A nationwide survey of 130 Chinese pancreatic surgeons finds that perioperative nutrition management for pancreatoduodenectomy has improved substantially since 2020. Preoperative nutritional assessment rose from 62.5% to 82.3% and dietitian involvement from 49.0% to 70.0%. However, total parenteral nutrition on the first postoperative day remained high at 52.3%, while early oral feeding was only 16.2%.

A small but carefully documented retrospective case series from a US pulmonary hypertension clinic reports that nebulized ensifentrine an inhaled dual phosphodiesterase 3/4 inhibitor approved in 2024 for moderate-to-severe COPD, was associated with modest but consistent improvements in pulmonary hemodynamics, exercise capacity, and patient-reported breathlessness over six months in patients with severe COPD-associated pulmonary hypertension, without provoking exacerbations, worsening oxygenation, or significant adverse events. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first published report evaluating ensifentrine specifically in patients with COPD-associated pulmonary hypertension confirmed by right heart catheterization.

The health consequences of catastrophic wildfires may extend far beyond the period when flames are extinguished and smoke disappears, according to a new study. Findings from the study are published in the  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Low-dose aspirin was associated with a 70 per cent lower risk of dementia among 1 in 5 older people with a particular genetic profile, raising the possibility of a more personalised approach to dementia prevention.