Uncategorised - European Medical Journal

Multiple Myeloma Outcomes in England Real World Data - EMJ

Real World Multiple Myeloma Outcomes Across Treatment Lines

A large English registry analysis shows survival in multiple myeloma declines with each treatment line and is significantly longer in patients receiving autologous stem cell transplant.

Amplicon-Based Sequencing Aids Severe Pneumonia Diagnosis - EMJ

Amplicon-Based Sequencing Aids Severe Pneumonia Diagnosis

Amplicon-based sequencing may boost severe pneumonia diagnosis in ICU, particularly for fungal infections and immunosuppressed patients.

NAFLD risk prediction

Triglyceride -glucose-waist-to-height ratio predicts fatty liver in older adults

A new study shows that the triglyceride-glucose-waist-to-height ratio may help predict NAFLD risk in older adults, offering a simple screening tool.

AI-Enabled ECG Helps Identify Undiagnosed Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

A multicentre study shows AI-enabled ECG screening can be integrated into clinical workflows to detect previously undiagnosed hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and accelerate follow-up.

Lung Cancer Screening Risks Misreported - EMJ

Misinformation Linked to Reductions in Lung Cancer Screening

Medical societies warn that flawed studies may deter patients from lung cancer screening despite clear survival benefits.

Digital Neuro Fingerprints concept showing smartphone based tasks capturing speech, gait, and eye movement signals for precision dementia monitoring

Digital Neuro Fingerprints for Precision Dementia Care

Digital Neuro Fingerprints may transform dementia monitoring, by merging smartphone signals into clinically meaningful risk scores.

Blood culture bottles in a microbiology lab representing Streptococcus agalactiae bacteremia and time to positivity

Short Blood Culture Timing Tied to Endocarditis

In Streptococcus agalactiae bacteremia, faster blood culture positivity was linked to infective endocarditis in adults overall.

Scientist performing-experiment

When ELNs fall short: why R&D is turning to AI

A new study shows how limitations in electronic lab notebooks (ELNs) are driving pharma R&D teams to use AI tools, raising privacy concerns.

pacemaker

Symbiotic Pacemaker Promises Lifelong Heart Energy

In a month-long study using pigs with brady-arrhythmia, the pacemaker demonstrated sustained energy regeneration and reliable therapeutic pacing without external power sources.

Chest imaging concept representing pulmonary siderosis in welders from chronic iron dust exposure

Occupational Lung Disease in Welders: Iron Overload Risk

Pulmonary siderosis in one metalworker can resemble pneumoconiosis and may represent clinically significant systemic iron overload.