Nearly 100% of patients using insulin miss a bolus dose each fortnight: study
Missing two basal or four bolus insulin doses in a fortnight is linked with a clinically significant >5% decrease in time with glucose levels in…
Article Type: Specialist Update
‘We’re now in a golden age’: Professor Stephen Nicholls’ big takeaway from the American College of Cardiology conference
Last week, the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Sessions 2024 was held in Atlanta, Georgia. Thousands of cardiologists and academics were in attendance, including…
Did you miss the American College of Cardiology conference? Watch this 10-min video to get up to speed
The American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Sessions 2024 was held in Atlanta, Georgia, on 6-8 April. More than 12,000 attendees were there to discuss…
Counsel patients with uterine septum on spontaneous abortion risk: US guidelines
Patients with a septate uterus should be warned of their increased risk of spontaneous abortion and obstetric complications, but there is insufficient evidence of an…
Osteoporosis drugs remain effective ‘regardless of age’
Anti-osteoporotic medicines are equally effective in older adults as patients under 70, with UK and US researchers reporting similar fracture risk reductions in both age…
MRI screening for BRCA1 mutation carriers tied to lower breast cancer mortality
Women with the BRCA1 pathogenic variant are 80% less likely to die from breast cancer if they undergo MRI surveillance, according to an international team…
Top-down treatment of newly diagnosed Crohn’s could be a game changer: study
Patients with Crohn’s disease who start on infliximab combined with an immunomodulator have far better outcomes within a year compared with traditional ‘step-up’ treatment, a…
Pessary ‘no better than progesterone’ for preterm birth prevention
Cervical pessary is no better than vaginal progesterone for preventing preterm birth in women with singleton pregnancies and a short cervix of ≤35mm, according to…
Conventional IVF ‘still reliable’ with single oocyte retrieval
Limited oocyte availability should not dictate the use of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), according to Italian doctors, who say conventional IVF is reliable even when…
Why simple hysterectomy is better for low-risk cervical cancer
Women with low-risk cervical cancer can undergo simple instead of radical hysterectomy, according to Canadian-led doctors who say the procedures yield similar oncological outcomes. The…
