Staged traditional Chinese medicine treatment resulted in lesion reduction for a pulmonary inflammatory pseudotumor
Traditional Chinese Medicine May Reduce Lung Inflammation Size
This case report and literature review describes the use of staged traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to treat a 3.4 cm x 2.6 cm pulmonary i…
A case report shows a patient with a lung mass saw significant size reduction after 10 months of staged traditional Chinese medicine treatme…
Pharmacist-integrated collaborative outpatient care reduces systolic blood pressure by 7.11 mm Hg in CKM populations
Pharmacists help patients with high blood pressure and diabetes
This systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials evaluates pharmacist-integrated collaborative outpatient care for patients wit…
Adding pharmacists to outpatient care teams can significantly lower blood pressure for people managing hypertension and type 2 diabetes.
Clinical Segmentation Evaluation Scale shows strong correlation with IoU for AI nerve segmentation
New scale helps experts judge accuracy of nerve imaging AI
This guideline-based pilot validation study evaluates the Clinical Segmentation Evaluation Scale (C-SES) for AI-based nerve segmentation on …
A new scoring system provides a reliable way for experts to evaluate how accurately AI identifies nerves in ultrasound scans.
Tofacitinib reduces joint swelling in PAPA syndrome but does not reverse structural damage
Tofacitinib May Reduce Joint Pain in PAPA Syndrome Cases
This case report and literature review describes an 11-year-old boy with PAPA syndrome and a PSTPIP1 variant whose joint swelling and pain d…
A new case report shows that the drug tofacitinib can reduce joint swelling and pain for children with a rare condition called PAPA syndrome…
Adalimumab improves axial inflammation in hidradenitis suppurativa with spondyloarthritis features
Adalimumab Treatment Improves Skin and Joint Issues for One Patient
This case report describes a 31-year-old man with Hurley stage II hidradenitis suppurativa and spondyloarthritis features. Treatment with ad…
A single case study shows how a specific medication helped a man with skin lesions and joint pain, highlighting the link between these two c…
Early Full Enteral Feeding Cuts Preterm Hospital Stay
Early full feeding may shorten hospital stays for preterm infants
Meta-analysis of 2,777 preterm infants shows early full enteral feeding reduces hospital stay by 4.41 days, with low-certainty evidence.
Starting full enteral feeding immediately after birth may help stable preterm babies reach milestones faster and leave the hospital sooner.
System-level reforms and standardized systems improve efficiency in medical device and pharmaceutical clinical trial initiation
New strategies help speed up the start of medical trials
This scoping review analyzed 27 data sources from 19 programs to identify success factors for improving clinical trial initiation. Key findi…
New research identifies how centralizing systems and pooling resources can help get new medicines and devices to patients faster.
Self-administered acupressure and hypnosis show no group-level effects on blood pressure in hypertension
Acupressure and hypnosis show mixed results for high blood pressure
This meta-analysis of N-of-1 trials examined the impact of self-administered acupressure and hypnosis on patients with grade 1 or 2 hyperten…
New data looks at whether acupressure and hypnosis can lower blood pressure, finding that while some individuals saw improvements, the group…
Multimodal framework using Lp(a), hs-CRP, and colchicine addresses residual risk in Chinese CAD patients
New Framework Suggests Colchicine Use for Coronary Artery Disease
This perspective piece proposes a multimodal framework for assessing residual risk in Chinese patients with coronary artery disease. It sugg…
A new framework suggests using specific markers like hs-CRP and Lp(a) to help identify patients who may benefit from low-dose colchicine.
Reduced-dose daratumumab and bortezomib may achieve partial renal remission in CyBorD-refractory PGNMID
Reduced Dose Daratumumab Shows Promise for Rare Kidney Disease
This case report describes a 73-year-old male with proliferative glomerulonephritis with monoclonal immunoglobulin deposits (PGNMID) who ach…
A new case report shows a reduced dose of daratumumab may help manage severe kidney disease and heart failure in high-risk elderly patients.
Smoking exposure dominates literature on autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases with limited immune-mechanism integration
Mapping the link between smoking and autoimmune joint diseases
This evidence map of 433 studies identifies a high prevalence of smoking and tobacco research in autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases.…
A large review of research shows that while smoking is heavily studied in arthritis, many studies lack deep data on how it affects immune sy…
Lifestyle modification and optimized proton pump inhibitor therapy are first-line treatments for gastroesophageal reflux disease
New guidelines offer clearer paths for managing acid reflux disease
This clinical guideline provides standardized management protocols for patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease in Vietnam. It emphasiz…
New clinical guidelines provide a standardized roadmap for diagnosing and treating acid reflux and esophageal inflammation in Vietnam.