European Archives - European Medical Journal

Paediatric Infectious Diseases: Pneumococcal Infections and the Infant Microbiome

In the first instalment of our Paediatric Infectious Diseases series, host Saranya Ravindran is joined by Debby Bogaert, world-renowned paediatric infectious disease expert, to explore the infant respiratory microbiome and its role in health and disease.

Assessing Bias in Prostate Cancer Detection

The model was subsequently applied to 11,723 examinations in men who had no documented diagnosis of prostate cancer at the time of MRI, with an average patient age of 65.5 years.

Hidden Food Additives Linked to Early Death

A large UK study links certain additives in ultra-processed foods, such as flavourings and sweeteners, to increased risk of death.

Asthma and Allergy Comorbidity Patterns Revealed

The study found that almost 8% of individuals aged two years and above had asthma, while more than half (52.3%) reported allergy symptoms.

Combining Biomarkers and Risk Scores to Detect Liver Cancer

The findings suggest that a multi-marker, multi-pathway approach can account for the heterogeneous ways HCC emerges.

ESC 2025: First-Line Potential for Aficamten in Obstructive Cardiomyopathy

The MAPLE-HCM trial shows aficamten improves exercise capacity and symptoms more than metoprolol in symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

ESC 2025: Starting SGLT2 Inhibitors in Hospital May Improve Heart Failure Outcomes

In-hospital initiation of SGLT2 inhibitors is safe and may lower early cardiovascular death, worsening heart failure, and mortality in hospitalised patients.

Understanding Adherence to Nutritional Therapy in Sickle Cell

To investigate the feasibility of RUTF for children with SCA, the SAMS trial in Nigeria enrolled 108 children aged five to twelve with severe acute malnutrition.

Common Cold May Prime Children’s Defences Against COVID-19

A new study suggests that the common cold may boost children’s antiviral defences, lowering the risk and severity of COVID-19.

Study Finds mHealth App Reduces Hypertension, Especially in Women

A mobile health program significantly lowered blood pressure among users, with women—especially postmenopausal—showing greater improvements than men.