- Physician's Weekly

Lowering FIT Positivity Thresholds Improves Sensitivity, Specificity

Jun 6, 2024

WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Lowering the fecal immunochemical test (FIT)...

ASCO: Asciminib Has Superior Efficacy to TKIs for Newly Diagnosed Leukemia

Jun 6, 2024

WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For patients with newly diagnosed chronic myeloid...

ASCO: Neoadjuvant Ipilimumab + Nivolumab Ups Survival in Resectable Melanoma

Jun 6, 2024

WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Neoadjuvant ipilimumab plus nivolumab followed by...

ASCO: Osimertinib Improves Progression-Free Survival in EGFR-Mutated Lung Cancer

Jun 6, 2024

WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For patients with unresectable stage III...

Many U.S. Women Unhappy With Maternal Health Care, Poll Finds

Jun 6, 2024

WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Many women are unhappy with the state of U.S....

Second Patient to Receive Pig Kidney Has Organ Removed

Jun 6, 2024

WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Forty-seven days after becoming the second...

Neoadjuvant Nivolumab, Ipilimumab Safe for dMMR Colon Cancer

Jun 6, 2024

WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Neoadjuvant nivolumab plus ipilimumab has an...

CKD Prevalence and Mortality Increases With Coexistence of Abdominal Obesity and Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease

Jun 6, 2024

Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) and chronic kidney disease (CKD)...

Different Region Leopard Spot Density Significantly Correlates With Axial Length, Subfoveal Choroidal Thickness, and Age

Jun 6, 2024

To achieve automatic segmentation, quantification, and grading of different regions of leopard...

Early IgM Response Identified as Key Protective Factor Against Malaria in Infants, Suggesting New Vaccine Design Focus

Jun 6, 2024

Plasmodium falciparum malaria is a public health issue mostly seen in tropical countries. Until...

Hypertonic Saline Reasonable Alternative to Mannitol for Intracranial Pressure Reduction in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury

Jun 6, 2024

Controlling elevated intracranial pressure following brain injury with hyperosmolar agents is one...

Nanoliposome Encapsulation Enhances Stability and Bioactivity of Ginger Extracts and 6-Gingerol in Anti-Breast Cancer and Anti-Inflammatory Applications

Jun 6, 2024

Nanoliposomes (NLs) are ideal carriers for delivering complex molecules and phytochemical...

Synaptic Damage Markers Acutely Elevated in Severe TBI, Predict Longterm Outcomes

Jun 5, 2024

Biomarkers of neuronal, glial cells and inflammation in traumatic brain injury (TBI) are available...

Ultraprocessed Food Intake Tied to Chronic Insomnia

Jun 5, 2024

Consumption of ultraprocessed foods (UPF) is independently tied to chronic insomnia in the general...

Discovery of MiR-143 Role in Lens Epithelial Cells Supports Novel Therapeutic Strategy for Patients With Cataract

Jun 5, 2024

Cataract causes the greatest number of blindnesses worldwide. This study aims to investigate the...

An Arm and a Leg: Medicaid Recipients Struggle To Stay Enrolled

Jun 5, 2024

Medicaid — the state-federal health insurance program for low-income and disabled Americans — has cut more than 22 million recipients since spring 2023. One of them was the son of Ashley Eades. Her family lost their Medicaid...

Urged on by LGBTQ+ Activists, California Cities Weigh Stricter Smoking Rules

Jun 5, 2024

California has long been at the forefront of the fight against smoking, but some local officials in the San Francisco Bay Area, backed by activists who are especially concerned about high rates of smoking in the LGBTQ+...