Stimulated by Jyung et al 2026.[1] Visual abstract of PEACE trial from JAMA Oncology. EA – electroacupuncturePEACE – Personalised EA vs AA Comparative EffectivenessMSKCC – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterAA – auricular acupuncture (BFA here)BFA – battlefield acupunctureUC – usual careMSK – musculoskeletalBPI – brief pain inventoryPCS – pain catastrophising scalePC – pain catastrophising – … Continue reading EA and pain catastrophising 2026
Stimulated by Liu et al 2026.[1] Figure 1 from Freiha et al 2026.[2] GBS – Guillain-Barré syndromeIF – impact factorSR – systematic reviewAIDP – acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathyAMAN – acute motor axonal neuropathyAMSAN – acute motor sensory axonal neuropathyIVIg – intravenous immunoglobulinHFGS – Hughes functional grading scaleMRC-SS – Medical Research Council sum score for global … Continue reading Acupuncture in GBS 2026
Stimulated by Lee et al 2026.[1] A dopamine molecule – carbon (yellow), oxygen (red), nitrogen (blue) and hydrogen (gold). PD – Parkinson’s diseaseIF – impact factorNHIS – national health insurance service (Korea)IPD – idiopathic Parkinson’s diseaseKM – Korean medicineWM – Western medicinePSM – propensity score matchingaHR – adjusted hazard ratioOR – odds ratio – key … Continue reading Acupuncture in PD 2026
Stimulated by Yuasa et al 2026.[1] Figure 3a from Yuasa et al 2026.[1] AE – adverse eventTHA – total hip arthroplastyTKA – total knee arthroplastyIF – impact factorIV – intravenousCLAP – continuous local antibiotic perfusionCRP – C reactive proteinGT – greater trochanterRCT – randomised controlled trial – key to acronyms This is the first AE … Continue reading Acupuncture and arthroplasty 2026
Stimulated by Zhang and Yi 2026.[1] Photo by Omer Salom on Unsplash. SAE – serious adverse eventIF – impact factorSBE – subacute bacterial endocarditisIE – infective endocarditisPID – prolapsed intervertebral discIV – intravenousMRSA – methicillin-resistant Staphylococus aureusMSSA – methicillin-sensitive Staphylococus aureus – key to acronyms This is a SAE report from Beijing, China, published in the American Journal … Continue reading Acupuncture and endocarditis 2026
Stimulated by Yu et al 2026.[1] Photo by Matthew Zheng on Pexels.com IF – impact factorPSM – propensity score matchingaHR – adjusted hazard ratioECOG PS score – Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status score – key to acronyms This week we are staying with the theme of cancer care but moving from gastric cancer to … Continue reading Acupuncture and insomnia in lung cancer 2026
Stimulated by Zheng et al 2026.[1] View of Kaohsiung from the Bird’s-eye View Observation Deck. Photo by a local guide whose name translates as Red Iris. PSD – post-stroke dysphagiaPSA – post-stroke aphasiaRA – rheumatoid arthritisPPI – proton pump inhibitorIF – impact factorPSM – propensity score matchingHR – hazard ratio (aHR – adjusted HR)mRS – … Continue reading Acupuncture for stroke 2026
Stimulated by Pinheiro et al and Yi et al 2026.[1,2] Image retrieved by ChatGPT 5.2, but of unknown origin. MSK – musculoskeletalIF – impact factorMRI – magnetic resonance imaging – key to acronyms This week I have chosen a couple of recent anatomical papers that examine innervation patterns in the two lower limb muscles named … Continue reading Gluteus medius and soleus – innervation patterns 2026
Stimulated by Reindorf et al and Song et al 2025.[1,2] Figure 1 from Reindorf et al 2025.[1] The red arrow is indicating a small right apical pneumothorax. According to the text of the case report, you are also supposed to be able to see the needle fragment, but they have not given us an arrow … Continue reading Punctured lungs and eyeballs 2025
Stimulated by Mousley et al 2025.[1] IF – impact factorMR – magnetic resonanceDTI – diffusion tensor imaging3D – three dimensional2D – two dimensionalGMV – grey matter volumeWMV – white matter volumeTCV – total cerebral volume – key to acronyms I heard a news item on this research on BBC Radio 4 at the beginning of … Continue reading Brain topology turning points over the human lifespan
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