Narrowband UVB remains first-line phototherapy for vitiligo, with JAK inhibitors emerging as adjuncts
New light therapies and skin grafts offer hope for vitiligo patients
This narrative review synthesizes current evidence on phototherapy for vitiligo, highlighting narrowband UVB as the mainstay. Excimer lasers…
A review of treatments for vitiligo highlights options like narrowband ultraviolet B light, excimer therapy, and cellular grafting that may …
Short-term prednisolone bridging enables 95% discontinuation in new rheumatoid arthritis patients after 24 months
Most patients stop steroid use after a short bridge to methotrexate treatment
This randomized controlled trial enrolled 230 patients with newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis naive to disease-modifying antirheumatic dr…
A trial of 230 patients with new rheumatoid arthritis found that most could stop using prednisolone after just seven weeks of short-term bri…
Higher preoperative NLR and SII show increased risk for postoperative pneumonia and pulmonary complications in lung and esophageal surgery
Blood inflammation markers linked to higher lung surgery infection risk
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 3,936 patients found that higher preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and systemic immune…
A review of nearly 4,000 patients found that higher preoperative blood inflammation markers were linked to a greater chance of pneumonia and…
Sarcopenia prediction models in China show variable discriminative ability and limited clinical applicability
Experts reviewed many tools to predict muscle loss in older Chinese adults
This scoping review examines 20 articles encompassing 34 prediction models for sarcopenia in older adults in China. The prevalence ranged fr…
A review of twenty articles found many different ways to guess if older people in China have low muscle mass. Most tools used age, weight, a…
PMASD risk models show AUC 0.812 to 0.914 but high bias limits clinical use
Risk models for stoma skin damage show mixed accuracy in China
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 11 risk prediction models for peristomal moisture-associated skin damage in patients with entero…
New analysis of risk models for stoma skin damage shows mixed accuracy and high bias, limiting current clinical use for patients with entero…
Meta-analysis finds rheumatoid arthritis associated with increased thyroid cancer risk in pooled cohort data
People with rheumatoid arthritis might have a higher chance of developing thyroid cancer in some groups
This meta-analysis of cohort studies involving 1,970,165 participants found a higher risk of thyroid cancer in rheumatoid arthritis patients…
A large review of nearly two million people found that those with rheumatoid arthritis could have a higher risk of thyroid cancer. This risk…
NIV with total face mask managed acute respiratory failure in two patients with Madelung's disease and COVID-19 pneumonia
Non-invasive ventilation may help patients with Madelung's disease and respiratory failure
This case series describes non-invasive ventilation using a total face mask in two patients with Madelung's disease who experienced acute re…
A small case series suggests non-invasive ventilation can manage acute respiratory failure in patients with Madelung's disease, though more …
SLE linked to 53% higher odds of cognitive impairment in meta-analysis of 7 million
Lupus linked to higher risk of cognitive decline
This meta-analysis of 7 observational studies involving over 7 million participants found that systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is signifi…
People with lupus may face 53% higher odds of cognitive impairment, a large analysis finds.
Systematic review shows intralesional vitamin D reduces steroid risks for keloid patients
Triamcinolone works better for keloids, but vitamin D spares skin damage
A meta-analysis of four trials found intralesional triamcinolone acetonide superior for scar improvement versus vitamin D. However, vitamin …
Triamcinolone acetonide improves keloid scars more than vitamin D, yet vitamin D lowers risks of skin thinning and color changes.
ICU nurses in China report femoral vein as the preferred site for temporary hemodialysis catheter removal
ICU nurses in China mostly agree on removing kidney catheters when they are no longer needed
This multicenter cross-sectional study surveyed 704 ICU nurses across 30 provinces in China regarding temporary hemodialysis catheter remova…
A survey of 704 nurses shows most remove temporary kidney catheters when treatment ends, but bleeding risk often keeps them in place longer.
AI-driven cardiovascular risk prediction in type 2 diabetes shows promise but bias and lack of diversity limit clinical use
New machine learning tools show promise but need better testing for diverse patients with diabetes
This narrative review examines machine learning models for cardiovascular risk prediction in type 2 diabetes. Neural networks showed superio…
Artificial intelligence can predict heart risks for people with type 2 diabetes better than current methods. However, these new tools often …
Combination voriconazole and micafungin improved a boy with CGD and invasive Aspergillus lentulus infection
Combination antifungals helped a boy with rare lung infection before transplant
This guideline discusses a case report of a boy with chronic granulomatous disease and invasive pulmonary Aspergillus lentulus infection. Th…
A boy with chronic granulomatous disease improved on two antifungal drugs before a pending stem cell transplant.