Non-invasive glucose monitoring for people with diabetes Skin sensor could help people with diabetes monitor their blood sugar when exercising.…
Combined oral immunotherapy shows lasting effect against peanut allergy four years later In a report of the long-term outcomes of probiotics plus peanut oral immunotherapy, more than half of study participants were able to continue eating peanuts up to four years later.…
HIV PrEP needs licensing for adolescents, researchers say Study highlights a need for adolescent men who have sex with men to be given pre-exposure prophylaxis and for adherence to be promoted in this group.…
Limit opioid use before knee surgery to optimise outcomes, say researchers Study supports existing research that preoperative opioid use could lead to worse pain outcomes after surgery.…
Brain stimulation not as effective as drugs for depression In a placebo-controlled trial, transcranial direct-current stimulation did not show non-inferiority compared with escitalopram and was associated with more adverse events.…
Older smokers more likely to become frail than non-smokers Study shows that current smokers, aged 60 years or older, had a 60% greater odds of becoming frail during follow-up compared with non-smokers.…
