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Interactive text messaging helps control blood pressure in ED

06 Mar 2022

An intervention that involves informational and reminder text messages, among others, is a feasible approach for managing elevated blood pressure (BP) in the emergency department (ED) setting, as reported in a study.

Interactive text messaging helps control blood pressure in ED

06 Mar 2022

Darolutamide add-on: A new standard of care for metastatic prostate cancer?

06 Mar 2022 by

Adding darolutamide to androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) plus docetaxel significantly increases overall survival (OS) in patients with metastatic, hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC), according to the ARASENS* trial presented at the ASCO GUCS 2022.

Darolutamide add-on: A new standard of care for metastatic prostate cancer?

06 Mar 2022

ICH, high NIHSS score predict mortality in stroke after reperfusion

06 Mar 2022

Some acute ischaemic stroke patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy remain at risk of death despite successful reperfusion, a study reports. Among these patients, symptomatic intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) and high post-thrombectomy National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score strongly predict 90-day mortality.

ICH, high NIHSS score predict mortality in stroke after reperfusion

06 Mar 2022

Weight loss in T2D patients ups death risk, but lifestyle change can help

06 Mar 2022

Mortality is heightened among type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients with substantial weight loss, but such risk can be attenuated by improving lifestyle quality, suggests a recent study.

Weight loss in T2D patients ups death risk, but lifestyle change can help

06 Mar 2022

Knowledge of risks, benefits improves care of solid organ transplant recipients

06 Mar 2022

In diverse patients who are solid organ transplant recipients (SOTRs), knowing the risks for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) and benefits can lead to improvements in their care, suggests a study.

Knowledge of risks, benefits improves care of solid organ transplant recipients

06 Mar 2022

Telehealth disappoints as mental health support for T1D during pandemic

06 Mar 2022

Telehealth strategies do not seem to ease the mental health burden in type 1 diabetes (T1D) patients during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, reports a recent Brazil study.

Telehealth disappoints as mental health support for T1D during pandemic

06 Mar 2022

Laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy safe for octogenarians

06 Mar 2022

Laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy is a safe procedure in elderly patients with periampullary tumours needing surgery, a recent study has found.

Laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy safe for octogenarians

06 Mar 2022

Hs-cTnI less accurate at diagnosing MI in patients with prior CABG

05 Mar 2022

High-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI) loses diagnostic accuracy for myocardial infarction (MI) in patients who had undergone prior coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), though it remains highly sensitive and specific, a new study has found.

Hs-cTnI less accurate at diagnosing MI in patients with prior CABG

05 Mar 2022

CheckMate-649: Upfront NIVO + chemo maintains survival benefit in advanced oesophagogastric cancer

05 Mar 2022 by

Upfront treatment with nivolumab plus chemotherapy continues to yield significant survival benefit compared with chemotherapy alone in patients with advanced GC/GEJC/EAC* after 24 months, regardless of their PD-L1 combined positive score (CPS), according to long-term data from the CheckMate-649 trial presented at GICS 2022.

CheckMate-649: Upfront NIVO + chemo maintains survival benefit in advanced oesophagogastric cancer

05 Mar 2022

Moderate drinking linked to lower CKD prevalence

05 Mar 2022

Alcohol consumption appears to have a U-shaped association with chronic kidney disease (CKD), with fewer moderate drinkers having the disease as compared with nondrinkers and heavy drinkers, according to a study.

Moderate drinking linked to lower CKD prevalence

05 Mar 2022

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Interactive text messaging helps control blood pressure in ED

Interactive text messaging helps control blood pressure in ED

Darolutamide add-on: A new standard of care for metastatic prostate cancer?

Darolutamide add-on: A new standard of care for metastatic prostate cancer?

ICH, high NIHSS score predict mortality in stroke after reperfusion

ICH, high NIHSS score predict mortality in stroke after reperfusion

Weight loss in T2D patients ups death risk, but lifestyle change can help

Weight loss in T2D patients ups death risk, but lifestyle change can help

Knowledge of risks, benefits improves care of solid organ transplant recipients

Knowledge of risks, benefits improves care of solid organ transplant recipients

Telehealth disappoints as mental health support for T1D during pandemic

Telehealth disappoints as mental health support for T1D during pandemic

Laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy safe for octogenarians

Laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy safe for octogenarians

Hs-cTnI less accurate at diagnosing MI in patients with prior CABG

Hs-cTnI less accurate at diagnosing MI in patients with prior CABG

CheckMate-649: Upfront NIVO + chemo maintains survival benefit in advanced oesophagogastric cancer

CheckMate-649: Upfront NIVO + chemo maintains survival benefit in advanced oesophagogastric cancer

Moderate drinking linked to lower CKD prevalence

Moderate drinking linked to lower CKD prevalence