Meropenem and norepinephrine managed a case of chorioamnionitis and septicemia involving Hafnia alvei
Treatment of a rare bacterial infection during pregnancy and labor
This case report and literature review describes the management of a 27-year-old primipara with chorioamnionitis and septicemia caused by a …
A mother and her baby survived a severe infection caused by a rare bacterium during a high-risk pregnancy.
Lower HDL, higher LDL, TG, TC linked to preeclampsia risk in meta-analysis
Blood Lipid Levels Linked to Preeclampsia Risk
This meta-analysis of 12 studies found that women with preeclampsia had significantly lower HDL and higher LDL, TG, and TC levels compared t…
Lower HDL and higher LDL, triglycerides, and cholesterol are linked to higher preeclampsia risk, a meta-analysis finds.
Systemic immune-inflammation index and systemic inflammation response index correlate with disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus
Inflammation markers are higher in lupus patients than in healthy people
This meta-analysis of eleven studies involving individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus and healthy controls examined inflammatory mark…
A new analysis shows inflammation markers are much higher in people with lupus. These markers also track closely with how active the disease…
Twelve-month follow-up shows no signs of recurrence in a 56-year-old male with follicular thyroid carcinoma treated with radioactive iodine
A 56-year-old man shows no signs of recurrence after complex surgery and radioactive iodine therapy
This case report and literature review describes a 56-year-old male patient with follicular thyroid carcinoma or follicular tumor of uncerta…
Twelve months after complex surgery and radioactive iodine, a 56-year-old man with thyroid cancer shows no signs of the disease returning.
Semaglutide use may be associated with kidney damage in 20 cases across 18 studies
Semaglutide may harm kidneys in rare cases, doctors warn
This systematic review synthesizes data from 18 studies involving 20 cases of kidney injury linked to semaglutide. Among these cases, 17 pat…
A review of 20 cases found that semaglutide use was linked to kidney injury, with most patients recovering but some not.
Adrenal insufficiency is first manifestation in 73.6% of APS patients with adrenal involvement
Review finds adrenal crisis common in lupus and antiphospholipid syndrome cases
This systematic review and pooled individual-patient analysis of 155 published APS/SLE-spectrum patients with adrenal involvement found that…
A review of 155 patients shows adrenal crisis is frequent in lupus and antiphospholipid syndrome, highlighting the need for urgent care.
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…