Is Single-Test TB Screening Enough Before Biologics?
Using QuantiFERON-TB Gold as the sole screening test before starting biologic therapy reduces TB diagnoses compared with using dual testing ...
Minimalist Approach to TAVI Comparable to Standard of Care
A minimalist anesthesia strategy without sedation for transcatheter aortic valve implantation was noninferior to the standard-of-care approach that included conscious ...
Too Little Sleep Can Lead to Too Much Weight: What to Do?
Getting enough quality sleep is emerging as a key factor in weight control, and it can be treated clinically to ...
Raising BP in Acute Spinal Cord Injury: More Harm Than Good?
Raising blood pressure early after spinal cord trauma does not improve neurologic recovery and increases complications, new data show. Medscape ...
New ‘Clinically Significant’ NMOSD Dx Criteria Coming Soon
Major revisions to the diagnostic criteria for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder will broaden their scope to related syndromes and have ...
Study Points to Contraceptive Knowledge Gaps in Young Women
A recent study highlights knowledge gaps about contraceptives in female adolescents and young women. Medscape Medical News Source link : ...
Hyperbaric Oxygen May Boost Recovery After Aneurysm Surgery
Adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen is linked to improved neurologic recovery and quality of life after intracranial aneurysm surgery compared to standard ...
Cheetahs naturally turned into mummies in caves in Saudi Arabia
One of the cheetah mummies inside the cave it was found inAhmed Boug et al. 2025/National Centre for Wildlife, Saudi ...
Could Cannabis Redefine Chronic Pelvic Pain Care?
Early studies suggest that cannabis may ease chronic pelvic pain, but randomized trials are needed to confirm its benefits and ...
First Randomized Trial of Tirzepatide in T1D Shows Benefits
Tirzepatide reduced weight, A1c, and insulin dose in type 1 diabetes in a small randomized controlled trial. Medscape Medical News ...
Climate change is making trees grow larger in the Amazon rainforest
The average size of trees in the Amazon rainforest has been steadily increasing as carbon dioxide levels have risen, meaning ...
Jayson Tatum on Why He Switched to Non-Opioid Meds After His Injury
Share on PinterestJayson Tatum teamed up with the Journavx to share how the non-opioid pain medication helped him during his ...
Stem Cells May Hold Key to HIV Cure
New NIH-funded research will explore broadly applicable HIV cures based on three success stories. Medscape Medical News Source link : ...
Partial Colostrum Feed May Raise Infant Peanut Allergy Risk
Infants who received partial colostrum feeding in the first 3 days of life may have higher odds of developing peanut ...
Long-term Efficacy of Personalized, aDBS for Parkinson’s
Personalized, at-home, adaptive deep brain stimulation is safe and effective for patients with moderate-to-advanced Parkinson’s disease, new data show. Medscape ...
Five Strategies to Communicate Medical Numbers to Patients
Clinicians can present numbers to patients using numerical formats instead of vague words, fixed denominators, absolute differences in risks, visuals, ...
Primary Care Strategies Aid Cannabis Use Screening and Care
Integrating certain strategies in primary care can help improve screening, diagnosis, and initiation of treatment for cannabis use disorder, a ...
Flagship NHS pledge hanging in the balance
The government's flagship NHS pledge to get back to hitting the 18-week waiting time target in England by the end ...
Could we have cracked one of the world’s toughest climate problems?
The carbon-capture-and-storage cement planet in Padeswood, WalesPadeswood CCS Commercial-scale carbon-capture systems for cement plants are now being deployed, raising hopes ...
The lives on hold waiting for wheelchairs
Munaza RafiqDisability producerFamily handoutWren waited more than a year to receive her NHS manual wheelchair, which she has nearly grown ...
