Medscape Newsfeed:
- Promise and Perils of AI in Medicine
The integration of artificial intelligence in medical practice presents a range of opportunities, but it also comes with challenges and ethical considerations. Medscape Medical News
- Not Kidding: Yellow Dye 5 May Be the Key to Invisibility
A common food dye turned mice see-through, a "stunning" finding that could revolutionize imaging techniques in medicine. Medscape Medical News
- KRAS Inhibitors in Pancreatic Cancer: Hope on the Horizon?
In a disease with dismal outcomes, KRAS inhibitors may offer hope for treating pancreatic cancer. But with preliminary data, experts remain cautiously optimistic. Medscape Medical News
- Why More Doctors Are Joining Unions
With increasing private equity and a dwindling voice, more physicians are turning to unions as a way to protect their rights and advocate for better working conditions. Medscape Medical News
- Colchicine Drug Interactions May Not Affect Safety, Efficacy
Changes in colchicine pharmacokinetics due to drug-drug interactions did not result in meaningful changes in its safety and effectiveness, according to a secondary analysis of a clinical trial. Medscape Medical News
NIH Newsfeed:
- NIH awards will support innovation in syphilis diagnostics
Initiative to simplify testing process for an accelerated public health response.
- Single blood test predicts 30-year cardiovascular disease risks for women
Measuring inflammation and lipids in midlife may support earlier detection, treatment,
- Cannabis and hallucinogen use among adults remained at historic highs in 2023
Vaping among younger adults and binge drinking among mid-life adults also maintained historically high levels, NIH-supported study shows.
- ‘Low-intensity’ blood stem cell transplants for sickle cell appear safe for lung health
NIH study finds lung function remained stable or improved in adults after transplant.
EM Journal Watch Newsfeed:
- Preventing Hypoxemia with Noninvasive Ventilation During Emergency Intubation
In a randomized trial, preoxygenation with NIV significantly and safely lowered the incidence of hypoxemia in critically ill adults.
- Best Practices for Advanced Cardiac Life Support
The American Heart Association has published minor but relevant updates to its resuscitation guidelines.
- Low-Risk Pulmonary Embolism: An Opportunity to Prevent Hospitalizations
Nearly two thirds of patients with low-risk PE are hospitalized.
- Another Benefit of a Primary Care Continuity Relationship
Subsequent emergency department use was lower following a virtual visit with a patient's own family physician compared with a visit with another physician.
- Steroids for Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Patients who were admitted directly to intensive care derived the greatest benefit from steroids.