Sharon Smith

Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation was associated with reduced anxiety severity but showed no significant benefit for working memory or inhibitory control in healthy adults. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/evidence-tvns-stronger-reducing-anxiety-vs-enhancing-2026a1000lqe?src=rss

For patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), adding pemetrexed to maintenance pembrolizumab may only increase toxicity, not survival. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/time-rethink-maintenance-pemetrexed-nsclc-2026a1000lqb?src=rss

Many patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer are not receiving bone-modifying agents, despite guideline endorsement. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/bone-agents-underused-and-declining-prostate-cancer-2026a1000lih?src=rss

Many pediatric dermatology fellowship positions remain unfilled from 2009 to 2023, highlighting an ongoing workforce shortage and regional disparities in access to care. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/one-third-pediatric-dermatology-fellowships-fail-match-2026a1000lid?src=rss

Patients with co-occurring obesity and T2D have more favorable QOL outcomes on GLP-1s than those with either condition alone or multiple comorbidities. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/glp-1-qol-benefits-greatest-those-obesity-plus-t2d-2026a1000lav?src=rss

Travel medicine specialists say that mosquito protection deserves the same attention as sunscreen because vector-borne infections become more common in Europe. Medscape News Europe source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/traveling-europe-should-mosquito-risks-be-your-radar-2026a1000laj?src=rss