Powerful MRI scanners have detected white matter spots in the brain that appear to be associated with migraines, a researcher reported.

Drug overdose deaths in pregnancy or the postpartum period increased sharply in the U.S. in recent years, with the rise most pronounced at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, researchers reported. From 2017 to 2020, overdose deaths in this population rose from 6.56 to 11.85 per 100,000 individuals, representing an 81% increase.

While a decision aid on preferences for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening aimed at older adults appeared to help improve knowledge, findings from a secondary analysis of a randomised trial did not show statistically significant differences in patient preferences between patients in varying states of health.

Whether it’s due to the side effects of local and systemic therapies, or the diagnosis itself, men with prostate cancer are at increased risk of mental distress and suicide. The mental health burden associated with a diagnosis and treatment is substantial, pointed out Zachary Klaassen, MD, of the Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University.

Hospitalisation for status epilepticus seizures rose from 2010 to 2019, disproportionately affecting Black patients, U.S. inpatient data showed. The overall prevalence of status epilepticus hospitalisations more than doubled in that period, reported Gabriela Tantillo, MD, MPH, of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.

Though studies evaluating the effects of posture on the absorption of drugs have been conducted, a systematised review revealed critical gaps in methodology.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many radiologists discovered hospital-based reading environments could be downright inhospitable to productivity goals as well as lifestyle preferences. More than a few found they could read up to twice as many exams and ably enough manage domestic duties working from home.

A sublingual film may be able to deliver epinephrine as effectively as intramuscular injections and provide an alternate pathway for urgent treatment of allergic anaphylaxis.

The future medical promise of CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing appears to be a present-day reality for a small group of patients with the rare genetic condition known as hereditary angioedema (HAE).

Efforts to screen for ascending aortic enlargement in the general population may be improved using a new prediction model based on common clinical variables easily gathered from medical records, researchers found.