Patterns of Psychiatric Medication Use in Postpartum Depression

Photo Credit: iStock.com/SDI Productions The following is a summary of “Real-world pharmacotherapy treatment patterns among patients diagnosed with postpartum depression in the United States,” published in the June 2025 issue of BMC Psychiatry by...

What I eat in a day videos can be harmful, expert says

Regularly watching social media videos of what people are eating in a day can be dangerous for your health, according to a clinical psychologist. Catherine Houlihan has revealed that these types of videos can spread harmful messages about food,...

Global Surveillance of Antibiotic Resistance Using VigiBase

Photo Credit: iStock.com/igoriss The following is a summary of “Enhancing Role of Pharmacovigilance to Conventional Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance: Cross-sectional Identification and Analysis of Reports of Antibiotic Resistance in VigiBase,”...

Mitsubishi Research Institute & Astellas collaborate to provide drug-discovery startups in Japan

Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. (MRI) and Astellas Pharma Inc. (Astellas), is a global life sciences company, announced that they have agreed on a memorandum of understanding to provide drug-discovery startups in Japan with support in their...

CSL (ASX:CSL) Strengthens Its Footing in S&P/ASX 200 Healthcare Space

Highlights CSL Limited (ASX:CSL) operates in global biotechnology and is part of the S&P/ASX 200 index. The company’s three core divisions—CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus, and CSL Vifor—serve key areas of healthcare worldwide. CSL maintains a reputation...

The Healthcare Industry’s Climate Time Bomb

All stakeholders in healthcare now aim to make the sector greener, and several ongoing initiatives show that real changes are possible. Recently, the 2024 Global Report from The Lancet Countdown issued an urgent warning that human health is...

Research Gaps in Life Participation Support in CKD

Photo Credit: iStock.com/Mohammed Haneefa Nizamudeen The following is a summary of “Exploring interventions to support life participation for adults with chronic kidney disease: a scoping review,” published in the May 2025 issue of BMC Nephrology...

Oral Venetoclax Combo Elicits Responses, Survival in Newly Diagnosed AML

Among those with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who are ineligible to receive intensive chemotherapy, complete responses (CRs) and encouraging survival outcomes occurred following treatment with all-oral venetoclax (Venclexta) plus...

New Legislation Seeks Total Ban On Direct-To-Consumer Pharma Ads.

Critics of pharmaceutical advertising sense the tide is turning in Washington, with a new administration and a Health and Human Services Secretary who agrees drug ads don’t belong on the airwaves. That has led to the introduction of a second bill...

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Signs of Alzheimer's evident on imaging up to 15 years prior to symptom onset in Down syndrome population

The team focused their work on alterations of the medial temporal lobe (MTL). In doing so, they observed anatomical changes related to the progression of Alzheimer’s, starting with changes in the cortical thickness of the entorhinal cortex....

Vedolizumab Outperformed Infliximab in Real-World Outcomes

Photo Credit: iStock.com/CoreDesignKEY The following is a summary of “Treatment sequences, outcomes, healthcare utilization, and costs in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases requiring advanced treatment—real world comparative effectiveness...

Shifts in Enteric Disease and Antimicrobial Resistance

Photo Credit: iStock.com/ktsimage The following is a summary of “A group with emerging potential in the clinical and public health realms: the genus Providencia,” published in the May 2025 issue of Infectious Diseases by Janda et al. The genus...

Workplace and History Shape Stigma Toward the SED-Harmed

Photo Credit: iStock.com/Rafik The following is a summary of “Stigmatisation of survivors of political persecution in the GDR: attitudes of healthcare professionals,” published in the June 2025 issue of Frontiers in Psychiatry by Schott et al....

Growing Overlap of COPD, Severe Obesity, and Sleep Apnea

Photo Credit: iStock.com/vitapix The following is a summary of “Triple overlap of COPD, severe obesity, and high risk of OSA: insights from an NHANES analysis,” published in the June 2025 issue of BMC Pulmonary Medicine by Orbell et al....

Key Ultrasound Markers Predict Psoriatic Arthritis

Photo Credit: iStock.com/Jacques Hugo The following is a summary of “Clinical and ultrasound features of a cohort of psoriasis patients without musculoskeletal symptoms: a prospective and multicenter study,” published in the June 2025 issue of...

Low-Titre Anti-Gliadin Detected in SFN and Ataxia

Photo Credit: iStock.com/Jitendra Jadhav Patients with small fiber neuropathy and cerebellar ataxia were more likely to have anti-gliadin antibodies when a lower test threshold was used, raising the possibility of hidden gluten sensitivity in...

Opioid Reduction Strategy Using Rescue QL Block

Photo Credit: iStock.com/madigraphics The following is a summary of “Repeat versus Single Quadratus Lumborum Block to Reduce Opioids After Open Pancreatectomy (RESQU-BLOCK) A Randomized Clinical Trial,” published in the May 2025 issue of Annals of...

Comorbidities Influence Optic Outcomes in NMOSD

Photo Credit: iStock.com/jitendrajadhav The following is a summary of “Comorbidities Are Associated With Unfavorable Outcome in Aquaporin-4 Antibody Positive Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders and Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein...

Long-Term Cancer Risk After Active Surveillance

Photo Credit: iStock.com/janulla The following is a summary of “Active surveillance of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 is not associated with an increased risk of non-cervical anogenital HPV-related cancer and precancer a...