Page 3 - Intern Med News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Ann Robinson reviews the latest research The ancient Sumerians and Egyptians used willow bark containing salicylates to treat pain and fevers more than 3500 years ago. In 1897, Bayer chemist Felix Hoffmann synthesised the first aspirin tablet, and 70 years later John Vance explained that it works by inhibiting prostaglandins. Today, aspirin remains one of the most widely used drugs worldwide and new indications for its use can still get researchers excited. This preliminary phase 2 trial of 80 adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) found that six months of...

Proposed national $35 insulin cap would help some patients, researchers say

Tom Nolan reviews the latest research Each year, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) quietly sweeps through the world killing over 100 000 children. Somehow, it barely gets a mention in the news cycle, although that may soon change if countries launch RSV vaccination programmes. A meta-analysis sought to estimate the global burden of RSV disease and risk factors for both getting the infection and severe outcomes. A key finding was that preterm infants born <32 weeks’ gestation have a higher risk of RSV and hospital admission from RSV that persists into their second year of life. Late pret...

But glucocorticoid replacement right after surgery may be protective

Tom Nolan reviews the latest research When the infamous adverts suggesting that e-cigarettes are “95% less harmful than cigarettes” appeared in 2015, it seemed to knock the stuffing out of smoking cessation services: why should soon to be bankrupt councils pay GPs and pharmacists to help people stop smoking when they could just buy a vape instead? Since then vapes have become a permanent presence in corner shops and school classrooms. But, despite their success as consumer products, vapes are still not licensed as smoking cessation aids. A clinical trial in China randomised people motivate...