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A 12-month treatment course of edoxaban appears to yield superior outcomes for cancer patients with isolated distal deep vein thrombosis (DVT), being associated with reduced incidence of recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) or VTE-related deaths as compared with a 3-month treatment course, a study has shown.

Adding pembrolizumab to chemotherapy significantly improved survival outcomes and response rate compared with chemo alone in patients with locally advanced or metastatic HER2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction (G/GEJ) adenocarcinoma, according to the updated results of the KEYNOTE-859 study presented at ESMO WCGIC 2023.

Eating disorders may occur among teens with epilepsy, especially those with psychiatric comorbidities, such as depression, anxiety, and suicidality, according to a study.

Children who spend greater screen time at age 1 are more likely to have developmental delays in communication and problem-solving at ages 2 and 4 years, according to a study.

Medication nonadherence is more common among young than older adults in Singapore, but the reasons for it do not differ by much, according to a study.

Use of the History, Electrocardiogram, Age, Risk factors (HEAR) scores is limited in patients with baseline high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) <LoQ (limit of quantitation) or hs-cTnT >99th percentile to define short-term prognosis, according to a study.