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Application of Functional Alignment Principles and Stepwise Gap Balancing in Staged Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty for Severe Varus Knee Osteoarthritis With Lateral Femoral Bowing Using Conventional Instrumentation: A Case Report

Shows functional alignment and stepwise gap balancing can be done with conventional instrumentation in severely varus, bowed femora, so you need not defer these knees for robotic or navigation setups.

Orthopaedics · Cureus · 8d

Indications and Complications of Tunnelled Haemodialysis Catheters: A Single-Centre Retrospective Study of 114 Patients

Tunnelled catheters remain a bridge to AVF; knowing the dominant complication and transition rates helps you counsel dialysis patients and time access referral.

General Surgery · Cureus · 8d

STAT+: As Epic’s dominance grows, its iron grip is choking innovation in health technology

If your hospital runs Epic, third-party tools that read your patient data may be blocked at the vendor's discretion, limiting what you can deploy at the bedside.

General Medicine · STAT News — Health Tech · 8d

Adalimumab-Associated Thyroiditis in a Patient With Pre-existing Hypothyroidism: A Case Report and Literature Review

Meningitis was excluded on CSF analysis and neuroimaging; thyroid imaging showed thyroiditis with reactive lymphadenopathy, anti-TPO antibodies were elevated, and thyroid hormone levels stayed within the reference range. Corticosteroids gave significant symptomatic improvement.

Endocrinology · Cureus · 8d

Accuracy of Provisional Reports by Radiology Residents on Call

Overall discrepancy rate 144 of 993 (14.5%); major and significant discrepancies 56 of 993 (5.6%). Rates differed by specialty: body 21.6%, MSK 17.2%, neuro 11.7%, vascular 5.4% (p < 0.001). No association with resident grade (p = 0.48) or reporting hour (p = 0.37).

Radiology · Cureus · 8d

An Audit of the Management of Neonatal Jaundice in a Level 2 Neonatology Unit of a Maternity Hospital Against the 2023 NICE Guidelines

Overall NICE adherence was 54.3% (25/46) against a 100% standard. Visual jaundice was present in 91.3% (42/46) but only 21.7% (10/46) had bilirubin levels requiring phototherapy.

Paediatrics · Cureus · 8d

Clinician-Reported Consequences and Patient Outcomes in Disputed Emergency Department Admission Referrals: A Systematic Review

Only one study reported outcomes for patients with a disputed referral: of 109 rejected admission requests, 97 (89.0%) were eventually admitted and 66 (60.6%) under the first team contacted; ED length of stay rose with teams involved.

General Medicine · Cureus · 8d

Association Between Early-Onset Atopic Dermatitis and Risk of Asthma in Individuals With a Family History of Atopy: A Systematic Review

In infants with family atopy, early eczema marks raised asthma risk — ask about family history and counsel parents on watching for wheeze.

Paediatrics · Cureus · 8d

Phenotypic Detection of Metallo-β-Lactamase Production and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns Among Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella spp. Isolated From Intensive Care Units: A Prospective Observational Study

If your ICU's Klebsiella are MBL-producers, carbapenems are already failing — local susceptibility data should steer empiric choice before culture results return.

General Medicine · Cureus · 8d

Hemifacial Spasm After Ultrasound-Guided Left Stellate Ganglion Block for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): A Case Report

A rare but real complication of an increasingly used PTSD block: counsel patients on facial spasm and know it can follow an uncomplicated C7-level injection.

Anaesthesiology · Cureus · 8d

Clinical Outcomes Following Intravenous Saline Infusion in Adolescents With Refractory Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome: A Retrospective Study

Retrospective data on whether IV saline during flares actually improves function in refractory adolescent POTS, and what adverse events to expect before you commit a teenager to repeated infusions.

Paediatrics · Cureus · 8d

Percutaneous Cholangioplasty for Benign Biliary Strictures: Long-Term Follow-Up With Review of Technical Factors Predicting Success

For benign biliary strictures unsuitable for surgery, this identifies which dilation techniques predict durable patency, helping you plan reintervention intervals and set patient expectations.

Radiology · Cureus · 8d

Impact of a large measles outbreak associated with transmission in the Americas and Canada's loss of measles elimination status: descriptive cohort study.

