Systematic review and meta-analysis shows remimazolam versus non-remimazolam anesthesia and delirium risk
New Anesthesia Drug Does Not Raise Delirium Risk After Surgery
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates remimazolam compared with non-remimazolam agents in surgical patients. The analysis inclu…
A new anesthetic called remimazolam does not raise the risk of confusion after surgery, and it may protect children from waking up agitated.
Systematic review and meta-analysis of vismodegib for periocular and orbital basal cell carcinoma
Vismodegib shows response rates for periocular and orbital basal cell carcinoma
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 764 patients with periocular or orbital basal cell carcinoma found that vismodegib achieved comp…
A review of 764 patients found vismodegib helped shrink tumors, but side effects were common and led many to stop treatment.
Scoping review maps educational strategies for clinical medical students in laboratory medicine
Medical Students Are Missing a Key Skill: Reading Lab Results
This scoping review synthesized eleven studies on educational strategies to enhance clinical medical students' competency in laboratory medi…
Your doctor's lab results are only as good as their training, and a new review shows medical schools are still not teaching students how to …
Systematic Review Finds Intersectional Barriers Hinder Nursing Education Access
Nursing schools must fix deep barriers to help all students succeed today
This systematic review examines intersectional perspectives in nursing education. It finds that intersectional barriers substantially hinder…
New research shows nursing schools must fix deep barriers to help all students succeed today
Systematic review and meta-analysis of herpes zoster risk in rheumatoid arthritis patients
Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Face Higher Shingles Risk Than General Public
This systematic review and meta-analysis synthesized data on herpes zoster risk in rheumatoid arthritis patients. The pooled proportion of h…
People with rheumatoid arthritis have a much higher chance of getting shingles, and doctors must watch for specific risk factors like high s…
SLE-DAS Responder Index shows 34% response rate in systemic lupus erythematosus trials
New Lupus Measurement Tool Predicts Patient Quality of Life Improvements
This post-hoc analysis of three randomized trials in 438 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus found that 34.0% achieved SLE-DAS Respon…
• A new lupus activity score tracks real patient improvements better • Helps people in clinical trials get effective treatments faster • Sti…
Vunakizumab improves ASAS20 response in active radiographic axial spondyloarthritis at 16 weeks
New Drug Offers Hope for Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients
This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2 to 3 trial included 548 adults with active r-axSpA in China. At week 16, the vunak…
If you live with the daily stiffness and pain of ankylosing spondylitis, a new treatment option may be on the horizon that works better than…
Systematic review and meta-analysis of CALLY index in sepsis patients
CALLY Index May Predict Sepsis Survival In Some Groups
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the CALLY index in 3,848 patients with sepsis to assess its association with mortality. T…
A new blood test marker called the CALLY index might help predict who survives sepsis, but results differ by ethnicity and need more study.
Tumor treating fields plus chemotherapy improved survival outcomes for newly diagnosed and recurrent glioblastoma patients in this meta-analysis
Brain Cancer Survival Jumps When Adding This Therapy to Chemo
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 2,376 patients found that adding tumor treating fields to chemotherapy significantly prolonged prog…
Adding a wearable electric field device to standard chemotherapy helps glioblastoma patients live significantly longer with similar major si…
Review of five language models for rheumatology case evaluation with and without retrieval augmentation
Smaller AI Models Now Beat Bigger Ones for Arthritis Care
This review evaluated five state-of-the-art language models on ten standardized rheumatology cases. The main finding was that Mixtral-8 x 7b…
Smaller AI tools now match big models for arthritis care, using far less energy and cost.
Systematic review of core acupoint strategies for acute musculoskeletal pain treatment trends
Treating Acute Pain With Fewer Acupoints And Motion Techniques Works Well
This systematic review of 438 studies on acute musculoskeletal pain analyzed core acupoint selection strategies. It found that motion style …
Doctors now know that using just a few key points plus movement helps patients feel better from sudden muscle or joint pain much faster.
Saudi Healthcare Workers Show Divergent Knowledge And Attitudes Regarding Beta-Blocker Therapy Management Practices
Doctors and nurses in Saudi Arabia reveal hidden barriers to heart medication
A cross-sectional study of 553 Saudi healthcare providers reveals significant gaps in beta-blocker knowledge and attitudes between physician…
Fear of side effects is stopping doctors and nurses from using a key heart medication the right way, a new survey in Saudi Arabia finds.