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A randomized trial shows that a 6-week corticosteroid taper is superior to a 3-week taper for mild immune-related pneumonitis, establishing 6 weeks as the evidence-based standard for short-term treatment success.
A randomized trial found that preoperative analgesic education did not significantly reduce opioid consumption or improve pain scores and satisfaction after surgery, highlighting the need for more intensive interventions.
This review integrates recent randomized trial data with observational studies to clarify cannabis inhalation’s acute impact on cardiac ectopy, physical activity, sleep, and glucose, highlighting complex arrhythmia associations and cl
A randomized trial found that levothyroxine treatment for subclinical hypothyroidism or hypothyroxinemia starting between 8 and 20 weeks of gestation did not improve IQ scores in children at age 5 years compared with placebo.
Iterative redesign of electronic health record (EHR) portal reminders significantly improved mammography screening adherence in an outpatient setting, demonstrating the value of concise messages with scheduling links, while retinal and HbA1
In a multicenter phase 2 trial, early intravenous vitamin C did not improve post-cardiac arrest organ dysfunction and the 10 g dose was associated with worse outcomes, including renal, cardiac, and neurologic signals.
Time-restricted eating performed similarly to individualized dietetic guidance for short-term HbA1c change in adults at risk of type 2 diabetes, but non-inferiority was not confirmed at 12 months. Benefits were small, and adverse events wer
A randomized trial found that a two-lead CRT-D system without atrial pacing was noninferior to standard three-lead CRT-D in selected heart failure patients, with fewer atrial lead-related complications.
In a Swedish randomized trial, low-dose acetazolamide did not improve gait in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus and caused more side effects than placebo, arguing against routine use as medical therapy.
A randomized ICU trial found oral/enteral magnesium was not proven noninferior to IV replacement for correcting mild-to-moderate hypomagnesemia, but it lowered urinary magnesium loss, cost, waste, carbon emissions, and IV fluid use.
Intravenous magnesium sulfate added to paracetamol increased early headache-treatment success in the emergency department, but the pain relief was modest and below usual clinical importance thresholds. It also reduced rescue analgesia needs
ABRUPT2 found that adding 5% albumin to lactated Ringer’s significantly reduced fluid needs in the first 48 hours after major burns, without clear differences in mortality, kidney injury, or healing time.
A randomized trial found that a $80 monthly produce prescription did not significantly improve HbA1c levels or reduce healthcare utilization in diabetic patients at risk of food insecurity.
A 3‑arm randomized trial in 524 adults with congenital heart disease found a 4‑week tailored digital emotion‑regulation program produced moderate improvements in emotion regulation and multiple psychosocial outcomes versus usual care; a gen
In a blinded multisite RCT of 201 moderate–late preterm infants, short-term supplementation with pasteurized donor human milk versus term formula did not shorten time to full enteral feeds; donor milk was associated with slower regain of bi
A pilot multicenter RCT comparing conservative vs liberal post-oxygenator oxygen targets during VA-ECMO for cardiogenic shock found the conservative approach difficult to maintain (target achieved 33% of time) and no difference in biomarker
A pragmatic multicenter randomized trial found that coach-supported, home-based multimodal prehabilitation before elective noncardiac surgery did not reduce 30-day postoperative disability or in-hospital complications in older adults with f
A UK multicentre randomized placebo‑controlled trial (MABEL) showed no improvement in worst breathlessness with low‑dose oral morphine versus placebo at 28 days, with more adverse events and withdrawals in the morphine arm.
A Danish RCT of TG‑iConquerFear, a 10‑week therapist‑guided online program for colorectal cancer survivors with clinical fear of cancer recurrence (FCR), reduced FCR scores substantially compared with augmented self‑help at 3 months; the be
A multicenter phase 2 randomized trial found no differential benefit of adaptive computerized cognitive training, structured cognitive rehabilitation, or transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) versus active comparators for self‑repo
