Clinically important traumatic brain injury occurred in one in 5 older patients with head injuries. Medscape Medical News

A meta-analysis suggested that seizure prophylaxis elicited a small but significant reduction in early posttraumatic seizure for mild to moderate traumatic brain injury. Medscape Medical News

A new study showed that opioid and substance abuse patients with firearm injuries had increased death rates and incurred higher ED costs. Medscape Medical News

Colchicine, a legacy drug that received a new indication in 2023 for cardiovascular disease, can treat arterial inflammation after a heart attack, a principal investigator of clinical trials said. Medscape Medical News

New data find gastric contents after fasting aren't higher than nondiabetics, but an expert endocrinologist disputes that conclusion and GLP-1 agonists further complicate the picture. Medscape Medical News

Patients with advanced cancer and their caregivers often align on goals of care, except when it comes to decisions about costs, a new survey found. Medscape Medical News