Infertility workups shouldn’t just be left to specialists. The Curbsiders discuss how primary care physicians can initiate infertility evaluations and better support patients. The Curbsiders
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From AI breakthroughs to imaging trends, we serve up real-time radiology insights.
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Functional Stress Testing First for Chest Pain
John Mandrola, MD, takes issue with a recent commentary arguing for a CT-first approach to chest pain management and makes the case for functional stress testing instead. theheart.org on Medscape
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The Coming Age of Genetic Doping in Olympic Sport
The rise of gene editing forces regulators to confront a difficult question: How to protect fair play in the age of genomic medicine. Medscape News Europe
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CQC Tightens Oversight of A&E Corridor Care
The CQC will assess care delivered in hospital corridors as inspectors respond to growing safety concerns over non-clinical treatment spaces. Medscape News UK
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Acanthosis Nigricans: Variant Responds to Targeted Therapy
Early identification of the EGFR L858R variant in syndromic acanthosis enables effective treatment of skin and pulmonary manifestations, according to a case series. Medscape Medical News
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Seven-Fraction Radiotherapy Non-Inferior to Standard Care
Ultrahypofractionated radiotherapy yields non-inferior 10-year survival outcomes compared to conventional treatment in patients with intermediate- or high-risk localised prostate cancer. Medscape News UK
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Explainable and evidence-linked recommendations for spine surgery via a retrieval-augmented LLM agent
Spine-related disorders have received increasing attention globally, and according to the latest GBD 2021 data, the global prevalence of neck pain is 588.53/100,000, corresponding to approximately 43.286 million cases, while the prevalence of lower back pain reaches 3381.84/100,000, with more than 267 million cases [1]. The prevention and treatment of spinal disorders, one of the most disabling health problems in the world, is facing serious challenges.
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ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Chronic Foot Pain: Update 2025
Chronic foot pain is a common clinical issue that can greatly affect an individual’s quality of life. This document defines best practices for ordering imaging studies based on specific clinical scenarios, which are categorized into different variants. Each variant includes a brief description of the usefulness, advantages, and limitations of various imaging modalities. This document is the result of a comprehensive analysis of the available literature and a thorough review of best imaging pract…
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ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Abdominal Pain-Child
The range of pathology that can produce abdominal pain in children not only is broad, but can vary with age. Due to the wide differential and the inability for a child to clearly identify and describe the nature of their abdominal pain, diagnostic imaging is often needed. Various clinical scenarios are discussed for a child presenting with acute abdominal pain. Initial imaging studies that are usually appropriate or may be appropriate (based on the best available evidence or expert consensus) fo…
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ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Staging and Follow-up of Gastric Cancer
Gastric cancer requires optimal imaging for staging and surveillance. This document provides evidence-based recommendations for four scenarios: suspected gastric adenocarcinoma, staging of confirmed disease, posttreatment evaluation, and surveillance. For suspected gastric cancer, CT abdomen/pelvis with contrast and FDG-PET/CT are usually appropriate for initial staging. For confirmed disease staging, these modalities are usually appropriate for evaluating locoregional and distant metastases. Fo…