Higher physical fitness is associated with lower all-cause mortality
1. Higher objectively measured physical fitness was associated with progressively lower all-cause mortality across multiple fitness domains. 2. Greater balance...
Antithrombotic agents may be effective in preventing migraine in patients with patent foramen ovale
1. The antithrombotic agents aspirin, clopidogrel, and rivaroxaban were non-inferior to metoprolol for responder rate in participants with patent foramen...
Active surveillance is cost-effective compared with standard surgery among esophageal cancer patients with complete clinical response after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy
1. Active surveillance was cost-effective over 5 years compared with standard surgery in patients with esophageal cancer and complete clinical...
Intraarterial dexamethasone may be effective for pain relief following uterine fibroid embolization
1. Intraarterial dexamethasone was associated with greater pain relief after uterine fibroid embolization compared with placebo. Evidence Rating Level: 1...
Hematologic inflammatory indices may predict prognosis in younger patients with COVID-19 but not older patients
1. Hematologic inflammatory indices in emergency department patients with COVID-19 showed an age-dependent prognostic performance for 30-day mortality, with systemic...
Younger age and systemic metastases may independently predict survival among patients with choroidal metastases
1. Younger age (<59.6 years) and systemic metastases (>1) were independent predictors of survival among patients with choroidal metastases. Evidence...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind August 3rd, 2026
Antithrombotic treatment for migraine in patients with patent foramen ovale: multicentre, randomised, active controlled, open label trial 1. The antithrombotic...
Infection risk with infliximab (Remicade) and adalimumab (Humira) is similar in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease
1. Among children with inflammatory bowel disease, there were no significant differences in serious or outpatient infection risk between initiating...
Dietary habits are associated with dementia risk in patients with Alzheimer’s pathology
1. Greater adherence to a dietary pattern with lower inflammatory potential was associated with lower dementia risk among individuals with...
Resistance training is associated with lower risk of type 2 diabetes
1. Resistance training among US adult health care professionals was associated with lower type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk, especially when...
