Rethinking Routine Preoperative Benzodiazepines: Better Brain Health or Unnecessary Anxiety?

Evidence-based clinical review Rethinking Routine Preoperative Benzodiazepines Better Brain Health or Unnecessary Anxiety Updated: September 2, 2026 | Estimated reading time: 15 minutes Abstract Background Routine benzodiazepine premedication, particularly midazolam, is being removed from many perioperative

The Psychiatry of Long COVID: Brain Fog, Depression, and Beyond

Evidence-based clinical review The Psychiatry of Long COVID Brain Fog, Depression, and Beyond Updated: September 2, 2026 | Estimated reading time: 15 minutes Abstract Background Long COVID represents an infection-associated chronic condition that can profoundly

C. difficile in 2026: Are We Finally Preventing Recurrence More Effectively?

Evidence-based clinical review C. difficile in 2026: Are We Finally Preventing Recurrence More Effectively? Fidaxomicin, microbiota restoration, and risk-stratified care have changed the recurrence conversation, but access and evidence gaps still matter. Estimated reading time: 16 minutes

Early Pregnancy Bleeding: A Risk-Based Playbook for Pregnancy of Unknown Location and Ectopic Pregnancy

Evidence-based clinical review Early Pregnancy Bleeding: A Risk-Based Playbook for Pregnancy of Unknown Location and Ectopic Pregnancy How to integrate symptoms, transvaginal ultrasound, hCG trajectories, pregnancy goals, and follow-up capacity without overcalling a single threshold Estimated reading time: 17 minutes

CGRP-Targeted Migraine Prevention as a First-Line Option: A Family Medicine Prescribing Framework

Evidence-based clinical review CGRP-Targeted Migraine Prevention as a First-Line Option: A Family Medicine Prescribing Framework Reconciling AHS and ACP guidance, selecting oral, injectable, and infusion therapies, and monitoring the updated 2026 safety warnings Estimated reading time: 17 minutes

GlobalRPh Medical News Roundup Clinical developments for September 11-17

GlobalRPh Medical News Roundup Clinical developments for September 11-17, 2026 Each week, we review clinically important developments from the FDA, CDC, WHO, NIH, major peer-reviewed medical journals, and professional societies. Our objective is to provide physicians, pharmacists, nurses, advanced practice clinicians, and other healthcare professionals with

Caregiver Burden as a Hidden Vital Sign in Dementia Care: Why Routine Measurement Belongs in Geriatric Practice

Evidence-based clinical review Caregiver Burden as a Hidden Vital Sign in Dementia Care: Why Routine Measurement Belongs in Geriatric Practice A brief, repeated measure can reveal risks that patient-only assessment misses, but screening should be linked to a defined clinical response. Estimated

Anesthesia for Robotic Pelvic Surgery: The Hidden Physiology of Steep Trendelenburg and Pneumoperitoneum

Evidence-based clinical review Anesthesia for Robotic Pelvic Surgery: The Hidden Physiology of Steep Trendelenburg and Pneumoperitoneum Why apparently reassuring numbers can conceal cardiopulmonary, cerebral, ocular, airway, and renal stress Estimated reading time: 17 minutes Abstract

Intratumoral Immunotherapy and In-Situ Vaccination: Local Shots, Systemic Responses?

Evidence-based clinical review Intratumoral Immunotherapy and In-Situ Vaccination: Local Shots, Systemic Responses? What clinicians should know about tumor-directed immune therapy, distant lesion responses, and the limits of current evidence Estimated reading time: 20 minutes Abstract