Tin tức & Cập nhật

People living with HIV (PLHIV) who initiate antiretroviral therapy (ART) are at an increased risk of developing tuberculosis (TB), particularly in the first 3 months after starting ART, according to a study presented at HIV Glasgow 2022.

In patients with solitary metastatic recurrences of prostate cancer, metastasis-directed therapy (MDT without androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) can lead to delayed initiation of systemic therapy, according to a study.

Treatment with vedolizumab or ustekinumab leads to reduced rates of infection-related hospitalization compared with antitumour necrosis factor-α antagonists (anti-TNF) among adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) initiating biologic therapy and with high comorbidity burden, reports a recent study.

The use of high-flow nasal cannula oxygen, as opposed to standard oxygen, in the first-line setting, did not reduce mortality rates in patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) for respiratory failure due to COVID-19, results of the SOHO-COVID trial showed.

Multiagent chemotherapy (MAC) followed by conventionally fractionated radiotherapy (CRT) shows rates of margin-negative resection (R0) and pathologic complete response similar to those of MAC plus stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) in patients with localized pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), according to a study. However, MAC plus CRT is associated with less regional lymphatic disease.

Use of proton pump inhibitors (PPI) appears to increase the risk of developing gastrointestinal malignancies such as gastric, pancreatic, colorectal, and liver cancer, a study has shown.

There is an underutilization of cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention strategies in people living with HIV (PLHIV) who are at risk of CVD, according to a study presented at HIV Glasgow 2022.

COVID-19 vaccines do not appear to carry any increased risk of developing herpes zoster infection among recipients, a study has reported.