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Panitumumab plus trifluridine-tipiracil confers survival advantage in RAS wild-type MCRC
In the third-line treatment of patients with refractory RAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer (MCRC), use of panitumumab plus the standard-of-care trifluridine-tipiracil appears to prolong progression-free survival (PFS) when compared with trifluridine-tipiracil alone, according to data from a phase II study.

Takotsubo syndrome tied to impaired LV contractility, shortened systolic period
Patients with Takotsubo syndrome (TTS), a reversible form of heart failure with incompletely understood pathophysiology, may exhibit reduced cardiac contractility, shortened systolic period, inefficient energetics, and prolonged active relaxation but unaffected diastolic passive stiffness, a study has shown.

Herbal combination works in treatment of active ulcerative colitis
The herbal combination of curcumin plus QingDai (CurQD) appears beneficial to patients with active ulcerative colitis (UC), with a recent study showing that the combination induced clinical and biomarker remission.

In-utero exposure to poor air quality a risk factor for childhood ADHD
Children born to mothers who were exposed to polluted air while pregnant are at increased risk of childhood attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a study presented at PAS 2023.





