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The addition of information on migraine with aura (MA) status to the cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk prediction algorithms results in a better model fit but falls short of substantially improving risk stratification among women, according to a study.

In individuals with resectable non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the addition of perioperative durvalumab to neoadjuvant chemotherapy improved pathologic complete response (pCR) and event-free survival (EFS), findings from the AEGEAN study have shown.

In the treatment of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), adding myoinositol to metformin provides further benefits for improving the regularity of menstrual cycle, with subsequent gains in quality of life, according to a study.

Patients who have been diagnosed with colorectal cancer (CRC) may benefit from increased flavonoid intake, which has been shown to reduce CRC-specific mortality in a recent study.

Patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harbouring EGFR mutation appear to experience similar survival outcomes with either frontline osimertinib therapy or sequential treatment approach of gefitinib followed by osimertinib, although upfront osimertinib leads to a significant reduction in the risk of brain progression, as shown in the results of the APPLE trial presented at ELCC 2023.

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid intake provides neurological benefits by reducing the risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) or cognitive decline in older adults, reports a study.

Young people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are at increased risk of hypertension, especially women and those with more severe hepatic steatosis, as shown in a study.

Combination treatment with eftilagimod alpha plus pembrolizumab has shown promising signal of activity against metastatic nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in patients resistant to PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors, as shown in the updated results of the phase II TACTI-002 study.

The new standards for heart failure (HF) staging proposed in the 2022 American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA)/Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) clinical practice guideline has led to a considerable change among community-based individuals from stage A to B.