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Neither the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) tool nor an oncologist’s clinical judgement can reliably predict unfavourable outcomes in a heterogenous population of elderly cancer patients, a recent study reports.
People infected with SARS-CoV-2 appear to be highly infectious within the first week following symptom onset, with the highest viral load and live virus detected during this period, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis of three human coronaviruses.
For older adults, dancing may improve global cognitive function, although it has little effect on complex attention, learning, and memory, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis.
The proximal ureteral diameter is a significant predictor of high-grade ureteral injury during ureteral access sheath placement, with a smaller diameter increasing the risk and severity of such injury, according to a recent study.
An overactive bladder, with (wet) or without urgency incontinence (dry), can significantly predict falls in older adults with a low absolute fall risk, suggests a study.
Among diabetic individuals, the incidence of hospitalization for heart failure (HHF) is low but not negligible, a new study finds. In addition, the use of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) could help suppress HHF.
Regular practice of yoga postures confers benefits for glucose control, oxidative stress, inflammatory response, and sleep quality in patients with type 2 diabetes, a study has found.
While thyroid dysfunction does worsen survival among patients with chronic heart failure, there are other stronger predictive factors of adverse outcomes in these patients, a new study has shown.
Infection with the human respiratory syncytial virus may lead to a severe respiratory disease which, in the long-run, could impair memory and language-learning, a recent study has found.
Women with central adiposity, regardless of menopausal status, are at risk of developing breast cancer, according to a study.
