A man with diabetes and hypertension endured nearly 2 weeks of abdominal pain; surgeons later removed a fish bone lodged in his sigmoid colon. Medscape News UK
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Common Phthalate Tied to Coronary Risk in Car Plant Workers
Exposure to monoethyl phthalate is linked to an elevated risk for subclinical coronary atherosclerosis among men working in a car assembly plant, a study finds. Medscape News UK
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Growth Charts for Twins Improve Perinatal Risk Prediction
Customised growth charts for twins are better predictors of a small-for-gestational age-associated risk for adverse perinatal outcomes than charts for singletons. Medscape News UK
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Erectile Function After Prostate Radiation: How MRI May Help
With MRI-guided stereotactic body radiation planning, radiation oncologists could help minimize radiation to pivotal structures involved in erectile function, new data suggest. Medscape Medical News
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Ultrasound-Based Diagnosis of Early PsA Remains Elusive
A multinational study shed light on which sites to scan for early signs of the disease, but scoring system was less sensitive than hoped. Medscape Medical News
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Lessons for Parkinson’s From MS, and Vice Versa
Neurologists Indu Subramanian and Lorraine Kalia discuss how progress in disease-modifying therapies for multiple sclerosis can inform treatment and management of Parkinson’s disease. Medscape Neurology
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49-Year-Old Patient’s Pleomorphic Breast Relapse in Weeks
This report details how pleomorphic breast carcinoma evaded initial treatment protocols and spread to 70% of the thorax within months. Medscape UK
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Should We Think of Alzheimer’s Disease as Type 3 Diabetes?
Neurologist Heidi Moawad looks at the evidence for the theory that the origins of Alzheimer’s disease may be a type of diabetes. Medscape Neurology
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‘Storm’ of Noncommunicable Diseases May Hit South America
With chronic diseases on the rise, experts urge healthcare systems to invest in early diagnosis, technology, and strengthening primary care to address growing health burdens. Medscape Medical News
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PSA Density Optimises MRI Use in Prostate Cancer Screening
Using PSA density before MRI cuts overdiagnosis while detecting clinically significant prostate cancer, but PSA density cutoffs > 0.075 ng/mL2 may risk missing significant cases. Medscape News UK