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Pathogenetic and therapeutic approaches to the correction of neurocognitive disorders in patients with chronic brucellosis
CONCLUSION: The prescription of a course of infusion neuroprotective therapy with Cytoflavin contributes to a significant clinical improvement in patients with inactive chronic brucellosis with significant positive dynamics of cognitive functioning parameters assessed using MoCA testing and health indicators according to the SF-36 questionnaire. →
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Effects of Short-Term Intensive Insulin Therapy Combined With Oral Hypoglycemic Agents for Inducing Remission in Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomized Clinical Trial
CONCLUSIONS: Oral hypoglycemic agents facilitated SIIT implementation and enhanced transient improvements in glycemic control. However, similar 12-month diabetes remission rates suggest prolonged sequential therapy may be needed for sustained glycemic benefit. →
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Participants’ Perspectives on Health Impact, Barriers and Facilitators to Adherence in a Mediterranean Diet Lifestyle Trial
Background/Objectives: Interventions promoting the Mediterranean Diet (MedDiet) and healthy lifestyle behaviours are effective and cost-efficient in preventing non-communicable diseases (NCDs), yet sustaining adherence remains challenging. This study explored perceived health impacts on, barriers to, and facilitators of adherence among older Spanish adults participating in a randomised clinical trial (RCT) based on the MedDiet and lifestyle… →
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Postoperative pain and quality of life after the use of different endodontic sealers in asymptomatic molars: a randomized clinical trial
CONCLUSIONS: Overall, both sealers resulted in very low postoperative pain. Although AH Plus showed slightly higher pain intensity compared with BC, both sealers demonstrated a similar risk of pain and comparable impact on quality of life. →
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School-based behaviour change intervention to reduce ultra-processed food consumption among adolescents: evidence from a cluster-randomised controlled trial in India
CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates the potential of school-based behavioural interventions to reduce UPF consumption among Indian adolescents, addressing a critical gap in public health research and practice in LMICs. →
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Prospective Audit and Feedback by Antibiotic Stewardship Teams to Reduce Antibiotic Overuse at Hospital Discharge: A Stepped-Wedge Cluster-Randomized Clinical Trial
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: In this stepped-wedged cluster-randomized clinical trial conducted across 10 hospitals, discharge-focused prospective audit and feedback did not decrease antibiotic use at hospital discharge but did improve optimal antibiotic prescribing for common and uncomplicated diagnoses. Other AS strategies are needed to decrease unnecessary antibiotic prescribing at this transition of care. →
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Opportunistic Genomic Screening for Familial Hypercholesterolemia to Improve Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol: A Randomized Clinical Trial
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: In this RCT, opportunistic genomic screening for FH plus telegenetic counseling did not result in a statistically significant improvement in LDL-C levels and clinical management; however, the findings suggest that there may be a small to moderate benefit favoring the immediate results arm. Further research should be conducted to confirm these findings,… →
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8 Predictions for 2026
For as long as I (Max) can remember, I’ve intentionally used the holidays to reflect and write my predictions for the future. This year, AI is a dominant theme, but how can it not be? It’s one of the biggest platform shifts in history. It’s still early, so it should only get even more exciting… →
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Safety of a cytomegalovirus-specific hyperimmunoglobulin in the prevention of maternal-fetal transmission after primary infection-results of an open-label, single-arm, prospective trial
CONCLUSION: Despite a favorable safety profile, the benefit of treatment with CMVIG to prevent a maternal-fetal CMV transmission could not be demonstrated in our trial. →
