more accessible. Medscape News Europe
Hospital admissions for idiopathic inflammatory myopathies have more than doubled over 28 years, with the rise limited to adults aged 60 years or older, a Spanish study finds. Medscape News UK
Adding irinotecan to adjuvant oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy does not improve 3-year disease-free survival in patients with resected, high-risk stage III colon cancer, a phase 3 trial finds. Medscape News UK
A large multicountry analysis finds that most patients hospitalised for COVID received antibiotics despite few suspected coinfections, and empirical use was tied to a higher risk for death. Medscape News UK