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Careful hand feeding reduces pneumonia risk vs nasogastric tube feeding in advanced dementia patients

Careful hand feeding reduces pneumonia risk vs nasogastric tube feeding in advanced dementia patients

28 Nov 2022 byChristina Lau

In advanced dementia patients with feeding problems, careful hand feeding (CHF) is associated with a 40 percent lower risk of pneumonia and similar 1-year survival rate vs nasogastric tube feeding (NGF), a retrospective cohort study in Hong Kong has shown.

Careful hand feeding reduces pneumonia risk vs nasogastric tube feeding in advanced dementia patients

28 Nov 2022
Married HCC patients have better overall survival

Married HCC patients have better overall survival

28 Nov 2022

Among hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients, being married appears to have positive prognostic implications on overall survival (OS), a recent study has found.

Married HCC patients have better overall survival

28 Nov 2022
Trust improves uptake of adjuvant endocrine therapy in breast cancer

Trust improves uptake of adjuvant endocrine therapy in breast cancer

27 Nov 2022

Breast cancer patients with a more trustful bond with their physicians appear to be more open to taking adjuvant endocrine therapy (AET) and show lower concerns regarding the treatment, a recent study has found.

Trust improves uptake of adjuvant endocrine therapy in breast cancer

27 Nov 2022
Alprazolam safe, effective for controlling seizures

Alprazolam safe, effective for controlling seizures

26 Nov 2022