Can Virtual Care Ease Canada’s ER Crisis?
Virtual emergency care could ease pressures on health systems, particularly in rural Canada, but experts call for better integration and evaluation. Medscape News Canada
Virtual emergency care could ease pressures on health systems, particularly in rural Canada, but experts call for better integration and evaluation. Medscape News Canada
From mouth taping to sleep scores, popular strategies raise questions about safety, evidence, and when efforts to improve rest warrant clinical attention. Medscape News Europe
Elevated platelet counts and CRP levels are tied to a risk for cancer among White, Asian, and Black patients in primary care, with stronger associations with colorectal cancer among Black patients. Medscape News UK
Subcutaneous foslevodopa-foscarbidopa infusion may ease non-motor fluctuations in advanced PD, especially during OFF periods, but responses vary based on symptoms. Medscape News UK
Genetic variants can influence tumor location, metastatic risk, treatment choices, and surveillance needs, including those of children and relatives who carry pathogenic variants. Medscape News Europe
Sexual neck compression may cause vascular, airway, and neurologic injuries, yet patients may not disclose the circumstances when they seek emergency care. Medscape News Global
Researchers assess whether cardiac abnormalities persist or improve after anabolic steroid cessation, highlighting the importance of long-term cardiovascular monitoring. Medscape News Europe
Molecular insights have transformed treatment development in inflammatory skin diseases, but clinicians still lack reliable tools to match therapies to individual patients. Medscape News Europe
Sleep disturbances, anxiety, or behavioural changes may signal hidden online harm, and consultation aids can help GPs raise the subject. Medscape News UK
Oseltamivir is not linked to shorter hospital stays in children with influenza, even when given early, suggests a retrospective analysis of data from 14 Canadian hospitals. Medscape News Europe
Competitive athletes with gene-elusive arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy show more electrical changes and a higher unadjusted hazard of life-threatening arrhythmias, death, or heart transplantation. Medscape News UK
Higher prolactin levels are associated with poorer diastolic function and heart failure symptoms in men, but not in women, with type 2 diabetes. Medscape News UK
A history of alcohol use disorder does not automatically prevent employment; however, clinicians must consider workplace safety, confidentiality, and functional readiness. Medscape News Europe
Many patients never connect diabetes with changes in sexual health, leaving clinicians to recognize concerns that may otherwise go unspoken during routine care. Medscape News Europe
Kidney disease can remain undetected in patients with cardiovascular conditions, prompting experts to emphasize early screening with blood and urine tests. Medscape News Europe
Trials suggest that abatacept may delay rheumatoid arthritis in carefully selected high-risk patients, but permanent prevention remains unproven. Medscape News Europe
Halving the antenatal betamethasone dose does not appear to worsen later neurodevelopment in very preterm children, but the researchers say it is too soon to change practice. Medscape News Europe
Maternal fecal microbiota transplant may partly restore the microbiome of infants born by cesarean, but an expert raises concerns about how the transplant is delivered. Medscape News Europe
Inaccessible facilities, communication barriers, and diagnostic biases continue to compromise care for people with disabilities in Europe, but clinicians can make consultations more accessible. Medscape News Europe
Adding irinotecan to adjuvant oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy does not improve 3-year disease-free survival in patients with resected, high-risk stage III colon cancer, a phase 3 trial finds. Medscape News UK
Faecal transplants already treat recurrent C. difficile infection, but wider uses of microbiome medicine are still being explored. Medscape News UK
EMA’s safety committee is reviewing increased reporting of hypersensitivity reactions, including anaphylaxis, linked to specific batches of human normal immunoglobulin medicines. Medscape News Europe
An NHS pilot pairs digital screening with nurse consultations to steer adults towards ADHD assessment or other support. Medscape News UK
Researchers identify clinical factors associated with complications in children; however, larger prospective studies are needed before these findings can guide risk prediction. Medscape News Global
Deanxit (flupentixol-melitracen) is under review after reports of movement disorders and memory and thinking problems, with some symptoms persisting after treatment was stopped. Medscape News Europe
Diagnostic accuracy depends on more than tissue sampling, with lesion selection, technique, and communication with dermatopathologists all shaping the interpretation of findings. Medscape News Europe
Experts explain how clinicians can acknowledge parental fears, answer children’s questions honestly, and tailor discussions of prognosis to each child’s developmental stage. Medscape News Global
RSV immunization programs are linked to large drops in infant hospitalizations, but strategies vary widely in Europe, especially for children born preterm, two studies show. Medscape News Europe
The Health and Social Care Committee says a pledge to tackle obesity lacks detail and wants a cross-government plan driven from the top. Medscape News UK
Pharmacist-run telephone clinics at one Peterborough practice were linked to a 42% fall in GP heart failure workload Medscape News UK