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New Model's Accuracy Varies With Definition of Sepsis

A locally trained sepsis model shows early warning potential in acute care, but its accuracy varies by the sepsis definition used, and high false positives limit its clinical utility. Medscape Medical News source https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/new-models-accuracy-varies-definition-sepsis-2026a1000d0d?src=rss

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