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Clinical trials on first-line therapies for advanced or metastatic nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) from 2010 to 2020 have reported better survival and a steady improvement in quality of life (QoL) among patients, according to the results of a systematic review.

Use of behavioural interventions, specifically multicomponent and patient navigation interventions, helps increase the uptake of colonoscopy for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, reveals a study.

Personal poverty, as defined by not driving a personal vehicle to the appointment, and neighbourhood-level poverty appear to contribute to higher rates of screening positive for glaucoma or suspected glaucoma, suggests a study.

In the subgroup analysis of the phase III FIGARO-DKD trial, the selective nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist finerenone conferred cardiorenal benefits in Chinese patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D). The findings were consistent with that observed in the overall cohort.

Most adiposity markers are positively associated with incident type 2 diabetes (T2D), but waist to height ratio (WHtR) shows the most robust association and is a better predictor of T2D risk.

Treatment with lotilaner ophthalmic solution 0.25% twice daily for 6 weeks is well tolerated by patients with Demodex blepharitis and has no serious adverse effects compared to a vehicle control, according to a study. Moreover, use of this drop results in clinically meaningful outcomes.

Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in the morning appears to be more protective against obesity, particularly for individuals who are sedentary for most of the day, a study has found.