Medscape UK

• Low Glycaemic States and the Risk of Frailty and Functional Decline in Older T2D Patients Low glycaemic states appear to increase the risk of frailty and functional decline in older patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D).
  Medscape UK, October 20, 2021
• Sex-specific Association Between Metabolic Syndrome Components and Liver Cancer Risk Individual metabolic syndrome (MetS) components showed a sex-specific linear or U-shaped association with the risk of liver cancer.
  Medscape UK, October 19, 2021
• Association of Serum Vitamin D with Mortality in Patients with Existing CVD Approximately 60% of patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) had vitamin D deficiency (<50 nmol/L).
  Medscape UK, October 18, 2021
• A&E Perspective: Aggression in EDs, Worst Ever Performance Data Dr Dan O'Carroll reflects on the latest strains on the NHS and emergency departments as winter draws closer.
  Medscape UK, October 15, 2021
• The Link Between Shingles, Zostavax Vaccination and Dementia Risk Participants who were diagnosed with shingles at ≥3 years prior to dementia diagnosis had a slight but non-significant increase in the risk of dementia.
  Medscape UK, October 15, 2021
• CKD and Cancer Risk: What's the Link? Chronic kidney disease (CKD) diagnosed using estimated glomerular filtration rate cystatin C (eGFRcys) was associated with an increased risk of cancer incidence and cancer death.
  Medscape UK, October 14, 2021
• Does Menopausal Hormone Therapy Increase the Risk of Dementia? The use of menopausal hormone therapy was not associated with an overall increased risk of dementia, which was consistent across types of treatment and durations, age categories and times of therapy initiation.
  Medscape UK, October 13, 2021
• Overweight/Obesity Is Common in T1D and a Risk Factor for Double Diabetes Overweight/obesity was very common in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and was associated with double diabetes (DD).
  Medscape UK, October 12, 2021
• Poor Sleep Burden and Risk of Delirium During Hospitalisation Participants with moderate to severe poor sleep burden were at an increased risk of incident delirium during hospitalisation compared with those with none/minimal burden.
  Medscape UK, October 11, 2021
• Association of Alcohol Intake with Hormones in Pre- and Post-Menopausal Women A study showed a significant but modest association between habitual alcohol intake and serum concentrations of hormones and sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG), with evidence of heterogeneity by menopausal status.
  Medscape UK, October 08, 2021
• The Stroke–obesity Paradox Becomes Evident in yet Another Study Overweight or obesity may be linked to a more favourable prognosis for subsequent major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), peripheral vascular disease (PVD) and mortality in stroke survivors, regardless of confounding variables at the time of stroke.
  Medscape UK, October 07, 2021
• Trends in Anticoagulant Prescribing in Patients with AF Aged 65 Years and Over The use of anticoagulant prescriptions for atrial fibrillation (AF) increased across all age groups over the period from 2008 to 2018, with the highest increase seen in those aged ≥85 years, both in terms of initiation and persistence than previously reported.
  Medscape UK, October 06, 2021
• Former Miss England's Global Healthcare Vision Dr Carina Tyrrell was working with the World Health Organisation investigating pandemics when COVID-19 emerged.
  Medscape UK, October 06, 2021
• Does Oral Corticosteroid Use Modify the Association Between Atopic Eczema and Major Osteoporotic Fractures? A study found that the association between atopic eczema and major osteoporotic fractures was not explained by oral corticosteroid use.
  Medscape UK, October 05, 2021
• EASD 2021 The Latest on Post-COVID Recovery in Diabetes Care   Prof Kamlesh Khunti reflects on a session he presented to the European Association for the Study of Diabetes.
  Medscape UK, October 04, 2021
• Association of Fish Oil Supplementation with Cancer Risk According to Fatty Fish Consumption Regular fish oil supplementation was not associated with an increased risk of overall cancer.
  Medscape UK, October 04, 2021
• Admission hs-cTnT in STEMI Patients Is an Independent Predictor of Mortality In patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) levels at admission to the cath lab, but not hs-cTnT routinely measured at 12 hours post-primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI), may predict mortality and improve risk stratification.
  Medscape UK, October 01, 2021
• Serum Uric Acid Levels and the Risk of Colorectal Cancer A study found a U-shaped association between serum uric acid (SUA) levels and the risk of colon cancer in men and women.
  Medscape UK, September 30, 2021
• Incorporate Shared Decision Making Into Everyday Practice Dr Natalie Joseph-Williams, Dr Leigh Sanyaolu, and Professor Adrian Edwards summarise the NICE recommendations on shared decision making.
  Medscape UK, September 29, 2021
• Factors Influencing Successful Smoking Cessation after Acute Coronary Syndrome Most smokers with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) continue to smoke after hospital admission.
  Medscape UK, September 29, 2021