A new study published in the Journal of American Heart Association showed that degenerative valvular heart disease has been linked to an increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Degenerative valvular heart disease (VHD) is a prevalent subtype of VHD that mostly affects people over 50 in high-income nations and is caused by age-related degenerative pathogeneses. […]
A new study led by investigators from Mass General Brigham, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard suggests that a Mediterranean-style diet may help reduce dementia risk. The study, published in Nature Medicine, found that people at the highest genetic risk for Alzheimer’s disease benefited more from […]
Recent article compares two different pain management techniques used after upper abdominal surgeries. One is called intrathecal hydromorphone (ITH), where a pain medication is injected directly into the spinal fluid. The other is called a transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block, where numbing medicine is injected into the abdominal wall. The researchers found that patients who […]
A new study published in the Endocrine journal showed that nitazoxanide lowers inflammation and oxidative stress without compromising glucose regulation in type 2 diabetes. Hyperglycemia and anomalies in the metabolism of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates are hallmarks of diabetes mellitus (DM), a complicated metabolic disease. The majority of patients do not attain ideal glycemic control, even […]
For women diagnosed with early breast cancer, the long-term risk of developing a second primary cancer is low (around 2-3% greater than women in the general population), finds a study published by The BMJ today. The researchers say this information can help reassure many breast cancer survivors who believe their risk of a second primary […]
Researchers have found in new research that a single dose of dexamethasone may reduce surgical stress, as reflected by lower C-reactive protein (CRP) levels among patients undergoing laparoscopic abdominal surgery. The randomized controlled trial, published in BMC Surgery, investigated whether perioperative dexamethasone could attenuate the systemic inflammatory response triggered by minimally invasive abdominal procedures. Surgical […]
Low-dose esketamine combined with propofol is being investigated for its effects on pediatric patients undergoing strabismus surgery, a procedure that requires careful anesthetic management due to the challenges of insufficient patient cooperation in a young demographic. Recently published randomized controlled trial aimed to mitigate propofol-induced injection pain (PIP) and enhance recovery quality by integrating esketamine, […]
An extension of the PHOTON trial shows that aflibercept 8 mg maintains long-term visual and anatomical improvements in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME), allowing for extended dosing intervals and reduced injection frequency. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has announced top-line, two-year (96 weeks) data for aflibercept 8 mg from the pivotal PHOTON trial in patients with diabetic macular […]
A new study published in Academic Radiology has demonstrated that an artificial intelligence (AI)-based model can accurately detect low bone mineral density (BMD) from routine chest radiographs, potentially offering a noninvasive tool for early screening and intervention. The AI model was trained on thousands of chest X-rays and corresponding dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans, the […]
A retrospective cohort study aimed to quantify trends in oncologist subspecialization and assess differences in subspecialized cancer care utilization in the U.S. The researchers found that between 2008 and 2020, oncology subspecialization increased significantly, however, gaps in utilization between high- and low- income areas have grown despite higher cancer mortality in low-income areas. These differences […]