Elimination status can be lost once importation meets under-vaccinated clusters — check MMR status at every paediatric visit, including travel-related catch-up.

Paediatrics · BMJ · 9d

Left Bundle-Branch Area Pacing vs Right Ventricular Pacing for Atrioventricular Block and Preserved Left Ventricular Function: The LEAP-Block Randomized Clinical Trial.

If LBBAP beats RV pacing on heart failure and mortality at 24 months, it changes the default lead target for high-burden pacing in preserved-LV-function AV block.

Cardiology · JAMA · 9d

Efficacy and cost effectiveness of high volume injections with and without corticosteroid compared with sham for midportion Achilles tendinopathy (Inject trial): randomised controlled trial.

High-volume injections, with or without steroid, failed to beat sham in midportion Achilles tendinopathy — so don't bill patients for an unproven procedure; load-based rehab remains the evidence-backed option.

Orthopaedics · BMJ · 9d

Combining locoregional treatments and immunotherapies in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.

Five phase III trials showed improvements in progression-free survival and objective response rates with ICI plus transarterial chemoembolization. Early-phase and real-world data support ICI with radioembolization or radiotherapy in focal disease and portal vein tumour thrombosis.

Oncology · Nature reviews. Clinical oncology · 9d

Jacquet Papuloerosive Dermatitis in an Adult: An Uncommon Presentation of a Predominantly Pediatric Condition

In an incontinent elderly patient, this severe irritant dermatitis can mimic infection or malignancy; recognising it avoids unnecessary antibiotics and biopsies.

General Medicine · Cureus · 9d

Perioperative Management of a Spinal Cord Stimulator During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A Case Report

As TAVI moves to sedation in older patients, you will meet more implanted spinal cord stimulators; this case shows how to keep the device safe without general anaesthesia.

Anaesthesiology · Cureus · 9d

Intraoperative Subcallosal Cingulate Local Field Potential Spectral Analysis During Emotion-Evoking Music in Treatment-Resistant Depression With Multitarget Deep Brain Stimulation: A Case Report

SCC local field potentials tracked emotional state intraoperatively in one refractory depression case — early biomarker work, not yet a basis for changing DBS programming.

Psychiatry · Cureus · 9d

Generalized Myasthenia Gravis Identified During Evaluation for Streptococcal Pharyngitis: A Case Report

Fatigable weakness or ptosis in a patient seen for a sore throat can be myasthenia gravis; consider it before attributing bulbar symptoms to infection.

Neurology · Cureus · 9d

Primary Tibiotalocalcaneal Nailing Versus Open Reduction and Internal Fixation for Unstable Ankle Fractures in Older and High-Risk Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

For frail, osteoporotic or non-compliant patients, TTC nailing may allow immediate weight-bearing and avoid ORIF failure — check the pooled outcomes before changing your fixation choice.

Orthopaedics · Cureus · 9d

A Comparative Review of Performance and Concurrent Cardiac Rhythm Assessment Across Home Sleep Apnea Testing Devices

If you order HSAT, device choice matters: FDA-cleared Type III units differ in accuracy and rhythm-detection capability, so know your local device's limits before trusting a negative study.

General Medicine · Cureus · 9d

Elbow Pain in an Adult: Keeping Nursemaid’s Elbow in the Differential Diagnosis

Radial head subluxation is not paediatric-only; in an adult with elbow pain and no fracture, consider it and attempt reduction before ordering imaging.

General Medicine · Cureus · 9d

The Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis in Neurological and Neuropsychiatric Disorders: A Literature Review

Frames gut microbiota as a modifiable pathway in schizophrenia and autism, but this is a review of associations, not evidence that targeting it changes outcomes.

Neurology · Cureus · 9d

Lemierre Syndrome Without Pharyngitis: An Atypical Case Posing a Diagnostic Challenge

Lemierre can present with confusion and hyponatremia and no sore throat, so keep anaerobic coverage in mind when blood cultures grow oral flora.

General Medicine · Cureus · 9d

Role of the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) Score in Predicting Outcomes in Paraquat Poisoning

53 of 80 (66.2%) died. APACHE II did not differ significantly between survivors and non-survivors (median 15 vs 16, p = 0.205) and discriminated poorly (AUC 0.587, 95% CI 0.461-0.712).

