New approach to prostate cancer improves 5-year survival
A combination of hormone therapy and pelvic lymph node radiation improves survival of prostate cancer patients, researchers reported on May 26, 2022 in The Lancet. “We can now… read more.
A combination of hormone therapy and pelvic lymph node radiation improves survival of prostate cancer patients, researchers reported on May 26, 2022 in The Lancet. “We can now… read more.
Addition of ibrutinib to standard chemotherapy for patients over 65 with previously untreated mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) has led to significantly improved progression-free survival, researchers reported on June… read more.
Researchers report that hormone replacement therapy is associated with a reduction in COVID-19 mortality. Their findings appeared on May 22, 2022 in Family Practice. “This study supports the… read more.
Breakthrough COVID-19 infection is more prevalent among vaccinated cancer patients than in the general population, and the results are more dangerous, researchers reported on April 8, 2022 in… read more.
Within 3 months, reducing daily sedentary time helps lower the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases in persons with metabolic syndrome. Researchers reported the findings on… read more.
Researchers from Sweden have reported that, compared with men with no prostate cancer, men diagnosed with prostate cancer have a significantly higher risk of developing venous thromboembolism (VTE)… read more.
Lidocaine infusions appear to offer significant relief to patients with refractory chronic migraine. Researchers reported this finding on May 23, 2022 in the journal Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine…. read more.
Type 2 diabetes patients with cognitive impairment appear to be at increased risks of stroke, heart attack or death compared with non-diabetic patients. Researchers reported their findings on… read more.
Investigators report that even though there was some increase in cases of low-severity adverse events after third-dose vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 infection with mRNA vaccines, such third-dose vaccination did… read more.
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) led to a 47 per cent reduction suicide risk among depressed patients for a year after hospitalization. The findings were reported on April 26, 2022… read more.
Researchers report that outpatients with recent SARS-CoV-2 infection treated with Covid-19 convalescent plasma within nine days of diagnosis have achieved a decreased the incidence of hospitalization when compared… read more.
Adjunctive dapagliflozin therapy appears to improve outcomes in heart failure patients without regard to frailty status at initiation of treatment. These findings appeared on April 26, 2022 in… read more.