Updated 2025-2026 vaccination was linked to added protection in a CDC-funded analysis that became part of a broader debate over routine vaccine monitoring.
In a Swedish population-based screening cohort, the blood-based risk model had higher short-term sensitivity for clinically significant prostate cancer than prostate-specific antigen testing, with similar specificity.
Preoperative use was associated with fewer revisions and no increase in short-term complications among patients with obesity, although benefits appeared concentrated in select subgroups.
Systematic review of 8 observational studies found limited evidence on associations between prenatal asthma-medication exposure and neurodevelopmental outcomes, with autism spectrum disorder the only outcome suitable for meta-analysis.
Heart rate monitoring and atrial fibrillation detection had the strongest supporting evidence, but investigators found limited evidence for broader outpatient self-monitoring applications.
A review of cardiogenic shock studies suggests serial lactate measurements provide more prognostic information than isolated values and may better reflect treatment response.