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NHS England has issued a national alert after penicillin allergies were mistakenly recorded as penicillamine allergies, putting patients at risk of severe anaphylaxis.

A new review finds statins remain safe and effective in MASLD, while evidence for PCSK9 inhibitors is promising but still limited.

Research shows moderate coffee consumption may help slow biological ageing in people with severe mental disorders.

Cardiac involvement was found in 35% of patients with EGPA, with pericarditis, myocarditis, and coronary vasospasms driving worse disease activity and prognosis.

Global maternal deaths fell 41% since 2000, driven mainly by improved maternity care, with contraception and falling fertility also contributing.

WELSH pictorial tool correlates strongly with haemoglobin changes in severe pregnancy anaemia.

Novel mRNA peptibody therapy reduces bacterial load and inflammation in preclinical MDR pneumonia models, offering a new approach to antibiotic resistance.

Swedish study shows patients with stage IIC melanoma have poorer survival than stage IIIA, highlighting need for closer follow-up and treatment.