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External beam radiation therapy with low-dose rate brachytherapy boost appears to result in worse urinary irritative/obstructive and bowel functions but better urinary incontinence function through 5 years after treatment when compared to radical prostatectomy, reports a recent study.

Among older adults undergoing haemodialysis, nutritional disorder appears to be a risk factor for all-cause mortality and death after hospitalization for infection, a recent study has found.

Exposure to elevated concentrations of small particulate matter appears to confer an immediate increase in the risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), which subsequently decreases over a few days after exposure, according to data from the Pan-Asian Resuscitation Outcomes Study (PAROS) conducted in Singapore.

Intrarectal povidone-iodine cleansing along with formalin disinfection of the biopsy needle tip helps reduce infectious complications following transrectal prostate biopsy, a study has shown.

Use of oral antimicrobial prophylaxis with a single oral dose of ornidazole 1 g as an adjunct to intravenous antibiotic prophylaxis results in lower rates of surgical site infection within 30 days following elective colorectal surgery than with placebo, results of a multicentre trial have shown.

Sexual dissatisfaction and dysfunction are high among trans people assigned female at birth (AFAB), as shown by their lower sexual pleasures scores compared to cis people, and several factors influence their ability to relax during sex, according to a study.