Prolonged use of certain progestogen hormone drugs is associated with an increased risk of developing a type of brain tumour known as an intracranial meningioma, finds a study from France published by The BMJ today. The researchers say this study is the first to assess the risk associated with progestogens used by millions of women […]
A recent study from Ontario, Canada, unveiled a strong link between the measurements of fetal nuchal translucency and the risk of chromosomal anomalies, including conditions less frequently screened for in current prenatal practices. The findings were published in the recent edition of Journal of American Medical Association. The study involved a massive group of over […]
A new Kaiser Permanente study found that a health coaching intervention successfully reduced sitting time for a group of older adults by just over 30 minutes a day. Study participants also showed meaningful improvements in blood pressure, comparable to the effect of other interventions focused on physical activity. The study was published in JAMA Network […]
Delirium is a strong risk factor for dementia and death among older people, finds the largest study of its kind published by The BMJ today. The findings show that, among hospital patients with at least one episode of delirium, the risk of receiving a new dementia diagnosis was three times higher than for patients without […]
Patients of Chronic and acute sinusitis are more likely to develop rheumatic diseases suggests a study published in the RMD Open. A study was done to determine whether antecedent sinusitis is associated with incident rheumatic disease. This population-based case–control study included all individuals meeting classification criteria for rheumatic diseases between 1995 and 2014. We matched […]
Consumption of dietary live microbes directly associated with improved periodontal health suggests a study published in the Oral Diseases. Investigate the link between live dietary microbe consumption and the prevalence of periodontitis. National health and nutrition examination survey (2009–2014) data was used to assess the association among adults. Live dietary microbe intake was categorized as […]
Australia: A recent case study published in BMC Nephrology describes a challenging case of a stuck hemodialysis catheter in the acute post-transplantation period. Tunneled cuffed hemodialysis catheters are at an elevated risk of incarceration or becoming ‘stuck’ via fibrotic adhesion to the central veins when left in situ for prolonged periods. Stuck catheters cannot be […]
Denmark: A recent study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism has shed light on the effects of exogenous glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2) on burn turnover in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). The researchers revealed that the acute effects of exogenous GIP and GLP-2 on bone turnover are […]
A recent study published in the World Journal of Urology, researchers have compared the outcomes of open retropubic radical prostatectomy (ORP) and robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) for treating prostate cancer. The study was conducted at a single tertiary referral center from 2008 to 2022 and analyzed data from a substantial cohort of 18,805 patients. The […]
Italy: Treatment with tofacitinib in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with type 2 diabetes (T2D) may simultaneously improve inflammatory disease activity and insulin resistance (IR), inducing a “bidirectional” benefit in these patients, a recent study has shown. The findings were published online in Arthritis Research & Therapy on January 4, 2024. Previous studies have shown a connection […]