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Among young adults, particularly those with mild impairments in kidney function, the presence of localized periodontitis appears to be correlated with acute or chronic kidney injury manifesting as proteinuria, reports a recent Taiwan study.

A conventional ultrasound (US)-based scoring system reliably distinguishes adenomatous polyps from cholesterol polyps and reduces the need for cholecystectomy, a study has shown.

Singapore’s National Steps Challenge (NSC), as well as its two embedded sub-challenges, helps increase step counts among participants, according to a recent study.

Massage therapy appears to ease chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) regardless of whether it is directed at the site of pain or not, reports a recent study.

Women with no apparent family history of breast cancer should still practice due diligence, specialists caution.

Among patients undergoing allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), preoperative platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) appears to hold good predictive value for outcomes, a recent study has found.