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Probiotics may improve QoL in lung cancer patients
In lung cancer patients undergoing platinum-based doublet chemotherapy, oral compound probiotic supplements may improve their quality of life (QoL) and relieve gastrointestinal (GI) side effects related to their chemo regimen.

Lung cancer screening tied to reduced mortality
In an observational study conducted in Poland, individuals who participated in a low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) lung cancer screening programme had a reduction in all-cause mortality compared with a matched control group extracted from a general Polish cohort.

Prognosis role of blood urea nitrogen to serum albumin ratio established in IPAH
A higher ratio of blood urea nitrogen to serum albumin is indicative of worse outcomes and disease severity in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH), according to a study.

Speeding COVID-19 symptom recovery may not fall within the realm of nirmatrelvir–ritonavir
Treating COVID-19 patients who had been vaccinated or did not have risk factors for severe disease with ritonavir-boosted nirmatrelvir (nirmatrelvir–ritonavir) did not expedite the time to symptom alleviation, reported investigators in the EPIC-SR trial.





