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Preop chemotherapy confers survival advantage in colorectal cancer with liver metastasis
Giving chemotherapy to patients with synchronous and unresectable liver metastases from colorectal cancer before undergoing primary tumour resection helps boost survival outcomes, according to a phase III trial presented at this year’s ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancer Symposium (ASCO GI).
Preop chemotherapy confers survival advantage in colorectal cancer with liver metastasis
02 Feb 2023
Indomethacin plus somatostatin helps avert pancreatitis in ERCP patients
The addition of somatostatin to rectal indomethacin is safe and effective in the prevention of postendoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (post-ERCP) hypermylasemia and pancreatitis (PEP) in high-risk patients, reports a study.
Indomethacin plus somatostatin helps avert pancreatitis in ERCP patients
01 Feb 2023
Study supports safety of fourth BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine
A study from Israel validated the safety of the fourth BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (ie, second booster) using data from a retrospective and a prospective cohort.
Study supports safety of fourth BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine
01 Feb 2023
Bionic pancreas better controls glucose levels than standard care in T1D
Insulin delivery via a bionic pancreas better controlled HbA1c levels compared with standard of care (SoC) in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D), according to a recent multicentre trial from the US.
Bionic pancreas better controls glucose levels than standard care in T1D
31 Jan 2023
BNT162b2 vax prevents delta, omicron infection in adolescents; benefits upped with booster dose
Full vaccination with the SARS-CoV-2 BNT162b2 vaccine reduced infection and hospitalization due to the delta and omicron variants of the SARS-CoV-2 infection, with an added benefit against the omicron variant in individuals who received a booster dose, according to a national study of Singaporean adolescents.
