News

Physician's Weekly13h
Neurofilament Light Predicts Cognitive Decline in CIDP
The following is a summary of “Inverse relation between serum neurofilament light chain and cognitive function in chronic ...
Physician's Weekly13h
Influence of Race and Age on MIS-C Clinical Outcomes
The following is a summary of “Sociodemographic Disparities in Severity of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: The ...
Physician's Weekly23h
Long-Term Corticosteroid Use in IgA Nephropathy Increases Risks
The following is a summary of “Burden of corticosteroid therapy in patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN): a ...
Physician's Weekly23h
ECM Biomarkers and Hand Function Impairments in Inflammatory Arthritis
The following is a summary of “Serum extracellular matrix biomarkers in rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and ...
Physician's Weekly14h
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi enhance nitrogen acquisition from, but not carbon loss of, organic matter in soil.
The effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) on decomposition can be regulated by their role in plant nitrogen acquisition due to their obligate biotrophic lifestyle. However, few studies have ...
Physician's Weekly14h
Chronic lower back pain effects of music on fluoroscopic guided (CLEF) interventional pain procedures: a randomized controlled trial.
Music medicine has shown promise in reducing anxiety and pain during medical procedures, but its effects during interventional pain procedures without sedation remain unexplored. Although previous ...
Physician's Weekly15h
Co-design of a Mobile Stroke Unit pathway highlights uncertainties and trade-offs for viable system-wide implementation in the English and Welsh NHS.
Mobile stroke units (MSUs) are specialist ambulances equipped with scanning and point of care testing that can identify patients eligible for intravenous thrombolysis - medication to dissolve a clot ...
Physician's Weekly15h
Post-treatment time to symptom resolution and associated factors in a cohort of Ugandan men with urethral discharge syndrome.
Ugandan men with urethral discharge syndrome (UDS) have high burdens of curable sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV. STI complaints are treated syndromically, but post-treatment symptom ...
Physician's Weekly15h
Impact of Venous CONgestion on Organ Function and Outcomes in Sepsis (ICON-Sepsis): a prospective observational cohort study protocol.
Sepsis is a common condition with significant morbidity, mortality and annual costs of care in the billions of dollars. Despite innumerable studies on the causes of, and therapies for, sepsis, the ...
Physician's Weekly15h
Utilization and dose optimization of beta-blockers in chronic heart failure therapy: a mixed-methods study.
Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) represents a significant global health burden, affecting over 64 million individuals and resulting in substantial morbidity and mortality, ...
Physician's Weekly15h
The relationship between homocysteine levels and blood pressure variability with early renal injury marker NGAL in patients with H-type hypertension.
H-type hypertension (HTH), characterized by hypertension and hyperhomocysteinemia, may accelerate renal injury. Blood pressure variability (BPV) could exacerbate this process, while neutrophil ...
Physician's Weekly15h
Evaluation of implementing drug checking services for anabolic androgenic steroids in Switzerland: a pilot study.
The use of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) among male recreational gym users has become a global substance use concern. A substantial black market for these substances exists with possibly ...