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Patients with oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) see better survival and safety outcomes after treatment with neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy (NCRT) as compared with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NCT) alone, according to a recent meta-analysis.

In the management of acute severe pain in older patients in the emergency department, hydromorphone provides only nonclinically significant greater effect than acetaminophen, with pain relief being minimal or incomplete regardless of the medication received, according to a study.

In some patients with osteoarticular infections (OAIs), an exclusively oral administration of antibiotics is safe and feasible, suggests a study.

The incidence of myocarditis and myocardial damage is higher than expected in cancer patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatment, reports a recent real-world study.

A history of abnormalities found during ultrasonography appears to aggravate the diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma, particularly among those with dilated bile ducts and liver mass, reports a recent Thailand study.

Retzius-sparing robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy (rsRARP) leads to better continence recovery than conventional RARP (cRARP), a new study has found. Meanwhile, in anterior tumours, rsRARP is associated with higher positive surgical margins.

Bulevirtide at a dose of 2 mg or 10 mg daily induces biochemical and virological response in patients with chronic hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection, according to results of Study MYR301.