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The use of abatacept in adults at high risk of rheumatoid arthritis helps protect against disease onset, as shown in the phase IIB APIPPRA study.
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is not uncommon in patients being treated with anticancer therapeutic agents, reports a study. Electrodiagnostic (EDX) studies and ultrasound (US) are necessary in the diagnostic assessment of these individuals.
Thoracoscopic esophagectomy (TE) has demonstrated its noninferiority to open transthoracic esophagectomy (OE) for patients with thoracic esophageal cancer in a study presented at ASCO GI 2024.
A decreasing klotho, a biomarker of vitamin D activation and metabolism, plays a key role in the association between 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) and mortality, reveals a study. This finding suggests that a disruption in vitamin D metabolism leads to an increased risk of death.
In the phase II UNITY study, foetuses and neonates whose mums were receiving nipocalimab for early-onset (≤24 weeks gestational age [GA]) severe haemolytic disease of the foetus and newborn (EOS-HDFN) had minimal exposure to the drug.
Premedication with low-dose oral midazolam in older patients undergoing a surgical procedure falls short of improving perioperative patient satisfaction, according to a study.
Stroke survivors were more likely to develop dementia within the first year following their stroke than the general population and people with acute myocardial infarction (MI), according to a study presented at ISC 2024.
A real-world analysis of 574 Asian patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) demonstrated a significantly longer progression-free survival (PFS) and similar overall survival (OS) with abiraterone plus androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) vs docetaxel plus ADT.
In the treatment of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AChEIs) appear to confer a small reduction in the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), as shown in a study.
Survivors of head and neck cancer (HNC) in Singapore have a more than twofold increased risk of stroke, regardless of age, cancer subsites, and treatment modalities, among others, according to a study.
