AMJ

29/07/2025

Did you know that prolonged sitting time can increase breast cancer risk in obese women?

Compared to women who sit less than 4 hours daily, those sitting between 4 to 8+ hours had significantly higher odds of developing breast cancer.

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29/07/2025

How is new technology better predicting stroke outcomes?

Find out on AMJ:

Novel nomogram models predict early neurological deterioration and 90-day outcomes in AIS patients treated with IV thrombolysis, helping healthcare professionals personalize treatment strategies.

28/07/2025

A Mediterranean diet could become a mandatory part of treatment for patients with Graves' Disease.

Find out why:

A Mediterranean diet enriched with selenium improves clinical outcomes for Graves' disease patients with mild Graves' ophthalmopathy, reducing inflammation, weight gain, and insulin resistance.

25/07/2025

Did you know that women with asthma face higher risks of preterm birth, low birth weight, and cesarean delivery?

A study found that the more active the asthma, the greater the risk.

Uncover the need for careful asthma management before and during pregnancy:

Active maternal asthma is linked to increased risks of preterm birth, low birth weight, and cesarean delivery, with inflammatory phenotype further influencing perinatal outcomes.

24/07/2025

Subcutaneous immunotherapy could transform cancer care - delivering treatments in minutes instead of hours.

Recent FDA approvals signal big potential for faster, more patient-friendly options. But economic and workflow challenges could slow progress.

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Subcutaneous immunotherapy offers time-saving, patient-friendly alternatives to IV delivery in oncology, but financial, regulatory, and logistical hurdles must be addressed for widespread adoption.

24/07/2025

Erythritol, often found in sugar-free drinks as an artificial sweetener, may be harming the brain's blood vessels.

Discover how: https://hubs.la/Q03yKhvp0

23/07/2025

"The interaction of the heart and lungs in health and disease is complex and fascinating."

Uncover more of Tod Bull, Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado's thoughts on the specifics of pulmonary hypertension and more in his interview with AMJ.

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I love physiology, and even during medical school I thought pulmonary and critical care would be a potential career path. My experience in...

23/07/2025

Did you know that menopause can significantly shape how systemic sclerosis presents and progresses in women?

Find out how understanding menopause’s impact could lead to more personalized care:

Menopause status, especially early menopause, impacts systemic sclerosis presentation, increasing risks for vascular and pulmonary involvement, according to a multicenter analysis of over 1,500 women.

22/07/2025

There's a new method of predicting in-hospital mortality in patients with drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms.

Find out what it is:

New prognostic model using novel inflammatory markers helps predict in-hospital mortality in DRESS, a severe drug reaction. Key markers include hemoglobin-to-RDW ratio and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio.

21/07/2025

Could that 'routine' abdominal pain be something more?

Gallbladder neuroendocrine tumors often mimic common conditions like cholecystitis or adenocarcinoma, therefore many go undetected.

Would you recognize the subtle signs?

Uncover a rare case report:

Neuroendocrine tumors (NET) constitute a heterogeneous group of neoplasms that originate from cells of the diffuse neuroendocrine system...

18/07/2025

Did you know that early-life exposure to certain plastics may increase the risk of asthma, wheezing, and rhinitis in children under five?

Uncover key information on chemical exposure during developmental windows:

Prenatal and early childhood exposure to phthalates and bisphenols may raise the risk of asthma, wheezing, and rhinitis by age five, suggests a pooled birth cohort study.

18/07/2025

Why are patients in 2025 still struggling to get diagnosed with a disease discovered in 2003?

Find out in this interview with John H. Stone, Director of Clinical Rheumatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, where he reflects on his pioneering research into IgG4-related disease, his long-term goals and more.

Read the interview: https://hubs.ly/Q03xPFdR0