Oncology & Cancer
Opportunities to improve lung cancer care for older patients
A new editorial paper titled "Promising trends in lung cancer care, but are we overlooking the majority?" has been published in Aging.
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Internet-based therapy may help depression in people with multiple sclerosis
Major depressive disorder affects up to 50% of all individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) at some point during their lifetime and can lead to lower quality of life, greater disease progression and higher mortality. Patients ...
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Correcting the curve with scoliosis surgery
Scoliosis is a condition that causes the spine to curve. It often is diagnosed in children—perhaps during a growth spurt or in and around the time of puberty. However, it can be associated with other conditions such as ...
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Oncology & Cancer
Perioperative changing patterns and longitudinal trajectories of CA242 with colorectal cancer prognosis
Carbohydrate antigen 242 (CA242), a clinically commonly used tumor marker, has been proven to be an independent prognostic factor of colorectal cancer (CRC), and it may complement carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) in the follow-up ...
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Medications
Direct dispensing of prenatal supplements with iron reduces anemia
Directly providing prenatal iron supplements significantly improves average hematocrit levels throughout pregnancy and reduces anemia in underserved patients, according to a study published online Sept. 1 in JAMA Network ...
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Health
Scientists give elderly chronic neck pain sufferers new hope
Those suffering from chronic neck pain can alleviate the symptoms on the way to full recovery if they adopt optimal posture and spinal alignment, according to a study by the University of Sharjah scientists.
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Radiology & Imaging
AI chest X-ray model analysis reveals race and sex bias
An AI chest X-ray foundation model for disease detection demonstrated racial and sex-related bias leading to uneven performance across patient subgroups and may be unsafe for clinical applications, according to a study published ...
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Oncology & Cancer
Whole-body PET/CT predicts response to HER2-targeted therapy in metastatic breast cancer patients
A new imaging agent, 68Ga-ABY-025, can predict early metabolic response to human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-targeted treatment in HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer patients, according to new research published ...
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Race matters when prescribing hormone therapy for menopausal women
Michael Jackson may have sung "it don't matter if you're black or white," but when it comes to prescribing hormone therapy, it appears that race may definitely matter. That is according to a new study, presented at the 2023 ...
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Medical economics
Low back pain episodes are shorter when patients choose physical therapy first, study finds
Patients who first seek physical therapy or chiropractic care have better outcomes and shorter episodes of acute care for low back pain, according to new research from the University of Pittsburgh and published today in the ...
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Patient
A patient is any person who receives medical attention, care, or treatment. The person is most often ill or injured and in need of treatment by a physician or other medical professional, although one who is visiting a physician for a routine check-up may also be viewed as a patient.
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