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Diffuse Axial Pain Linked to Peripheral Arthritis

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 Improves Allergic Fungal Rhinosinusitis Outcomes

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

Irinotecan Fails to Boost Rectal Cancer Outcomes

Adding irinotecan to standard chemoradiotherapy for MRI-defined, locally advanced rectal cancer did not improve disease-free survival or pathologic complete response rates but increased toxicity, including diarrhea and neutropenia. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/irinotecan-fails-boost-rectal-cancer-outcomes-2026a1000qdn?src=rss

The long arc of recommendations to prevent peanut and egg allergies

Our approach to preventing egg and peanut allergies has changed over the past 2 decades. At the turn of the century, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) made an expert consensus recommendation that high-risk infants avoid eggs until age 2 years and peanuts until age 3 years. Unfortunately, the ensuing decade saw a substantial increase in self-reported peanut allergy prevalence, rising from 0.4% of US children in 1997 to 1.4% in 2008 . Subsequent randomized trials found that introducing peanuts by age 6 months reduces the risk of developing a peanut allergy by age 5 years, leading to a reversal of the earlier recommendation. In Australia, infant feeding guidelines were revised on a similar timetable as in the United States, with a 2016 guideline recommending that all infants be introduced to peanuts and eggs in the first year of life, regardless of allergy risk factors. A cross-sectional study found that the percentage of Australian infants who consumed eggs by age 6 months incre...

Wasted Medicines ‘Could Fill 75 Swimming Pools’

Pharmacists are calling for more medication reviews to curb the £480 million of medicines wasted by the NHS in England each year. Press Association source https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/wasted-medicines-could-fill-75-swimming-pools-2026a1000r0l?src=rss

Weight-Loss Procedure Feasible in Outpatient Setting

Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty performed in an ambulatory setting appears safe and feasible in selected patients with obesity, with only a few patients requiring unplanned hospitalization. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/weight-loss-procedure-feasible-outpatient-setting-2026a1000qyc?src=rss