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Updated monarchE results show improved treatment effects of abemaciclib for breast cancer

28 Dec 2022 by

In the preplanned overall survival (OS) interim analysis of the monarchE study, the combination of abemaciclib and endocrine therapy (ET) continued to provide benefit for individuals with HR+, HER2–, node-positive, high-risk early breast cancer even after completion of therapy.

28 Dec 2022

Metformin exposure in pregnancy poses no risk of SGA, LGA in infants

24 Dec 2022

Exposure to metformin in utero does not appear to put infants at risk of being small for gestational age (SGA) or being large for gestational age (LGA) as compared with nonexposure, a study has found.

24 Dec 2022

Add-on letrozole provides no added benefit in medication abortion

23 Dec 2022

Adding a single dose of letrozole to misoprostol does not appear to improve the efficacy of the latter for medical termination of pregnancy, as shown in a study.

23 Dec 2022

Some multivitamin supplements can help women conceive faster

22 Dec 2022

Multivitamin supplements that contain folic acid and iodine may be beneficial to women who are planning to get pregnant, as reported in a study from Singapore.

22 Dec 2022

Female, male infertility: Adherence to anti-inflammatory diets may bring new babies

21 Dec 2022 by

Anti-inflammatory dietary patterns, such as the Mediterranean diet, may improve the chances of conception among couples who struggle with infertility, according to a recent review.

21 Dec 2022

Maternal hypothyroidism linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes

20 Dec 2022

Pregnant women with high levels of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), which indicate hypothyroidism, are at risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, a study has found.

20 Dec 2022

EMERALD updates highlight therapeutic potential of elacestrant for ER+/HER2– mBC

20 Dec 2022 by

In the updated analysis of the phase III EMERALD trial, the next-generation oral SERD* elacestrant continued to show favourable signals for the treatment of ER+/HER2– metastatic breast cancer (mBC).

20 Dec 2022

Metformin may reduce COVID-19 severity in prediabetes, PCOS

19 Dec 2022

Among patients with prediabetes or polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), the use of metformin appears to be associated with lower incidence of severe COVID-19, according to a study.