General Medicine · Cureus · 9d

Efficacy and Safety of Stunnox™ (Botulinum Toxin Type A) for the Treatment of Glabellar Frown Lines and Forehead Lines: A Prospective Observational Study in an Indian Cohort

Facial Wrinkle Scale scores fell to 0 at week 1 for both regions (glabellar 1.64 to 0; forehead 1.18 to 0; p < 0.0001), sustained to week 12 and 16 respectively; by week 20, 38% (glabellar) and 78% (forehead) had returned to baseline grade.

Medicine · Cureus · 9d

Comparison of Short-Term Postoperative Outcomes Following Open Aortofemoral Bypass With and Without Epidural Analgesia

Informs whether to place an epidural for open aortofemoral bypass by clarifying its association with short-term postoperative outcomes in this specific vascular population.

Anaesthesiology · Cureus · 9d

Active Fire Detections and Hospital Admissions for Circulatory Diseases in Brazil: An Ecological Panel Study (2013-2024)

Adds wildfire smoke to the list of environmental triggers for circulatory admissions — relevant to India's crop-burning and summer fire seasons, though this is ecological, not causal, evidence.

Cardiology · Cureus · 9d

Mammography Matters: A Quality Improvement Study of Breast Cancer Screening Gaps Among Insured Women

Even insured women fall out of screening at three distinct points — refusal, unordered, and ordered-but-not-done — so audit which gap dominates your own practice before adding reminders.

Obstetrics & Gynaecology · Cureus · 9d

Physician Perspectives Surrounding Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

hEDS patients often arrive already distrustful after years of dismissal; understanding how clinicians frame the diagnosis may help you avoid repeating that rupture in clinic.

General Medicine · Cureus · 9d

SC questions Centre over medicine price markups, says hospitals cannot survive through 'dacoity'

A ruling on MRP-versus-retail markups could change what your patients pay out of pocket for the same prescriptions you write daily.

General Medicine · ETHealthworld · 9d

Counsel Health launches AI-native weight management program, inks partnership with Lilly Direct

An AI-run weight program tied to Lilly Direct could become a referral and prescribing channel your obese patients encounter before they reach you.

Endocrinology · Fierce Healthcare · 9d

Rectal Arteriovenous Malformation Masquerading As Rectal Varices

Lower GI bleeding labelled as varices may be an AVM; angiography with staged embolization can control it when portal-hypertension assumptions mislead.

Gastroenterology · Cureus · 9d

Perceptions and Barriers to Provision of Post-abortion Services Among Healthcare Workers in Osogbo, Nigeria: A Qualitative Study

Documents the stigma, training gaps and supply failures that keep Nigerian health workers from delivering post-abortion care — a checklist for auditing your own unit's PAC pathway.

Obstetrics & Gynaecology · Cureus · 9d

Overcoming Barriers in the Treatment of Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer With a Focus on Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Narrative Review

If you treat SCLC in India, this maps the real constraints — late staging, radiotherapy access, chemo logistics — that decide whether concurrent chemoradiation is actually deliverable.

Oncology · Cureus · 9d

Ayushman Bharat Data going to be gamechanger for India and Global South: Dr M Srinivas

ABDM records may soon feed AI tools you use at the point of care; know the data governance and consent rules before your patients' records are used.

General Medicine · ETHealthworld · 9d

Practo co-founder Shashank ND’s startup Cent raises $15 Mn led by Blume, acquires Medsee

Cent's acquisition of AI radiology platform Medsee signals growing investment in AI-assisted imaging in India, which could eventually reach your reporting workflow.

Radiology · Entrackr · 9d

Cent Raises $15 Mn To Scale AI-Led Preventive Healthcare Platform

A well-funded AI triage and prevention platform may soon route patients to you with pre-screened risk profiles, so expect changing referral patterns and more upstream chronic disease detection.

General Medicine · Inc42 · 9d

Using Generative AI to Support Patient Information Leaflet Development: A Descriptive Implementation Study

Free-tier ChatGPT can draft lymphoedema patient leaflets that pass institutional approval, but you still own the clinical accuracy check before anything reaches patients.

General Medicine · Cureus · 9d