Medscape UK

• Frailty in OA and RA Patients and the Effect of Comorbidities Patients with osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were more likely to have or develop prevalent and incident frailty.
  Medscape UK, July 27, 2021
• Ivermectin Beneficial in Improving COVID-19 Outcomes, Suggests Meta-analysis A meta-analysis showed a 56% reduction in mortality along with improved viral clearance and clinical recovery in patients receiving ivermectin vs standard of care (control) treatment for SARS-CoV-2 infection.
  Medscape UK, July 26, 2021
• Adherence to a Healthy Sleep Pattern Linked to Lower Mortality Risks A healthy sleep pattern was significantly associated with lower risks of all-cause mortality and mortality associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cancer.
  Medscape UK, July 23, 2021
• Five Things You Need to Know About Bronchiectasis   Dr Kevin Gruffydd-Jones highlights five things you need to know about bronchiectasis.
  Medscape UK, July 22, 2021
• IAS 2021 — Younger People with HIV Carry an Increased Risk of CVD People living with HIV (PLWH), especially younger individuals, have an increased risk for mortality, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and cardiovascular (CV) risk factors.
  Medscape UK, July 22, 2021
• Birth Weight, Adult Obesity and Hypertension Risk A study found a non-linear inverse association between low birth weight (<2.88 kg) and the risk of hypertension.
  Medscape UK, July 21, 2021
• Benefits of Statins Outweigh the Harm from Adverse Events A meta-analysis found that statin use was associated with an increased risk of self-reported muscle symptoms, liver dysfunction, renal insufficiency and eye conditions.
  Medscape UK, July 20, 2021
• Secretory Phospholipase A2 Activity Tied to Increased Risk of Ischaemic Stroke Secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) activity, but not concentration, was associated with an increased risk of future ischaemic stroke, independent of traditional cardiovascular (CV) risk factors.
  Medscape UK, July 19, 2021
• What's Wrong With NHS Cancer Imaging Services?   Professor Karol Sikora reflects on a critical report on NHS imaging services.
  Medscape UK, July 16, 2021
• Serum and Dietary Vitamin D Levels and Metabolic Syndrome in Severely Obese Individuals Individuals with class II and III obesity (body mass index [BMI], >35 kg/m2) had a low prevalence of vitamin D deficiency.
  Medscape UK, July 16, 2021
• Bariatric Surgery Ups the Risk of Major and Any Fracture, but Not Peripheral Fracture Patients with obesity had an increased risk of major and any fracture, but not peripheral fracture within 5 years of bariatric surgery.
  Medscape UK, July 15, 2021
• Key Predictors of Inpatient Mortality in COVID-19 Patients The presence of hypertension and diabetes together was associated with a significantly increased risk of inpatient COVID-19 mortality.
  Medscape UK, July 14, 2021
• Adopt a Stepped Approach to Atopic Eczema Management Dr Caroline Ward discusses NICE recommendations on the treatment of atopic eczema, focusing on eczema complicated by bacterial or viral infection.
  Medscape UK, July 13, 2021
• Diverse Set of Biomarkers Tied to Increased MDD Incidence In a large community-based cohort study, biological markers of liver, kidney and endocrine dysfunction, innate immunity, anaemia and macrocytosis were associated with an increased 5-year incidence of major depressive disorder (MDD).
  Medscape UK, July 13, 2021
• Association of CVD Risk Factors with Depression in Young People A meta-analysis found a longitudinal association between cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, particularly high body mass index (BMI; >25 kg/m2) and smoking, and subsequent depression in young people.
  Medscape UK, July 12, 2021
• Experts Call for Liposuction Approval for Lipoedema Liposuction for lipoedema should be available on the NHS for medical, not cosmetic, grounds, experts argue.
  Medscape UK, July 09, 2021
• Chronic Anticoagulation Fails to Lower AKI Risk in COVID-19 Patients Chronic anticoagulation does not reduce the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) and its severity, including the need for renal replacement therapy (RRT) in hospitalised patients with COVID-19.
  Medscape UK, July 09, 2021
• What Doctors Need to Know About NICE Atrial Fibrillation Guidance   Dr Rob Hicks talks to Dr Neil Andrews, one of the experts behind the last NICE guidelines on AF.
  Medscape UK, July 08, 2021
• Adherence to Dietary Recommendations Lowers the Risk of All-cause Mortality and Fatal CVD Adherence to a greater number of World Health Organization (WHO) dietary recommendations was associated with a lower risk of all-cause mortality and fatal cardiovascular disease (CVD).
  Medscape UK, July 08, 2021
• Cardiometabolic Outcomes in Patients with Psoriatic Disease Treated with Apremilast Treatment with apremilast was associated with a reduction in body weight, principally abdominal subcutaneous fat, and an improvement in disease activity in patients with psoriatic disease.
  Medscape UK, July 07, 2021