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Poor health literacy linked to having more CAD risk factors

30 Jul 2022

People with poor health literacy appear to present with more coronary artery disease (CAD)-related risk factors at the index admission, a recent study has found.

Poor health literacy linked to having more CAD risk factors

30 Jul 2022

Is pre-emptive pharmacogenetic testing in CRC patients viable within a community oncology clinic?

30 Jul 2022

A recent study has shown that it is possible to implement pre-emptive pharmacogenetic testing into a community-based oncology clinic with results interpretation available for colorectal cancer patients before their scheduled initiation of chemotherapy.

Is pre-emptive pharmacogenetic testing in CRC patients viable within a community oncology clinic?

30 Jul 2022

Acupuncture helps ease postoperative ileus after GI surgery

30 Jul 2022

Postoperative ileus (POI) may be reduced with acupuncture after gastrointestinal (GI) surgery, reports a recent meta-analysis. However, evidence supporting such an effect remains of poor quality, pointing to the need for further validation.

Acupuncture helps ease postoperative ileus after GI surgery

30 Jul 2022

CT scan might help predict invasiveness of ground-glass nodules

30 Jul 2022

The invasiveness of ground-glass nodules (GGN) appears to be associated with their mean computed tomography (CT) value, a recent meta-analysis has found. This finding points to a potential prognostic value of CT scans in patients with GGNs.

CT scan might help predict invasiveness of ground-glass nodules

30 Jul 2022

Pembro + chemo prolongs OS in TNBC patients with high PD-L1 expression

30 Jul 2022 by

Adding pembrolizumab to chemotherapy in the first-line setting significantly prolongs overall survival (OS) in patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) whose tumours expressed programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) with a CPS* of ≥10, compared with chemotherapy alone, according to the KEYNOTE-355** trial.

Pembro + chemo prolongs OS in TNBC patients with high PD-L1 expression

30 Jul 2022

White matter diminished in ASD teens born premature

29 Jul 2022

In adolescents and young adults who screen positive for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) reveals strong reductions in white matter, a new study has found.

White matter diminished in ASD teens born premature

29 Jul 2022

Introducing infants to a reduced protein Nordic diet may set better eating habits

29 Jul 2022 by

A Nordic diet with a reduced protein content, when introduced in infancy before initiation of complementary feeding, appears to lead to healthier eating habits, according to results of the OTIS trial presented at ESPGHAN 2022.

Introducing infants to a reduced protein Nordic diet may set better eating habits

29 Jul 2022

What contributes to severe falls in hospitalized patients?

29 Jul 2022

Older admitted patients, especially women, appear to be at a higher risk of more severe falls during hospitalization, a recent study has found. Higher-severity falls are also more likely to occur during toileting or showering.

What contributes to severe falls in hospitalized patients?

29 Jul 2022

COVID-19 shots temporarily mess up menstrual cycle length

29 Jul 2022 by

Women who receive COVID-19 jabs may experience short-term changes in their menstrual cycle length, particularly those who have short, long, or irregular cycles prior to vaccination, a study has found.

COVID-19 shots temporarily mess up menstrual cycle length

29 Jul 2022

Inflammation may drain energy reserves in treatment-naïve adults with HIV

29 Jul 2022

The association between inflammation and fat mass index (FMI) is positive in individuals without HIV and negative in those with HIV, suggesting that inflammation is potentially a driver of depleting energy reserves among treatment-naïve patients with HIV, a study has shown.

Inflammation may drain energy reserves in treatment-naïve adults with HIV

29 Jul 2022

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Poor health literacy linked to having more CAD risk factors

Poor health literacy linked to having more CAD risk factors

Is pre-emptive pharmacogenetic testing in CRC patients viable within a community oncology clinic?

Is pre-emptive pharmacogenetic testing in CRC patients viable within a community oncology clinic?

Acupuncture helps ease postoperative ileus after GI surgery

Acupuncture helps ease postoperative ileus after GI surgery

CT scan might help predict invasiveness of ground-glass nodules

CT scan might help predict invasiveness of ground-glass nodules

Pembro + chemo prolongs OS in TNBC patients with high PD-L1 expression

Pembro + chemo prolongs OS in TNBC patients with high PD-L1 expression

White matter diminished in ASD teens born premature

White matter diminished in ASD teens born premature

Introducing infants to a reduced protein Nordic diet may set better eating habits

Introducing infants to a reduced protein Nordic diet may set better eating habits

What contributes to severe falls in hospitalized patients?

What contributes to severe falls in hospitalized patients?

COVID-19 shots temporarily mess up menstrual cycle length

COVID-19 shots temporarily mess up menstrual cycle length

Inflammation may drain energy reserves in treatment-naïve adults with HIV

Inflammation may drain energy reserves in treatment-naïve adults with HIV