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Surgery, but not chemo, may benefit patients with rare ovarian neoplasms
Good quality surgery conferred a progression-free survival (PFS) benefit for women with ovarian sex cord stromal tumours (SCST) in the first-line setting and on first and second relapse. Chemotherapy, on the other hand, had no impact on survival in the first-line or relapse setting.

Lower phase angle linked to CKD progression in T2DM
A Singapore study has found a previously overlooked connection between bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA)-derived lower phase angle and chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression, mediated by matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2), in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Cash transfers ease functional impairment in elderly
A study in India has shown the effectiveness of a small cash transfer in alleviating short-term functional impairment among older people who are living alone. However, cash transfers do not produce a clinically or statistically significant decrease in depression and show no impact on food security.

Molnupiravir cuts hospitalization, death in COVID-19 patients at high risk of progression
An emulation of a randomized target trial suggests that molnupiravir may reduce hospital admission or death in adults who have tested positive for COVID-19 during the predominance of Omicron who were at high risk of progression to severe disease.




