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Postoperative Vasopressor Use After Noncardiac Surgery: Patterns, Outcomes, and Clinical Implications from a Global Observational Study

By MedXY 10/27/2025

An international study reveals that postoperative vasopressor infusions after noncardiac surgery vary widely across hospitals and are linked to higher mortality and complications, highlighting the need for optimized management strategies.

Cardiology news Public Health

Warm and Cold Risks: How Temperature Variations Impact Mortality in Swedish Heart Failure Patients

By MedXY 10/24/2025

This study reveals that both low and high ambient temperatures significantly increase mortality risk among Swedish heart failure patients, highlighting the need for climate adaptation strategies in high-latitude regions.

Psychiatry Public Health Specialties

Early Adolescent Mental Well-Being as a Predictor of Long-Term Health Outcomes

By MedXY 10/18/2025

This study highlights how poor mental well-being during adolescence predicts increased risks of mental illness, risky behaviors, and mortality in young adulthood, emphasizing the urgency for early identification and intervention.

Internal Medicine Psychiatry Specialties

Comparative Effectiveness of Long-Acting Injectable Versus Oral Antipsychotics in Older Adults with Schizophrenia: Insights from Hong Kong’s Population-Based Study

By MedXY 10/18/2025

This study compares long-acting injectable to oral antipsychotics in older schizophrenia patients, highlighting benefits in relapse prevention and mortality reduction, with specific considerations for adverse effects.

Gastroenterology Internal Medicine news

Persistent High Mortality in Severe Alcohol-Associated Hepatitis: Insights from a Five-Decade Meta-Analysis

By MedXY 10/09/2025

This meta-analysis reveals that short-term mortality in severe alcohol-associated hepatitis remains high, with no significant improvement over the past four decades despite advances in care, underscoring the urgent need for better therapies and prognostic strategies.

Clinical Updates Critical Care news

Endothelial Glycocalyx Degradation in Sepsis: Insights from the CLOVERS Trial on Fluid Resuscitation Strategies and Mortality

By MedXY 09/19/2025

This article reviews findings from the CLOVERS trial analyzing endothelial glycocalyx degradation in sepsis, demonstrating its strong association with mortality but showing no impact of liberal versus restrictive fluid resuscitation strategies on glycocalyx integrity or survival outcomes.

Clinical Updates Family Medicine & Nutrition Specialties

Mediterranean Diet Outperforms Other Dietary Patterns in Reducing Mortality via Inflammatory Pathways: Insights from a Causal Inference Analysis

By MedXY 09/17/2025

A causal analysis of nine dietary patterns reveals the Mediterranean diet as most effective in reducing all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, primarily through modulation of inflammatory biomarkers such as CRP, NPR, and SII.

news Public Health Specialties

Hospital Addiction Consult Services: A Promising Step to Reduce Emergency Visits Among Patients with Opioid Use Disorder

By MedXY 09/11/2025

A hospital-based addiction consult program lowered emergency department visits in opioid use disorder patients but did not reduce hospitalizations or mortality, highlighting the need for comprehensive care beyond hospital walls.

Cardiology

Kidney Tubular Biomarkers as Predictors of Mortality and Heart Failure Readmission in Acute Heart Failure Patients

By MedXY 09/08/2025

Kidney tubular damage biomarkers independently predict death and heart failure readmission in acute heart failure, highlighting novel risk stratification beyond traditional glomerular measures.

Family Medicine & Nutrition Neurology news Specialties

Anti-Inflammatory Diet and Alzheimer’s Disease Mortality: Insights from a National Cohort Study

By MedXY 09/07/2025

Higher adherence to an anti-inflammatory diet is linked to lower all-cause mortality and a trend toward reduced Alzheimer's disease mortality, particularly among men and non-Hispanic Whites, highlighting dietary modification as a potential strategy to mitigate neuroinflammation and AD risk.

