Clinical Medicine
Once taboo questions about the impacts of gender transition examined
May 1st, 2019 The European Network for the Investigation of Gender Incongruence (ENIGI) is the largest study of people who have gone through the transgendering process, providing data on the best treatments and outcomes. Sara Readon writes in...
Interim advice on prescribing of cannabis-based products and cannabinoids
April 17th, 2019 A UK clinical review provides new interim advice for doctors and clinicians in prescribing cannabis-based products and cannabinoids to treat certain conditions. Since a policy change in November 2018, specialist doctors registered with the UK’s...
Inflammation — the possible link between heart disease and depression
March 27th, 2019 People with heart disease are more likely to suffer from depression, and the opposite is also true. Now, scientists at the University of Cambridge believe they have identified a link between these two conditions: inflammation – the body's response...
Injectable, low-cost hydrogel helps wounds heal faster
November 28th, 2018 Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have created an easy-to-make, low-cost injectable hydrogel that could help wounds heal faster, especially for patients with compromised health issues. Wound healing can be complex and...
A short, sharp, cold-water swim may beat painkillers
February 21st, 2018 A short, sharp, cold-water swim may offer an alternative to strong painkillers and physiotherapy to relieve severe persistent pain after surgery, suggest doctors from the department of psychiatry, University of Cambridge and the School of Health...
Study ends debate over role of steroids in treating septic shock
January 24th, 2018 Steroids reduced the duration of septic shock and the time spent on life support therapy in intensive care, but did not lead to fewer deaths overall, an international trial conducted in 3,800 patients found. The results from the largest ever...Better survival and neurological outcomes in cardiac arrest
Survivors of cardiac arrest who remain in comas have better survival and neurological outcomes when their body temperatures are lowered.Specialised survivor clinics for child cancer
Adult survivors of childhood cancer stay in better health and require fewer visits to emergency departments if they are patients of specialised survivor clinics.'Potentially lifesaving information' ends landmark BP study
Declaring they had 'potentially lifesaving information' the US National Institutes of Health have ended a major study over a year early because it has already conclusively answered a question cardiologists have long puzzled over: How low should...One-stop guide to BP lowering treatments
The first definitive summary of the best and safest blood pressure lowering treatments for kidney disease and diabetes patients has been compiled.Hand grip beats BP in assessing health
Hand grip firmness is better than blood pressure (BP) at assessing health and reduced muscular strength consistently links with early death, disability and illness, a large multinational study found.Sepsis survivors in a hospital revolving door
Patients who had survived sepsis were significantly more likely to get readmitted for a condition that could possibly have been prevented or treated early to avoid a hospital stay, University of Michigan research found. A separate Harvard study...Non-drug care the 'first choice' in dementia
Non-drug approaches should be the first choice for treating dementia patients' common symptoms such as irritability, agitation, depression, anxiety, sleep problems, aggression, apathy and delusions. The researchers, from the University of Michigan...Ultrasound matches CT scans as initial diagnostic for kidney stones
CT scans are no better than less-often-used ultrasound exams to diagnose painful kidney stones in hospital emergency rooms says a clinical study conducted at 15 medical centres. According to study author Dr Rebecca Smith-Bindman of , ‘Ultrasound...‘Biospleen’ device successfully treating sepsis
Sepsis claims the lives of 8m people worldwide each year but in in many cases blood cultures never make a positive identification, so the problem is often treated blindly. But, notes a report, there is some hope. , in collaboration with other...