Entries by aaron

PEACE Score Accurately Predicts Echo Abnormalities in Pulmonary Embolism Patients: Study Shows

Türkiye: A recent study published in BMC Emergency Medicine has validated the Pulmonary Embolism Advanced Cardiac Evaluation (PEACE) Score as a reliable tool for identifying echocardiographic abnormalities in patients diagnosed with pulmonary embolism (PE). The study, conducted by Dr. Kazım Ersin Altınsoy at Gaziantep City Hospital and Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology University, Türkiye, supports […]

Surgical ablation during CABG linked to improved survival in patients with preexisting atrial fibrillation, new study finds

A new study published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, a journal from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, finds that Medicare patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who undergo surgical ablation during isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) live longer than those who do not, offering compelling support for clinical guidelines that recommend this procedure but […]

Paternal Mental Distress Linked to Poorer Child Development, Finds Meta-Analysis

Australia: A large-scale meta-analysis published in JAMA Pediatrics has highlighted a significant link between paternal mental distress during the perinatal period and adverse developmental outcomes in children from birth through adolescence. Led by Dr. Genevieve Le Bas from Deakin University’s SEED Lifespan Strategic Research Centre in Australia, the study highlights the crucial role of fathers’ […]

Inflammatory Blood Markers May Signal Severity of BPH Symptoms, New Study Finds

China: A recent study conducted by researchers at Jiangnan University Medical Center, Wuxi, China, has uncovered a significant association between blood-based immune-inflammatory markers and the severity of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The findings, published in the Journal of Inflammation Research, highlight the potential of simple blood indices […]

Cholesterol-lowering drugs have no antidepressive effect: Study

Lipid-lowering medicines, known as statins, are prescribed in cases of high cholesterol levels, to reduce the risk of atherosclerosis, heart attack and stroke. The results of some small studies suggest that statins could also have an antidepressive effect. Researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have now conducted an extensive study to investigate this claim. However, […]

Danegaptide Advances to Phase 2 for Diabetic Retinopathy Treatment

Breye Therapeutics has announced that danegaptide, a potential oral treatment for nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy, has progressed to a phase 2 trial. This advancement follows a phase 1b trial in which the drug demonstrated a favorable safety profile. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of vision loss globally, affecting millions of people with diabetes. While […]

Intra-articular corticosteroid injection bests hydrostatic shoulder distention for short-term pain relief in idiopathic frozen shoulder: study

Idiopathic frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis) is a common and debilitating condition, characterized by progressive restriction of shoulder movement. Non-randomized interventional treatments, such as intraarticular corticosteroid injections and hydrostatic (hydrodilatation) distention, are commonly employed when conservative therapy fails. Muhammad Anas Ghazi et al conducted a study to compare the short-term effectiveness of intra-articular corticosteroid injection versus […]