Uncategorised - European Medical Journal

New Challenges for an Old Issue: Considering the Real Aetiology of Recurrent Haematuria: A Urinary System Pathology or a Complication of Antiplatelet and/or Anticoagulant Treatment?

In today’s world of innovation and technology, which provides the very best opportunities for healthcare professionals, everyone wants to have the best…

Positive Surgical Margins After Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy in the Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging Era: The Experience of a High Volume Third Referral Centre

The use of multiparametric-magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI)-guided intraoperative frozen-section analysis showed its effectiveness in reducing positive…

Unintended Consequences of Decreased Prostate Specific Antigen-Based Prostate Cancer Screening

In May 2012, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued a Grade D recommendation against prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based screening for prostate…

Single-Use Versus Reusable Digital Flexible Ureterorenoscopes: Is the Irrigant Flow Comparable?

Single-use digital flexible ureterorenoscopes are emerging as an alternative to the well-known reusable scopes. Flexible ureterorenoscopy (fURS) is a…

New Stem Cell Research Could Help Improve Understanding of Atrial Fibrillation

New treatments and an enhanced understanding of the causes of atrial fibrillation (AFib) could occur following a discovery that will enable the condition…

Recommendation Given for New Psoriasis Treatment

Guselkumab (Tremfya®, Janssen, Beerse, Belgium) has been recommended for the treatment of adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis by the UK’s…

The Anaphylaxis Campaign: Orange Wig Day

Over 150 million people have allergies in Europe, where it is the most common chronic disease,1 and in the UK the problem is particularly acute.

Collaboration Key to Improving Outcomes in Lung Cancer

Lung cancer survival rates can be improved by increased sharing of best practice between different systems, according to researchers from Yale…

Project Hopes to Produce a New Treatment for Dengue Fever

A new treatment for dengue fever could be developed at the end of a groundbreaking research project at the University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK’s…

Reducing Food Portion Sizes Could Lower Incidence of Obesity

Obesity could be combatted by reducing food product portion sizes, according to researchers from the University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK. A series of…