Cardiology Clinical Updates General Surgery news Specialties

Surgical Management of Left-Sided Infective Endocarditis: Insights from the Nationwide NIDUS Registry

By MedXY 09/06/2025

A nationwide Danish study reveals that while 40% of left-sided infective endocarditis patients have surgical indications, only half undergo surgery. Those receiving surgery are younger, less comorbid, and show improved survival, underscoring the need for refined risk assessment in high-risk cases.

Family Medicine & Nutrition Specialties

How Much Exercise is Too Much? Unveiling the Goldilocks Zone of Physical Activity for Healthy Aging

By MedXY 09/06/2025

Recent research reveals a U-shaped relationship between exercise and biological aging, showing that moderate exercise slows aging best, while inactivity or excessive exercise may accelerate it.

Critical Care news Public Health Respiratory Specialties

Global Shifts in Pulmonary Embolism Mortality: A 2001-2023 WHO Database Analysis

By MedXY 08/25/2025

Analysis of WHO data reveals declining global pulmonary embolism mortality overall, with marked differences by region and income, highlighting urgent needs in lower-middle-income countries.

Clinical Updates Family Medicine & Nutrition Internal Medicine news Specialties

Higher Calorie Intake Plus Adequate Exercise Linked to Lower Mortality Compared to Low-Calorie Diet with Exercise: Insights from NHANES Data

By MedXY 08/24/2025

An observational study from NHANES reveals that higher calorie intake combined with adequate exercise reduces all-cause and cardiovascular mortality more than a low-calorie diet with similar exercise levels.

Cardiology Specialties

Dynamic Triglyceride-Glucose Index Trajectories as Predictors of Mortality in Critically Ill Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

By MedXY 08/21/2025

A retrospective study shows high and fluctuating triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index trajectories predict increased short- and long-term mortality in ICU patients with atrial fibrillation, highlighting TyG dynamics as a valuable prognostic biomarker.

Cardiology news Specialties

Dynamic Triglyceride-Glucose Index Trajectories Predict Mortality in Critically Ill Atrial Fibrillation Patients

By MedXY 08/21/2025

This study reveals that fluctuating high triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index trajectories in critically ill atrial fibrillation patients significantly predict increased all-cause mortality up to one year post-ICU admission, offering a novel prognostic tool for risk stratification.

Cardiology Clinical Updates news Public Health Specialties

Global Impact of Cardiovascular Risk Factors on Lifetime Cardiovascular Disease Burden and Mortality: A Comprehensive Evidence Synthesis

By MedXY 08/19/2025

This review integrates data from over two million individuals globally, showing that absence of five key cardiovascular risk factors at age 50 confers a life expectancy advantage exceeding a decade, with midlife modification of hypertension and smoking yielding substantial gains in disease-free survival and overall longevity.

Family Medicine & Nutrition Specialties

Hypervitaminosis B12 and Mortality Risk: Unraveling the Controversy Through a Global Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

By MedXY 08/18/2025

A comprehensive meta-analysis reveals that elevated serum vitamin B12 levels do not conclusively predict increased all-cause mortality risk in adults, highlighting the complexity and heterogeneity of existing research.

Clinical Updates Emergency Medicine Internal Medicine news Specialties

Delirium in Acute General Medicine: A Decade-Long Study on Occurrence, Risk Factors, and Long-Term Outcomes

By MedXY 08/16/2025

This 10-year study from England details delirium's prevalence, associated factors like dementia and frailty, and its lasting impact on mortality and care needs in acute general medicine patients, supporting targeted screening and intervention.

Emergency Medicine Family Medicine & Nutrition news Specialties

Frailty as a Predictor of Post-Hospital Outcomes in Older Adults: Implications for Discharge Planning and Care

By MedXY 08/14/2025

Frailty in older hospitalized adults is strongly linked to discharge to post-acute care, increased 90-day readmission rates, and higher mortality, highlighting the need for targeted discharge planning using automated frailty assessments.