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The time elapsed between diagnosis of rectal cancer and initiation of neoadjuvant chemoradiation (NCRT) shows a significant association with pathologic complete response (pCR), and shortening this time may improve the likelihood of achieving pCR, suggests a recent study.

08 Jan 2022

Dry eye disease symptoms, incidence worsen during COVID-19 lockdown

There was an increase in the incidence of dry-eye disease (DED) during the lockdown for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a recent study has found. Such a spike may be related to the increase in use of visual display terminals (VDTs).

08 Jan 2022

Surgery outperforms pessary in sexually active women with pelvic organ prolapse

Among sexually active women suffering from pelvic organ prolapse (POP), surgical interventions appear to yield better sexual function outcomes than pessary therapy, a recent study has found.

Vitamin D deficiency tied to increased pain-related hospitalizations in children with SCD

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Low vitamin D levels were associated with an increased incidence of pain events leading to hospital admission among children with sickle cell disease (SCD), according to a study presented at ASH 2021.

Prior stroke may influence ischaemic stroke risk in cancer patients

Prior history of ischaemic stroke appears to affect the risk of ischaemic stroke in patients newly diagnosed with cancer, according to a study from Canada presented at ASH 2021.

07 Jan 2022

Bilateral renal stones up risk of CKD

Bilateral renal stones are a risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and higher levels of kidney tubular injury markers, suggests a study.

Does patient education improve influenza vaccination uptake?

Both individualized counselling (IC) and pamphlets have improved the uptake of influenza vaccination, but IC does not appear to be superior to pamphlets alone at improving vaccine acceptance, according to a Singapore study.

07 Jan 2022

Errors in lesion targeting prompts MRI-targeted biopsy misses of cancer

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-targeted biopsy misses of clinically significant cancers seldom occur, but such rare cases are mostly caused by errors in lesion targeting, which underscores the importance of accurate coregistration and targeting when using software-based fusion platforms, according to a study. Moreover, some patients harbor MRI-invisible lesions, which cannot be targeted by MRI platforms.

Wearables accurately assess dependence in older adults

With the help of various machine learning (ML) algorithms, wearable devices can semi-automatically acquire and analyse data for the assessment of dependence in older adults, according to a recent study.

Belzutifan a ray of hope for VHL-associated renal cancer?