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EBMT 2025: Maintenance Therapy Improves High-Risk AML Outcomes

Maintenance therapy significantly boosts outcomes for high-risk AML patients after transplantation, as highlighted at EBMT 2025.

Landmark Migraine Study Identifies 778 Genetic Risk Variants in Veterans: AAN 2025

A genome-wide association study (GWAS) presented at the 2025 American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Annual Meeting in San Diego has identified 778 previously unknown genetic variants associated with migraine, shedding new light on the condition’s genetic underpinnings across racial and ethnic groups.

How Clinicians’ Expectations Shape AI Diagnostic Tools’ Success

New research has examined what drives clinicians to adopt intelligence-enabled diagnostic clinical decision support systems, and how to improve uptake.

New AI Tool May Reveal Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk in Infancy

Researchers introduce a new Genetic Progression Score (GPS) that enhances prediction of autoimmune disease progression by integrating biobank and case-control genetic data.

Men with PCOS-Affected Sisters Show Higher Diabetes Risks

A large cohort study from Sweden reveals that men with sisters diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) face elevated cardiometabolic risks as early as adolescence.

Shaji Kumar

Hema Now: Episode 14: Personalised Approaches in Myeloma Treatment

Shaji Kumar, Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

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The clock, the germ and the gut: Pharma’s role in healthy ageing

How pharma could shift from curing disease to promoting healthy ageing through epigenetics, the microbiome and antimicrobial innovation.

Delays in Sepsis Antibiotics Double Mortality Risk

Administering antibiotics more than 1 hour after emergency department presentation for suspected sepsis significantly increases the risk of 28-day in-hospital mortality.

Faster GI Defect Closure with Cap-Assisted Technique

Researchers report that a novel cap-assisted clip closure technique shortens procedure time without compromising safety in patients undergoing endoscopic tumour resection.

New Criteria Improve Diagnosis of IgG4-Related Arterial Disease

Healthcare professionals in the U.S. are closely watching progress in the diagnosis and management of IgG4-related periaortitis, periarteritis, and retroperitoneal fibrosis, a complex subset of IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) that mimics other conditions and defies simple diagnostic approaches.