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Clinical nutrition knowledge lacking in some paediatricians
Physicians in a tertiary paediatric specialist hospital in Singapore report gaps in their nutritional knowledge, particularly regarding special diet, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and gastrointestinal allergy, according to a recent study.
Clinical nutrition knowledge lacking in some paediatricians
20 Mar 2024
Plant-based diet may lower risk of insomnia
People who adhere to a vegetarian diet appear to be at lower risk of insomnia, reports a study. However, sex-specific associations between adherence to a healthful plant-based index (hPDI) and insomnia risk may exist.
Plant-based diet may lower risk of insomnia
20 Mar 2024
High-quality, early-life diet protective against IBD?
High diet quality and fish and vegetable intake in early life were associated with a reduced risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a pooled analysis suggests.
High-quality, early-life diet protective against IBD?
20 Mar 2024
Bevacizumab + EGFR-TKI improves OS in EGFR-mutated NSCLC with leptomeningeal metastases
Adding bevacizumab to an EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) improves overall survival (OS) in adult patients with EGFR-mutated non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and leptomeningeal metastases (LMs), according to a single-centre, retrospective, real-world study in China. OS was, however, similar between patients on chemotherapy plus EGFR-TKI and those on EGFR-TKI monotherapy.
Bevacizumab + EGFR-TKI improves OS in EGFR-mutated NSCLC with leptomeningeal metastases
20 Mar 2024
Rectal spacers in MR-guided SBRT for localized prostate cancer very well tolerated, improve rectal sparing and target coverage
Clinical outcomes within 1 year of MR-guided stereotactic body radiation therapy (MRgSBRT) with rectal spacer for patients with localized prostate cancer (PC) show excellent tolerability, minimal gastrointestinal (GI) toxicity as well as improved rectal sparing and target coverage vs a non-spacer comparison cohort.