- Univadis Medical News
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Brain damage reversed in a drowned toddler
Subacute normobaric and hyperbaric oxygen therapy restored drowning-induced cortical grey matter and white matter loss.
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- Univadis Medical News
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Views sought on digital innovation in health in the EU
- Univadis Medical News
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EMA suspends authorisation for 3 MRI contrast agents
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Watchdog opens investigation into European Medicines Agency
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Responding to terror attacks: training manual being developed for doctors in Europe
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Are you meeting stethoscope hygiene standards?
- Univadis Medical News
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Obese patients don’t need to lose weight before joint replacement surgery
- The Lancet
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Germany's increasing contribution to global health
- Clinical Essentials from J Addict Med
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What's the best pain management for patients with opioid use disorder undergoing cesarean?
Professional & Business
- International Medical Press
Blood donation regulations relaxed for gay men and sex workers
- International Medical Press
NHS England to cut out wasteful drug prescriptions
- International Medical Press
GMC: action plan for revalidation
- International Medical Press
£325 million to ‘modernise and transform’ patient care
- International Medical Press
Government publishes plan for ‘smokefree generation’
- International Medical Press
Declare Suicide Act illegal, high court told
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- Conference reports - RSi Communications
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Adductor canal nerve blockade equivalent to FNB blockade for pain control after ACL reconstruction | AOSSM
Quadriceps muscle activation deficits were lower for the ACB group at all timepoints.
- Clinical Essentials from Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
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What's the best tool to prevent opioid-induced constipation?
Results of a meta-analysis of RCTs.
- Clinical Essentials from Urol Oncol
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Antihypertensive use higher after partial vs radical nephrectomy
Hemodynamic parameters were comparable to radical nephrectomy.
- Clinical Essentials from J Am Coll Surg
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Colorectal surgery: full bowel prep reduces surgical site infections
Oral antibiotics plus mechanical bowel preparation reduces risk by 80%.
- Conference reports - RSi Communications
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Excrescence raises high suspicion for abductor tendon tear | AOSSM
Trochanteric excrescence had a specificity of 97%, PPV of 94%, and PLR of 12.8 for abductor tears.
- Clinical Essentials from Obes Surg
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Score predicts diabetes remission following bariatric surgery procedures
The validated DiaRem score is derived from data readily available in the medical record.
- Univadis Medical News
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Risk of endocarditis significantly lower with mechanical vs biological heart valves
The risk of endocarditis was approximately 50 per cent higher with a biological valve than with a mechanical prosthesis.
- Univadis Medical News
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British Thoracic Society welcomes new Tobacco Control Plan
The vision is to create the first smoke-free generation, reducing the prevalence of smoking to 5% or less.
- Clinical summaries
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Cannabinoid oromucosal spray fails to improve cancer pain
Two prior randomised double-blind studies reported encouraging results in patients with advanced cancer and chronic pain refractory to optimised opioid therapy.
- Clinical Essentials from Ann Thorac Surg
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Second NSCLC: prior pneumonectomy shouldn’t preclude resection
Survival is better with resection than radiation therapy.
- Clinical Essentials from JAMA Neurol
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Brain aneurysms are fairly common in women with FMD
US registry data show that about 1 in 8 women are affected.
- Conference reports - RSi Communications
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Testosterone increases lean mass in men undergoing ACL reconstruction | AOSSM
Surgical trauma and post-op immobility can exacerbate loss of muscle, strength.
- Clinical Essentials from JAMA Intern Med
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Meta-analysis: is vasectomy linked to prostate cancer?
Meta-analysis of 53 studies in >14 million men gives the final verdict.
- Clinical Essentials from Ann Surg Oncol
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Is radiotherapy really the best treatment for LARC?
Phase 2 trial demonstrates safety, efficacy of NACT with cetuximab or bevacizumab.