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A dietary pattern that is high in ultra-processed food consumption appears to increase the risk of mortality in adults, results of a diverse multinational study have shown.

Baseline cardiac damage predicts outcomes after AVR

The extent of extravalvular cardiac damage before undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR) can predict the health status outcomes in patients cross-sectionally and after AVR, reveals a study.

Antioxidants may help prevent pre-eclampsia, reduce intrauterine growth restriction

Antioxidant therapy in pregnant women has the potential to lower the risks of pre-eclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction, according to a study.

Neoadjuvant immunotherapy delivers in cisplatin-ineligible bladder cancer

The use of pembrolizumab in the neoadjuvant setting appears to be associated with a higher rate of downstaging and a survival advantage among patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) who are ineligible for cisplatin-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy, according to a study presented at this year’s ASCO Genitourinary Cancers Symposium.

03 Mar 2023

Iron deficiency heightens hospitalization rate in older adults

In generally healthy community-dwelling older adults, iron deficiency (ID) tends to increase the rate of hospitalization but does not usually lead to ≥5 days length of stay (LOS), reports a study.

Nivolumab plus cabozantinib superior to sunitinib in renal cell carcinoma

First-line treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma (aRCC) with nivolumab plus cabozantinib (N+C) results in sustained survival and response benefits at 3 years minimum follow-up, which is consistent with previous follow-ups, according to a study presented at the 2023 ASCO GU Cancers Symposium.

03 Mar 2023

Infertility implicated in obesity-related reproductive cancers

Women with a history of infertility are more likely to develop reproductive cancers that are related to obesity, as reported in a study.

03 Mar 2023

FDRS variables predict Alzheimer's, dementia in HF, AF patients

Variables from the Framingham Heart Study Dementia Risk Score (FDRS) are predictive of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and AD-related dementias (ADRD) in patients with heart failure (HF) or atrial fibrillation (AF), a study has shown.

03 Mar 2023

Contact radiation boost improves EBCRT outcomes in rectal cancer

In the final surgical salvage results of the phase III OPERA* trial, boosting a neoadjuvant external beam chemoradiotherapy (EBCRT) regimen with contact X-ray brachytherapy (CXB) led to better organ preservation (OP) rates than with EB radiotherapy (EBRT) in individuals with rectal cancer.

How common is viral burden rebound in hospitalized COVID-19 patients with or without oral antiviral treatment?