Cluster Headache, Migraine Linked to Circadian System
Cluster headache and migraine were linked to the circadian system, data from a meta-analysis and other research showed. Across 16 studies, cluster headache had a prominent circadian pattern of attacks in 70.5% of 4,953 participants, with a clear peak between 21:00 and 03:00 and circannual peaks in the spring and autumn, reported Mark Joseph Burish, […]
Acupuncture May Help Reduce Urinary Incontinence Episodes, Symptoms in Women
Acupuncture reduced episodes and symptoms of urinary incontinence in women, according to a meta-analysis of 10 clinical studies. Various forms of acupuncture significantly reduced episodes of stress urinary incontinence (SUI, P<0.00001), episodes and symptoms of urge urinary incontinence (UUI, P=0.01 to P<0.0001), and resulted in higher rates of patient-reported SUI cure (P=0.0007). The benefits came […]
Presepsin a ‘Robust’ Biomarker of Early-Onset Sepsis
Presepsin holds promise as a biomarker for early-onset sepsis (EOS), a systematic review and meta-analysis confirmed. Across a dozen clinical trials, presepsin had a pooled sensitivity of 0.93 for the primary analysis of culture-proven sepsis (95% CI 0.86-0.96), a pooled specificity of 0.91 (95% CI 0.85-0.95), and a pooled diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) of 131.7 […]
Do ‘Robots’ Offer Any Clear Surgical Advantage?
A new meta-analysis in the Annals of Internal Medicine assessed the quality of evidence and outcomes of robot-assisted surgery compared with laparoscopy and open surgery in adults. In this exclusive video, Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH, breaks down the study and explains why he believes our technological advances need to actually improve patient outcomes in order […]