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Many patients living with cancer die of infection, and early identification of those at risk is important to prevent infection-related mortality, according to a study.

Infection-related deaths not uncommon among cancer survivors

Malformation risks higher among infants exposed in utero to TMP-SMX vs beta-lactams

First-trimester exposure to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) poses a much higher risk of severe cardiac malformation and cleft lip and palate, among others, when compared with exposure to beta-lactam antibiotics during the same period, according to a study.

Malformation risks higher among infants exposed in utero to TMP-SMX vs beta-lactams

Mifepristone lowers HbA1c in adults with T2D, hypercortisolism

18 Jul 2025 by

Treatment with mifepristone significantly reduced HbA_1c levels in patients with difficult-to-control type 2 diabetes (T2D) and hypercortisolism compared with placebo, according to the final results of the CATALYST trial presented at ADA 2025.

Mifepristone lowers HbA1c in adults with T2D, hypercortisolism

Dual-Index Aspherical Lenslets deliver on myopia control in Singaporean kids

Wearing spectacle lenses with Dual-Index Aspherical Lenslets (DIAL) appears to be more efficacious at slowing myopia progression in children when compared with single-vision spectacle lenses (SVLs), as shown in a study from Singapore.

Dual-Index Aspherical Lenslets deliver on myopia control in Singaporean kids

Social media posts show difficulties faced by sarcoma patients

An analysis of social media posts reveals the interconnected challenges that patients with sarcoma have to go through, including treatment decisions, financial concerns, and work impact.

Social media posts show difficulties faced by sarcoma patients

Subcutaneous on par with IV pembrolizumab for NSCLC

Pembrolizumab administered subcutaneously (SC) is noninferior to the intravenous (IV) strategy in terms of overall exposure and trough concentrations, with similar efficacy and consistent safety profiles in patients with treatment-naive metastatic nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC), reports a study.

Subcutaneous on par with IV pembrolizumab for NSCLC

17 Jul 2025

Coeliac disease risk increased among patient kin

First-degree relatives (FDRs) of patients with coeliac disease (CD) are at an elevated risk of developing CD, suggests a study.

Coeliac disease risk increased among patient kin

Psychosis in cannabis users: Dopamine system may be the link

Patients with cannabis use disorder (SUD) have increased dopamine functioning in the brain pathway associated with psychosis, a longitudinal cohort study has shown.

Psychosis in cannabis users: Dopamine system may be the link

Bevacizumab plus erlotinib shows promise in hereditary, sporadic papillary kidney cancer

Combination treatment with bevacizumab plus erlotinib appears to work against hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal-cell cancer (HLRCC)-associated or sporadic papillary renal-cell carcinoma, according to an open-label phase II study.

Bevacizumab plus erlotinib shows promise in hereditary, sporadic papillary kidney cancer

Esketamine monotherapy shows robust, rapid efficacy as treatment for TRD