News

A renewed norovirus surge is pushing hospital cases to their highest level this winter, adding strain to the NHS as winter pressures persist.

Since high levels of alanine aminotransferase are a significant biomarker of liver injury, this analysis points to the benefits of resistance exercise in patients with MASLD, which led to a noticeable decline in alanine aminotransferase levels.

Integrated PET and MRI scans can distinguish a new type of dementia, LATE, from Alzheimer’s, a 2026 observational study has found.

Mortality occurred in 4.5% of patients in the sheath group versus 18.2% in the non-sheath group. Neurological outcomes also favoured preprocedural vascular sheath insertion.

Study finds high rates of cognitive impairment in haemodialysis patients, with poorer physical function seen in those with established cognitive decline.

Metabolic and bariatric surgery offers greater cardiovascular protection than GLP-1 receptor agonists, a 2026 systematic review and meta-analysis has found.

Deep learning models have matched the diagnostic accuracy of expert endoscopists in detecting early gastric cancer.

Randomised data show leuprolide is linked to greater 12-month coronary plaque progression than relugolix in men receiving ADT for prostate cancer.