1+ week, 3+ day ago   (193+ words) Advanced ultrasound techniques that assess tissue stiffness and microvascular blood flow could improve differentiation between benign and nonbenign soft tissue tumours (STTs), according to new research. Researchers conducted a retrospective diagnostic accuracy study involving 167 consecutive patients referred for STT biopsy…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (250+ words) SARCOPENIA was linked to significantly poorer survival in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), according to a meta-analysis of 22,408 patients, with inflammation further strengthening its prognostic value. Researchers conducted a systematic review of PubMed, Web of Science…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (285+ words) Researchers examining gastrointestinal surgery in children found that those who developed an infection were more likely to speak a primary language other than English or Spanish. The findings also questioned whether infection models built around adult risk factors adequately reflect…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (221+ words) A longitudinal twin study found that problematic alcohol use followed distinct paths from adolescence to early midlife, with persistent use linked to the broadest adverse clinical and psychosocial profile. The study included 1,463 twin individuals from a population based cohort, assessed…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (140+ words) INTESTINAL ultrasound in Crohn’s disease is demonstrating strong agreement with MRI for assessing disease activity. This comes from a study of 504 paired imaging assessments using small intestinal contrast ultrasonography (SICUS). Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (239+ words) HEAD and neck cancer survival improved significantly with ultra-low-dose immunotherapy plus oral metronomic chemotherapy compared with paclitaxel and carboplatin in patients receiving first-line palliative therapy for recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, according to randomized Phase III…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago   (334+ words) EMJ This site is intended for healthcare professionals Rheumatology Nursing Education Needs Urgent Reform RHEUMATOLOGY nursing training gaps may leave early-career nurses underprepared for complex patient care. Rheumatology Nursing Training Gaps Identified Early-career rheumatology nurses in resource-limited county hospitals face…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago   (311+ words) INSULAR gliomas can be resected safely with mapping, with low morbidity across 500 surgical cases. Maximum safe resection remains a robust surgical strategy for insular gliomas, according to outcomes from a single center retrospective analysis of 502 resections performed in 394 unique patients…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (384+ words) ANTIRETROVIRAL therapy (ART) reduces accelerated biological ageing in people with HIV by nearly 4 years, a major Swiss study presented at ESCMID Global 2026 on 20th April has found. In the landmark study, researchers developed a plasma proteomic ageing clock (PAC) that estimates…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (22+ words) We are delighted to announce the release of the latest EMJ Radiology journal! Inside this issue, you will find a variety of......