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Pioneers Who Changed Clinical Practice

A soldier’s wound, a makeshift apartment lab and a risky self experiment: how curiosity, chance, and persistence led to discoveries that underpin today’s diagnostics and treatments. Medscape News Europe source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/pioneers-who-changed-clinical-practice-2026a1000d00?src=rss

Loneliness Tied to Degenerative Valvular Heart Disease Risk

Loneliness is linked to an increased risk for degenerative valvular heart disease and could be a modifiable risk factor for at-risk patients. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/can-loneliness-increase-risk-degenerative-valvular-heart-2026a1000cti?src=rss

Doctors Train Teachers to Administer Emergency Med

Teachers and other school staff are often the first to respond to anaphylaxis in students. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/when-school-nurse-miles-away-teachers-treat-anaphylactic-2026a1000ctc?src=rss

Severe Thrombocytopenia Tied to Poor Prognosis in APS

Severe thrombocytopenia is associated with poorer overall survival among patients with antiphospholipid syndrome, a retrospective study finds. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/severe-thrombocytopenia-tied-poor-prognosis-people-2026a1000cn2?src=rss

The Long-COVID Crisis: No Cure, Little Attention

On International Long COVID Awareness Day, advocates warned that long COVID — affecting 400 million people — remains underrecognized by clinicians and underfunded. Medscape News Europe source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/long-covid-crisis-no-cure-little-attention-2026a1000cmk?src=rss

Longer ED Stay Linked to Early Clinical Deterioration

A longer stay in the emergency department is associated with an increased risk for early clinical deterioration among patients, a study finds. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/longer-ed-stay-linked-early-clinical-deterioration-2026a1000cdt?src=rss