Evidence-based medicine
Findings presented at the 2025 EULAR congress in Barcelona, Spain, have highlighted a significant gap between the actual treatment of osteoarthritis and the recommended evidence-based guidelines. An analysis of data from 1,716 people with osteoarthritis in Austria revealed that while most patients receive consultations and physiotherapy, a substantial proportion
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Research from Erasmus University Medical Center in the Netherlands, published in the Journal of Pediatric Urology, suggests that large-language models (LLMs) are unable to update pediatric urology guidelines with recent literature due to limited database access and variability in responses. Despite the use of basic prompting, the consistency, reliability, and
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Healthcare professionals, Indigenous leaders, and experts will come together in Thunder Bay for the Best Practice Spotlight Organization (BPSO) Indigenous-focused Symposium, taking place from July 8-10, 2025. The event aims to explore ways to integrate Indigenous perspectives into healthcare systems and improve health outcomes for Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities in
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At a time when over 110 million American adults are affected by obesity, the Obesity Association, a division of the American Diabetes Association, has published the first clinical guidance on Standards of Care in Overweight and Obesity, titled Weight Stigma and Bias: Standards of Care in Overweight and Obesity-2025, in
Evidence-based medicine
Research in Salford, United Kingdom, highlights the issue of non-adherence to immunosuppressive medication among kidney transplant patients. According to the World Health Organization, up to 50% of patients do not take all their medications as prescribed. While kidney transplant patients are preselected for good adherence, non-adherence remains a significant problem,
Pediatrics
New research from the University of Iowa emphasizes the significant and long-lasting effects of cancer treatment on children's psychosocial and neurocognitive development. The study, published in Cancers, focuses on the evaluation of psychosocial care in pediatric oncology settings, highlighting the need for proactive and comprehensive approaches to mitigate
Pediatrics
New research from the Cancer Institute in Chennai, India, highlights the need for effective infection management in pediatric oncology patients. According to the study, infectious complications are a significant contributor to morbidity and mortality in children with cancer. The researchers emphasize the importance of evidence-based tools, such as risk prediction
Pediatrics
New research on the diagnosis and treatment of acute infectious diarrhea in children has been published, updating the previous 2018 guidelines. According to the research from Sichuan University, the updated guidelines incorporate new evidence-based recommendations, including the use of probiotics, racecadotril, zinc, and antibiotics in treating acute infectious diarrhea. The
Pediatrics
Researchers from the University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) have developed a new algorithm for treating mild-to-moderate atopic dermatitis (AD) in pediatric patients in Europe. The algorithm focuses on topical calcineurin inhibitors as a TCS-sparing treatment strategy. This approach is intended to aid physicians in managing AD in children, particularly in
Pediatrics
Researchers at Arizona State University have introduced a pioneering approach to integrating participatory inquiry practices into AI education using science fiction films as a primary tool for examining human-technology relationships. This innovative method, known as a media-enhanced co-inquiry approach, facilitates the exploration of entanglements between humans and technology before engaging
Autism
A recent study published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Language Impairments has highlighted the importance of evidence-based practices in addressing pragmatic language difficulties in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and developmental language disorder (DLD). Researchers at the Faculty of Letters in Lisbon, Portugal, conducted a survey among
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Hospitals participating in the American Heart Association's multiregional IMPLEMENT-HF initiative have significantly improved adherence to guideline-directed medical therapy for patients hospitalized with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). The initiative, launched in 2021, aimed to improve the uptake of quadruple medical therapy and integrate health-related social needs
