Updated GEC-ESTRO Guidelines on Advances in BT for H&N Cancer
The following is a summary of “GEC-ESTRO recommendations for head & neck cancer brachytherapy (interventional radiotherapy): 2nd update with focus on HDR and PDR,” published in the September 2024...
View ArticleHigh Oral Fluid SIgA Post-Infection Accelerates SARS-CoV-2 Clearance and...
The following is a summary of “Early, robust mucosal secretory IgA but not IgG response to SARS-CoV-2 spike in oral fluid is associated with faster viral clearance and COVID-19 symptom resolution,”...
View ArticleDiscovery of New Cell Junctions in Intervertebral Disks Using Autoantibodies
The following is a summary of “New complex cell junctions in and around the intervertebral discs discovered using autoantibodies from patients affected by endemic pemphigus foliaceus in El Bagre,...
View ArticleExploring the Potential of PDOs in Advancing BLCa Research and Treatment
The following is a summary of “Patient-derived Organoids in Bladder Cancer: Opportunities and Challenges,” published in the September 2024 issue of Urology by Radić et al. Bladder cancer (BLCa) is a...
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Financial Hardship Common in Patients With Cancer
TUESDAY, Sept. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Nearly half of patients with cancer experience some level of financial hardship (FH), according to a study published online Aug. 15 in JCO Oncology Practice....
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UBE Microdiscectomy Beneficial for Lumbar Disc Herniation
TUESDAY, Sept. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For adults with symptomatic lumbar disc herniation, unilateral biportal endoscopic (UBE) microdiscectomy is associated with longer operating times and with...
View ArticlePhantom Limb Pain Reduction with PME and PMI Using Extended Reality
The following is a summary of “Extended reality used in the treatment of phantom limb pain: a multicenter, double-blind, randomized controlled trial,” published in the September 2024 issue of Pain by...
View ArticleCME/CE: Q&A: Improving Obesity Care Through a Machine Learning Framework
This course discusses that determined the clinical management obstacles contributing to weight loss surgery underuse in patients with obesity. The post CME/CE: Q&A: Improving Obesity Care Through a...
View ArticleCME/CE: Sarcopenia Screening May Reduce CVD Risk in Patients With Type 2...
This course discusses sarcopenia screening in patients with type 2 diabetes that appear to be at increased risk for and may develop cardiovascular disease earlier in life than people with type 2...
View ArticleCME/CE: Surgery Has Role in Maintaining Vision With Inherited Retinal Diseases
This course discusses the important role that ocular surgery has for patients with inherited retinal diseases and the range of surgical procedures that are performed. The post CME/CE: Surgery Has Role...
View ArticleSemaglutide reduces heart failure events in patients with preserved ejection...
1. Patients in the semaglutide group reported fewer heart failure events than those in the placebo group. 2. No significant difference was observed between groups for cardiovascular death alone....
View ArticleCalifornia Governor Signs Law Banning Medical Debt From Credit Reports
Californians with medical debt will no longer have to worry about unpaid medical bills showing up on their credit reports under legislation signed Tuesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, adding the nation’s most...
View ArticleVance Rewrites History About Trump and Obamacare
Donald Trump could have destroyed the Affordable Care Act, but “he chose to build upon [it].” Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) on “Meet the Press,” Sept. 15 Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) on Sept. 15 told viewers of...
View ArticleStanding Inability at ICU Discharge Predicts Readmission Rates
The following is a summary of “Association between inability to stand at ICU discharge and readmission: A historical cohort study,” published in the September 2024 issue of Critical Care by Brosseau et...
View ArticleIdentifying Long COVID Symptom Clusters Over 9 and 12 Months
The following is a summary of “Long COVID is not the same for everyone: a hierarchical cluster analysis of Long COVID symptoms 9 and 12 months after SARS-CoV-2 test,” published in the September 2024...
View ArticleAddressing PIDCs Through Proportional Ventilation Strategies
The following is a summary of “Post-insufflation diaphragm contractions in patients receiving various modes of mechanical ventilation,” published in the September 2024 issue of Critical Care by...
View ArticleQ&A: Improving PrEP Access in Transgender Men, Other Transmasculine People
Researchers discuss efforts to improve PrEP access in transgender and other transmasculine men who are under-represented in research and prevention efforts. “In HIV prevention, there has been...
View ArticleFactors Affecting Caregiver Burden in Patients with Bipolar Type I Disorder
The following is a summary of “Care Burden and Associated Factors Among Caregivers of Patients with Bipolar Type I Disorder,” published in the September 2024 issue of Primary Care by Mirhosseini et al....
View ArticleSafe and Cost-Effective Alternative to Inpatient Surgery in Day-Case...
The following is a summary of “Comparative Outcomes of Day-Case Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy vs Conventional Inpatient Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,” published in the September 2024...
View ArticleMedical Fiction: Jiff & the Biotic Bear
In this medical fiction, a pampered heir’s anti-antibiotic crusade ends after an encounter with a bear cub renders him a victim of his own misguided beliefs. This medical fiction tale is one of a...
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