Uncategorised - European Medical Journal

Alcohol Policy Preparedness Improved, but Global Gaps Persist

Alcohol policy preparedness improved globally between 2010 and 2019, but major gaps in national planning and implementation remain.

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Vaccination Rates Lag in Patients With Rheumatic Diseases

Influenza and pneumococcal vaccination rates remain below recommended levels among patients with rheumatic diseases.

Alcohol Consumption Alters Plasticity in Pre-Frontal Cortex

Voluntary alcohol consumption induced post synaptic and presynaptic changes in corticostriatal plasticity in rats, offering new insight into mechanisms linked with alcohol use disorder.

Ethnic Differences Found in Carotid Plaque Composition Risk

Carotid plaque varied between ethnic groups and was linked to cardiovascular risk factors in midlife, suggesting opportunities for more personalised CVD prevention.

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Multiple Myeloma ICU Survival Improves Over Time

Survival among patients with multiple myeloma admitted to intensive care has improved despite increasing illness severity.

FIFA Readiness and Special Pathogens

Explore how a biopreparedness map can strengthen special pathogens readiness, mass gathering planning, and frontline outbreak response…

8 Jul 2026

Cardiovascular Risk and ADT in Prostate Cancer

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UK Experts Back Routine Intravascular Ultrasound Integration

A UK consensus statement has been developed by 26 expert interventional cardiologists recommending broader intravascular ultrasound use during percutaneous coronary intervention.

ESHRE 2026: Seminal Plasma Test Predicted Sperm Retrieval

A seminal plasma assay accurately predicted sperm retrieval during micro-TESE in men with non-obstructive azoospermia presented at ESHRE 2026.

ERA 2026 Interview: Serhan Tuğlular

I completed my fellowship in Nephrology at Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Türkiye, in 1999. My primary clinical and…