Electrosurgical snare combined with laser ablation effectively treats bronchial myelolipoma in a case series
New treatment method helps clear rare bronchial tumor blockage
This case report and literature review describes the management of bronchial myelolipoma. The authors conclude that combining electrosurgica…
A new minimally invasive technique using laser ablation and snare resection successfully cleared a rare lung tumor and restored breathing fo…
Yoga and Baduanjin improve lung function while Tai Chi improves quality of life in COPD
Yoga and Tai Chi may improve life for COPD patients
This systematic review and network meta-analysis of 4,720 stable COPD patients evaluated digital health interventions and traditional mind-b…
New analysis shows yoga can boost lung function while Tai Chi helps manage daily symptoms for people with chronic lung disease.
Star fruit-infused liquor consumption can cause secondary oxalate nephropathy and acute kidney injury
Star fruit liquor consumption linked to sudden kidney damage
This case report describes a single patient who developed secondary oxalate nephropathy after consuming star fruit-infused liquor. The patie…
A single case shows how drinking large amounts of star fruit-infused liquor can cause rapid kidney injury and long-term disease.
Low preoperative AGR tied to worse survival in bladder cancer, meta-analysis finds
Low protein levels in blood may signal worse outcomes for bladder cancer
This meta-analysis of 8 studies (8305 patients) found that low preoperative albumin-to-globulin ratio (AGR) is associated with poorer cancer…
A specific blood test measuring the ratio of proteins could help doctors predict how well a patient with bladder cancer will respond to trea…
Indigenous self-determination in governance and cultural safety are critical for Aboriginal general practice pipelines
Barriers to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander doctors in general practice
This scoping review synthesized 27 sources to map evidence regarding the recruitment and retention of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander …
Persistent racism and a lack of funding are keeping Indigenous doctors from staying in general practice roles.
Pharmacist-led medication therapy management improves adherence and glycemic control in a patient with complex T2DM
Pharmacist-led care improves blood sugar for woman with long-term diabetes
This case report describes a single patient with type 2 diabetes who received pharmacist-led medication therapy management. The intervention…
A pharmacist-led review helped a woman with a 30-year history of Type 2 Diabetes significantly improve her medication adherence and blood su…
Tailor-made DMARD selection based on autoantibody status does not improve DAS scores in RA
Tailored Treatment Plans Show Similar Results for Rheumatoid Arthritis
This randomized controlled trial of 308 adults with DMARD-naīre Rheumatoid Arthritis found no significant difference in mean DAS trajectorie…
A new trial shows that tailoring initial medications based on autoantibody status does not change clinical outcomes for patients with rheuma…
AI assisted training improves surgical and invasive procedural skills compared to traditional learning paths
AI Training Shows Promise for Improving Surgical Procedural Skills
This meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials evaluates AI assisted training versus traditional methods for clinical skills. Findings i…
Artificial intelligence can improve surgical and invasive procedural skills in medical training while increasing learner satisfaction and re…
Balanced crystalloid solutions reduce mortality and acute kidney injury in adult patients with sepsis
Balanced crystalloid solutions show lower death rates in sepsis patients
This meta-analysis of 7 trials involving 8,173 adults with sepsis found that balanced crystalloids significantly reduced mortality (RR 0.92)…
A large review of over 8,000 patients suggests balanced crystalloid fluids may reduce mortality and kidney damage for those with sepsis.
Uni-port video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery with vascular pre-blocking successfully manages large pulmonary arteriovenous malformations
Surgery with Pre-blocking Successfully Treats Large Lung Malformation
This case report and literature review describes the management of a 3.1 cm x 2.7 cm pulmonary arteriovenous malformation using uni-port vid…
A new surgical technique using video-assisted surgery and artery blocking successfully treated a large lung malformation in a 43-year-old wo…
Machine learning models show high predictive AUC for postpartum stress urinary incontinence
Machine Learning Models Show Promise for Predicting Postpartum Urinary Incontinence
This meta-analysis of 7 studies involving 4,072 patients evaluated machine learning prediction models for postpartum stress urinary incontin…
New machine learning models show high accuracy in predicting stress urinary incontinence after childbirth, though they are not yet ready for…
Frailty prevalence in peritoneal dialysis patients varies from 7.3% to 83% across included studies
High rates of frailty found in peritoneal dialysis patients
This scoping review of 29 studies examines the incidence and influencing factors of frailty in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis. The …
Frailty affects a large number of people on peritoneal dialysis, but the wide range of cases suggests we need better tools to track it.