Doubt Cast on MGUS-Autoimmune Disease Link
Population-based study fails to confirm earlier findings
Stay updated with breaking news from Intern Med. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Population-based study fails to confirm earlier findings
If you\'re consistently struggling with health problems that seem to be the norm, we\'ve got some tips for you!
Tom Nolan reviews this week’s research Over the past year we’ve seen various trials that assess vaping as an intervention for smoking cessation. Now we have smoking cessation drugs being studied as interventions to help people stop vaping. Cytisinicline, a plant based alkaloid that targets nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, has been available in the UK since the start of this year. One hundred and sixty non-smokers who use nicotine vapes were randomised to either cytisinicline 3 mg three times a day for 12 weeks or placebo (both groups received behavioural support). Participants were asked...
Color Doppler ultrasound proves mettle as standalone method
Ann Robinson reviews the latest research Pregnancy and childbirth can be worrying times, and the news that adverse pregnancy outcomes are associated with an increased risk of dying younger will ramp up anxiety, but it also offers scope to shift the dial. This national Swedish cohort study of more than two million women found that any of five major adverse pregnancy outcomes (preterm delivery, small for gestational age, pre-eclampsia, other hypertensive disorders, and gestational diabetes) was associated with increased mortality risks that remained elevated up to 46 years later. The major cause...