VATS and hormonal therapy for diaphragmatic endometriosis in a 42-year-old woman with hepatic herniation
Can surgery alone fix rare chest pain caused by endometriosis, or is a team approach needed?
This case report and literature review describes a 42-year-old woman with diaphragmatic endometriosis, hepatic herniation, and catamenial pn…
A 42-year-old woman's rare chest pain from endometriosis required both surgery and hormones, proving that surgical repair alone may not be e…
Antimicrobial peptides show anticancer activity via membrane disruption and immune priming in preclinical models
Review finds antimicrobial peptides show promise against cancer cells but clinical evidence remains limited
A systematic review of preclinical evidence finds antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) exhibit selective electrostatic interactions with malignant …
Antimicrobial peptides can selectively target and kill cancer cells by disrupting their membranes while also acting as vaccines to boost the…
Functional precision medicine approaches may complement current paradigms for non-metastatic colorectal cancer management
Your Colon Cancer Treatment Plan May Be Missing This One Crucial Piece
This commentary discusses functional precision medicine approaches, genomic profiling, and ex vivo drug responses in patients with non-metas…
Standard colon cancer plans often miss unique biology that drives recurrence, prompting calls for new approaches beyond current guidelines.
Proceeding with TKA without preoperative anticoagulation for asymptomatic calf vein thrombosis shows no 90-day VTE events
Skip the delay for a minor clot before knee surgery
A retrospective cohort study of 454 adults undergoing primary unilateral TKA found that 44 patients with preoperative asymptomatic isolated …
A small, silent clot found before knee replacement does not require stopping surgery or adding extra blood thinners.
Retrospective study identifies predictors of prolonged ventilation after basal ganglia hemorrhage surgery
One in Three Brain Bleed Patients Face Weeks on a Ventilator — Who's Most at Risk?
A retrospective cohort study of 173 adult ICU patients who underwent surgery for hypertensive basal ganglia intracerebral hemorrhage found t…
About one in three patients recovering from brain bleed surgery need a breathing machine for two weeks or longer, with older age and kidney …
Modified anal fistula plug with drainage seton shows early recovery benefits and comparable 12-month outcomes to conventional treatment in cryptoglandular anal fistula
A New Plug for Anal Fistulas Cuts Pain and Speeds Healing
This prospective cohort study evaluated 140 patients with cryptoglandular anal fistula treated with a modified anal fistula plug combined wi…
A modified anal fistula plug helps patients heal faster with less pain after surgery, offering a smoother recovery for those dealing with th…
PRO and Serum Biomarker Models Predict Endoscopic Activity in Ulcerative Colitis
Count Your Stools to Spot Flare-Ups Early
A retrospective multicenter cohort study of 297 UC patients developed models using patient-reported outcomes (stool frequency, rectal bleedi…
Counting your daily stools and bleeding can accurately spot ulcerative colitis flare-ups without needing an invasive colonoscopy.
Retrospective cohort finds 25-gauge vitrectomy achieves complete foreign body removal in all 198 eyes
What happens when metal enters the eye? A surgery study shows who gets hurt
A retrospective cohort of 198 patients undergoing 25-gauge pars plana vitrectomy for intraocular foreign body (IOFB) extraction achieved 100…
A study of nearly 200 eye injuries found metal objects were removed in every surgery, with most patients being young or middle-aged men in r…
Regional anesthesia with propofol sedation versus general anesthesia in unilateral total knee arthroplasty patients
Numb Legs, Faster Walks: New Knee Surgery Data
This retrospective cohort study evaluated 250 patients undergoing unilateral total knee arthroplasty to compare regional anesthesia with mon…
New knee surgery data shows regional anesthesia leads to faster walking and fewer readmissions without increasing dangerous blood clot risk.
Combined radiomics-clinical model improves AP for differentiating pulmonary tuberculosis from non-tuberculous lung lesions on CT
New CT model may help distinguish tuberculosis from other lung lesions in some patients
This observational study evaluated 900 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis or non-tuberculous solid lung lesions.
A new computer model using CT scans and clinical data outperforms standard methods in distinguishing tuberculosis from other lung lesions in…
Post-hoc analysis of RCTs and cohorts identifies predictors of remission in ACPA-positive early RA treated with abatacept plus methotrexate or methotrexate alone
Early disease activity and response predict remission in ACPA-positive rheumatoid arthritis patients
This post-hoc analysis of randomized controlled trials and an observational cohort evaluated predictors of DAS28-CRP remission in ACPA-posit…
Only early disease activity and treatment response predict remission in ACPA-positive rheumatoid arthritis, while genetic markers and imagin…
Hand massage improves grip strength and function in early RA patients in pilot trial
Can hand massage improve grip strength and reduce pain in early rheumatoid arthritis?
A pilot randomized controlled trial of 30 female RA patients with low disease activity found that 10 hand massage sessions over 2 weeks sign…
Ten hand massage sessions boosted grip strength and lowered pain for women with early rheumatoid arthritis, while standard care alone showed…