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Rifaximin Beats Lactulose in Preventing Hepatic Encephalopathy Recurrence: ACG 2024

Research presented at the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) 2024 Annual Meeting showed that rifaximin monotherapy significantly reduces the risk of recurring overt hepatic encephalopathy

GLP-1 Drugs for Type 2 Diabetes Reduce Pancreatic Cancer Risk: ACG 2024

New research presented at the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Annual Meeting suggests that GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) may significantly lower the risk of pancreatic cancer in patients with type 2 diabetes

Warning Issued as Scabies Cases Surge Across England

The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has reported a significant rise in scabies cases presenting at GP surgeries across England…

Dual Bronchodilator Therapy Shows Promise for COPD Smokers

A new study has shown that dual bronchodilator therapy can help reduce exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with notable differences in efficacy between current and former smokers.

New Neural Chip Developed to Induce Motor Responses

Researchers have developed an innovative 8-channel neural stimulation chip that addresses critical limitations in current devices, which often face challenges in balancing high voltage requirements and tissue safety.

Does Standing for Longer Improve Heart Health?

New research has demonstrated that stationary behaviour, specifically prolonged sitting, is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and orthostatic circulatory disease.

Autoimmune Diseases Linked to Premature Ovarian Insufficiency Risk

New research has shown that women with premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) have more than double the prevalence of severe autoimmune diseases compared to the general female population.

In Utero Exposure to Maternal COVID-19 and Offspring Neurodevelopment

Exposure to maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection in utero is not associated with an increased risk of abnormal neurodevelopmental outcomes in children, according to new research.

Study Finds Age-Related Bias in NLP Tools for Chest X-ray Annotation

Research has revealed that four commercially available natural language processing (NLP) tools used for annotating chest x-ray reports show high overall accuracy but exhibit significant age-related biases, with models performing poorly in patients over 80 years old

AI Improves Maternity Care Outcomes

Clinical Decision Support Systems (CDSS) have shown potential to improve outcomes in maternity care. This systematic review aimed to identify and evaluate CDSS used in maternity settings, assessing their effectiveness and synthesizing evidence on their impact.