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Pooled sputum testing with Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra could reduce #Tuberculosis diagnostic cartridge use by 46.5% in Vietnam while maintaining acceptable sensitivity and high specificity, a new study published in @cmijournal.bsky.social shows. #diagnostics #GlobalHealth 🧪 doi.org/10.1016/j.cm...
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Karolinska Institutet continues to grow a global community of excellence. In summer 2026, KI will open a call for multiple new Assistant Professor positions in medicine and health. ki.se/en/about-ki/...
A population-based study in @jinternmed.bsky.social shows that falls, respiratory infections and heart attacks after age 60 are linked to steeper #frailty trajectories. Preventing acute events, particularly falls, before age 75 may promote healthier #ageing 🧪 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Chronic immune diseases are driven by several #inflammatory processes happening simultaneously in different parts of the tissue, a new study in Immunity shows 🧪
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The thresholds for #kidney function currently used to diagnose chronic kidney disease – #CKD – reflect a true increase in the risk of serious illness, a new study in @jama.com shows 🧪
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The 2026 call for Assistant Professorships at Karolinska Institutet is now open. We are recruiting 21 outstanding early-career scientists across a wide range of research areas.
Join our team of excellence! ki.se/en/about-ki/...
#PCOS has been renamed #PMOS (polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome). In @natmed.nature.com, @elisabetsv.bsky.social and others argue that disease names shape care and funding. The new name may reduce delays, stigma and siloed care. #Endocrinology #Diabetes #CVD 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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This study evaluates associations between major clinical outcomes and measured glomerular filtration rate (GFR), estimated GFR (eGFR) for plasma creatinine, eGFR for cystatin C, and eGFR for a combina...
Background
We aimed to examine the relationship between acute events and frailty trajectories of community-dwelling adults aged 60 and older.
Methods
We included 3146 participants, aged 60+, from .....
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a complex disorder that is often resistant to immunomodulatory treatments. Here, to understand how immune, epithel…
