Study protocol outlines randomized trial of 40 Hz auditory stimulation for postoperative sleep disturbance
Could quiet headphones help patients sleep better after gynecological surgery?
This document describes a protocol for a randomized controlled trial involving 342 patients scheduled for laparoscopic gynecological surgery…
A new trial will test if playing a 40 Hz sound during gynecological surgery helps patients sleep better the first night after the operation.
Extended reality head-mounted displays show mixed knowledge gains and high satisfaction in US medical and nursing education
VR Headsets Are Reshaping How Future Doctors Learn
This systematic review analyzed 29 U.S.-based studies evaluating extended reality head-mounted displays (XRHMD) against traditional methods …
Virtual reality headsets are quietly moving into U.S. medical schools to help students practice complex procedures in immersive 3D simulatio…
Systematic review examines IL-35 and IL-39 roles in rheumatoid arthritis pathophysiology and therapeutic potential
Two Hidden Signals May Explain Rheumatoid Arthritis Flares
This mini-review synthesizes available evidence regarding IL-35 and IL-39 in rheumatoid arthritis.
Two tiny immune signals fighting each other may hold the key to calming rheumatoid arthritis at its source.
Acupuncture plus embryo transfer increases clinical pregnancy rates in recurrent implantation failure patients
Tiny Needles May Boost IVF Success After Repeat Failures
A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials involving 1,428 patients with recurrent implantation failure evaluated acupuncture combined …
Adding acupuncture around embryo transfer raised pregnancy rates by 73% for women facing repeated IVF failures, offering new hope after mult…
Whole-exome sequencing identifies chronic pancreatitis as a phenotype in 17q12 deletion syndrome
A Rare Genetic Condition Just Got a Newly Recognized Symptom
A systematic review of a single case report involving an 18-year-old female with 17q12 deletion syndrome utilized whole-exome sequencing.
An 18-year-old's mysterious abdominal pain turned out to be linked to a rare genetic syndrome — and her case may help doctors recognize this…
Pemetrexed use associated with disproportionate reporting of blood, endocrine, and renal disorders in FAERS data
Your Lung Cancer Drug May Have Side Effects Not on the Label
This pharmacovigilance study analyzed 27,098 pemetrexed-associated reports in the US FAERS database from 2004 to 2024.
A safety review of over 27,000 reports found that the lung cancer drug pemetrexed may cause side effects not currently listed on its officia…
Individualized prehabilitation program improves functional capacity in pancreaticoduodenectomy patients
Short-term prehabilitation may improve walking distance before pancreatic surgery
A single-center historical cohort study of 63 patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy found that a minimum two-week individualized preha…
A short-term prehabilitation program helped patients preparing for pancreatic surgery walk about 40 meters farther in six minutes before the…
Retrospective cohort of 28 women with advanced apical prolapse undergoing mesh-based laparoscopic lateral suspension combined with uterosacral ligament suspension
Could this surgery fix advanced pelvic prolapse without causing serious harm?
This preliminary retrospective cohort study evaluated women with apical pelvic organ prolapse (POP) stage III or higher who underwent mesh-b…
A new surgery using special mesh safely lifted advanced pelvic organs back into place without serious complications or exposed mesh in a sma…
CAR T-cell therapy linked to endocrine adverse events in FAERS analysis
CAR T-cell therapy may trigger rare but serious hormone problems like adrenal failure
A retrospective disproportionality analysis and literature review of 269 endocrine adverse event reports from the FAERS database (2017 to Q2…
CAR T-cell therapy can trigger rare but serious hormone problems like adrenal failure, and death risk rises when these issues occur with sev…
Albanian Version of Neck Disability Index Demonstrates Strong Psychometric Properties in Neck Pain Cohort
A New Tool to Measure Neck Pain in Albania
This cohort study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Albanian version of the Neck Disability Index (ANDI) in 566 patients with nec…
A new, accurate tool lets doctors in Albania finally measure neck pain disability just like doctors do everywhere else.
Inflammatory and metabolic markers differ across systemic sclerosis lung phenotypes in retrospective study
Scleroderma Lung Damage May Leave Hidden Clues in Blood
A retrospective cross-sectional study of 314 SSc inpatients found higher inflammatory markers (ESR, hs-CRP, CRP/albumin ratio, SII) and anti…
Routine blood tests may soon reveal hidden lung damage patterns in scleroderma patients, helping doctors spot dangerous complications before…
Case-Control Study Finds No Association Between G6PD Deficiency and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Risk in Females
G6PD Deficiency Does Not Raise Lupus Risk
This case-control study compared G6PD deficiency rates in 516 female systemic lupus erythematosus patients versus 491 age-matched healthy fe…
Having G6PD deficiency does not make you more likely to develop systemic lupus erythematosus.