Guideline-based nursing strategy for toxic epidermal necrolysis in an elderly patient
How Special Care Helped Elderly Patient Survive Rare Skin Crisis
This guideline-based case report describes a multidisciplinary nursing strategy for an 84-year-old woman with toxic epidermal necrolysis. Th…
A detailed nursing plan helped an older woman recover from a dangerous skin reaction faster than expected.
rTMS for Anxiety in Women Undergoing Elective Surgery: A Randomized Protocol
New Brain Stimulation May Calm Surgery Anxiety Without Pills
This single-center randomized controlled study protocol will enroll 252 female patients scheduled for elective surgery under general anesthe…
This research explores a drug-free way to help women feel calmer before and after surgery.
Narrative review examines abscopal effect potential in non-small cell lung cancer multimodality therapies.
When One Tumor Shrinks, Others Can Too—Here’s How
This narrative review evaluates the abscopal effect in non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with radiotherapy, lung ablation, or immu…
A new review explains how treating one lung tumor can help shrink tumors elsewhere in the body, offering a new way to think about cancer tre…
Oxycodone PCIA reduces visceral pain vs. sufentanil after repeat cesarean section
Better Pain Relief Found for Women After Repeat C-Section
This randomized controlled trial in 100 women undergoing elective repeat cesarean section compared patient-controlled intravenous analgesia …
A new study shows a specific painkiller might work better for women having repeat C-sections.
Adjunctive Yuehua Decoction linked to improved quality of life in multidrug-resistant TB patients.
A Traditional Herb May Ease the Burden of Drug-Resistant TB
This prospective cohort study in adults with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis found that adjunctive Yuehua Decoction with standard chemother…
This study suggests a traditional Chinese medicine could improve quality of life for patients battling drug-resistant tuberculosis, with few…
Systematic review on CUL5's role in cancer cell therapies and modulation strategies
Cancer cell therapy may get stronger by targeting a key protein
This systematic review synthesizes evidence on CUL5-mediated ubiquitination in cancer. It finds CUL5 influences tumor pathways and can enhan…
A protein called CUL5 helps control tumor growth and could be a new target to make cancer cell therapies work better.
Preoperative anxiety risk factors identified in elective surgery patients at a tertiary hospital
New Tool Predicts Which Surgical Patients Will Face High Anxiety
This retrospective cohort study of 425 adult elective surgery patients in Southwest China found that 39.5% met criteria for preoperative anx…
This new tool could help doctors spot and support anxious patients before surgery, making operations safer and less stressful.
Systematic review links periodontitis to NAFLD progression and HCC risk
Your Mouth Could Be Harming Your Liver—Here’s What to Do
This systematic review finds that periodontitis and oral pathogens like F. nucleatum are independent risk factors for NAFLD progression, cir…
You brush your teeth every day. You might floss sometimes.
Network meta-analysis of dietary supplements for ulcerative colitis management
Some dietary supplements may help ulcerative colitis symptoms and quality of life
This network meta-analysis of 24 randomized controlled trials with 1,491 participants synthesized evidence on dietary supplements for ulcera…
A review of 24 trials found certain supplements like probiotics and flaxseed extract may ease ulcerative colitis symptoms and improve qualit…
Meta-analysis compares FAST and MAST scores for MASH with significant fibrosis diagnosis
New Scans May Spot Dangerous Liver Disease Without a Biopsy
This meta-analysis of four studies evaluated FibroScan-AST (FAST) and MRI-AST (MAST) scores versus liver biopsy for diagnosing metabolic dys…
These new scan-based scores could help doctors find dangerous liver scarring sooner, without the need for a painful needle biopsy.
Laser plus sodium hypochlorite improves E. faecalis elimination in apical periodontitis
Root Canal Infections: Why a Laser Might Be Your Best Shot at Healing
This retrospective case-control study of 102 patients found that adding 810 nm semiconductor laser irradiation to 3% sodium hypochlorite irr…
Adding a laser to your root canal cleaning can significantly lower the risk of lingering infection and future pain.
Chemotherapy-related renal injury incidence and risk factors in patients with malignant tumors
Kidney injury risk rises with age, diabetes, and certain chemo drugs
This retrospective cohort study of 152 patients with malignant tumors found an 18.42% incidence of chemotherapy-related renal injury (CRI). …
A study of cancer patients found nearly 1 in 5 developed kidney injury after chemotherapy, with older age and diabetes among key risk factor…