Fluvoxamine improves fatigue and quality of life in long COVID
1. In this randomized controlled trial, fluvoxamine reduced fatigue, improved quality of life, and increased recovery frequency in adults with...
Chronic Disease
Reports of high-impact chronic disease studies by medical professionals
Functional recovery after delivery is achieved by most women with pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain
1. Most women with pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain regained meaningful function by 4 months after delivery, and this improvement was...
Mesenteric approach reduces tumor cell spillage without improving survival in pancreatoduodenectomy
1. The mesenteric approach to pancreatoduodenectomy did not improve overall survival compared to the conventional Kocher-first approach in patients with...
Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors may be associated with an increased incidence of malignancy
1. Sitagliptin demonstrated the most prominent malignancy-related safety signal among the dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors studied. Evidence Rating Level: 2 (Good) ...
Finerenone improves albuminuria in adults with type 1 diabetes and chronic kidney disease
1. In this phase 3 trial involving patients with type 1 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, finerenone was associated with...
The Scan by 2 Minute Medicine®: Susie Wiles breast cancer diagnosis drives national screening surge, Jensen Huang’s GTC keynote turns healthcare AI into a pop-culture phenomenon, landmark ACSM guidelines simplify resistance training for longevity, and consumer alert issued for high-pressure cosmetic surgery chains
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Pyrotinib provides survival benefit in human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive metastatic breast cancer when combined with trastuzumab and docetaxel
1. Pyrotinib combined with trastuzumab and docetaxel prolonged progression-free survival compared to placebo combined with trastuzumab and docetaxel in patients...
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy does not improve disease-free survival in patients with locally advanced colon cancer
1. Neoadjuvant capecitabine-oxaliplatin chemotherapy did not improve three-year disease-free survival compared to upfront surgery in locally advanced colon cancer. 2....
Camrelizumab may be safe and effective in the management of locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
1. Neoadjuvant immunoradiotherapy with camrelizumab and radiotherapy demonstrated favourable pathologic tumour regression and safety in the management of resectable locally...
Burr hole craniotomy for chronic subdural hematoma under local anesthesia may reduce risks of postoperative delirium compared to general anesthesia
1. In patients with chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH) requiring burr hole craniotomy, operation under local anesthesia (LA) was safe, well-tolerated,...
