Sharon Smith

US and Europe healthcare providers describe inconsistent approaches to nonsegmental vitiligo severity, with quality of life, repigmentation, and progression influencing treatment decisions. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/vitiligo-severity-assessments-vary-among-hcps-2026a1000rmz?src=rss

US radiologists vary substantially in their reading of low-dose CT lung cancer screens, highlighting a need for measures to help standardize interpretation. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/wide-variation-seen-lung-screening-false-positive-rates-2026a1000rms?src=rss

Evidence points to a neuroimmune pathway through which psychological stress may amplify skin inflammation, raising questions about future approaches to eczema care. Medscape News Europe source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/stress-and-eczema-brain-skin-axis-real-2026a1000rgy?src=rss

Standard cognitive screening thresholds may exclude many patients with biomarker-confirmed atypical Alzheimer’s disease despite early-stage functional impairment, new data show. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/anti-amyloid-criteria-may-exclude-many-atypical-alzheimers-2026a1000rbp?src=rss

The anatomical pattern of inflammatory back pain at disease onset may reveal which patients face a heightened risk for joint complications years later. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/diffuse-initial-axial-pain-linked-higher-risk-peripheral-2026a1000ra9?src=rss

Dupilumab significantly improves sinus opacification and disease burden in patients with allergic fungal rhinosinusitis. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/dupilumab-improves-sinus-symptoms-and-quality-life-allergic-2026a1000r5c?src=rss