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Short articles on today’s trending topics – written by our scientific writers

Last updated: 12th Sep 2024

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Practitioner voice

Can early detection of CKD improve outcomes?

Learn about how targeted screening could help to reduce the growing burden and complications of chronic kidney disease.

Managing menstrual migraine

This article reviews menstrual migraine, including acute and prophylactic management, and the role of hormonal contraception.

Practitioner voice

How can periodontitis care affect chronic disease?

Periodontitis has links to various health issues, and medical professionals should know its implications for patients.

Recent articles

Parkinson's disease

Is exercise an effective treatment for Parkinson’s disease?

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Palliative care

ASCO 2024: A high-level overview

Deep vein thrombosis DVT. A medical condition that occurs when a blood clot forms in a deep vein. Red colours

Thrombosis

ISTH 2024: Investigating bleeding risk

Woman using smart watch inside shopping mall

Atrial fibrillation

On 1 May 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) qualified Apple Watch’s atrial fibrillation history feature (AFib History) as a biomarker test to estimate AFib burden in clinical trials.

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Sleep apnea

Can smartwatches detect sleep apnea earlier?

Diseases of the lungs, 3d image, blue and orange tones

Non-small cell lung cancer

Targeted treatment for advanced lung cancer

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Telemedicine

Can telemedicine palliate patients with NSCLC?

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Prostate cancer

Clinical trial update on treatments for mCRPC

Pompe vacuoles

Pompe disease

What is the outlook for Pompe disease management?

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Chronic pain

The benefits of non-conventional pain management

Pregnant women and doctor

Racism in healthcare

Racism in healthcare systems worsens outcomes for Black women

Challenges in the management of painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy

Diabetic neuropathy

Challenges in the management of painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy

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Vaccination

The future of vaccination in a post-COVID-19 world

Human viruses

HIV and hepatitis C

Why do we not have vaccines for HIV and hepatitis C? An overview of current challenges

Archive

Filling Shingles Vaccine Syringe

From chickenpox to shingles: The developmental history of herpes zoster vaccines

5 mins

Psychedelics in psychiatry – a world first in Australia

Psychedelics in psychiatry – a world first in Australia

10 mins

Doctor and patient

Prescribing for the ‘inherited’ patient in pain

10 mins

Shot of shelves stocked with various medicinal products in a pharmacy

Empty shelves: drug shortages in the UK

5 mins

Antibody drug conjugate in blue with four drug compounds linked to IgG immunoglobulin; ADC in blue against blue background 3d render

Innovations in cancer therapy: antibody-drug conjugates

5 mins

Models illustration of drugs intake

Chronotherapy: introducing the circadian rhythms into treatment landscapes

9 mins

Vision for a better future: lessons from The Lancet Global Health Commission on Global Eye Health

5 mins

“It’s all in your head”: what long-COVID research has taught us about chronic fatigue syndrome

“It’s all in your head”: what long-COVID research has taught us about chronic fatigue syndrome

10 mins

“It’s all in your head”: what long-COVID research has taught us about chronic fatigue syndrome

“It’s all in your head”: what long-COVID research has taught us about chronic fatigue syndrome

10 mins

Responding to requests for opioid analgesics from patients with chronic pain

Responding to requests for opioid analgesics from patients with chronic pain

10 mins

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Is COVID-19 associated with increased risk of herpes zoster?

10 mins

3D image of virus, blue tones

Is COVID-19 associated with increased risk of herpes zoster?

10 mins