The findings of a recent clinical trial determined that obese patients who undergo laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy experience significantly lower levels of acute postoperative pain (APP) when subjected to deeper levels of anesthesia. The findings of this study were published in the recent edition of Obesity Surgery journal offers new insights into pain management protocols that could improve […]
The VOYAGER PAD trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban plus aspirin compared to aspirin alone in patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD) undergoing lower extremity revascularization procedures. Recently, the US Food and Drug Administration requested additional quantitative benefit-risk analyses to inform decision-making. The researchers have found in a new study that in […]
Bariatric surgery cuts use of medications for hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidemia, suggests study published in the Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. Limited evidence exists on the patterns of medication use for hypertension, diabetes mellitus (DM), and dyslipidemia after bariatric surgery among Asian patients. A study was done to investigate the patterns in the use […]
A new urine test that measures 18 genes associated with prostate cancer provides higher accuracy for detecting clinically significant cancers than PSA and other existing biomarker tests, according to a study published in JAMA Oncology. The urine test, MyProstateScore 2.0 (MPS2), was shown to meaningfully reduce unnecessary prostate biopsies while providing highly accurate detection of […]
Researchers have shown that dangerous cysts, which form over time in polycystic kidney disease (PKD), can be prevented by a single normal copy of a defective gene. This means the potential exists that scientists could one day tailor a gene therapy to treat the disease. They also discovered that a type of drug, known as […]
Immediate impression method in the digital workflow as good as the staged impression method for single-unit implants in the posterior area suggests a new study published in the Journal of Prosthodontics. This clinical study compares immediate and staged impression methods in a complete digital workflow for single-unit implants in the posterior area. Sixty patients requiring […]
Antipsychotic use in people with dementia is associated with elevated risks of a wide range of serious adverse outcomes including stroke, blood clots, heart attack, heart failure, fracture, pneumonia, and acute kidney injury, compared with non-use, finds a study published by The BMJ today. These findings show a considerably wider range of harms associated with […]
A recent study introduced a new diagnostic imaging technique that could significantly improve the detection of certain lung cancer subtypes traditionally elusive to standard PET scans. This resaerch focused on the diagnostic capabilities of a novel PET imaging method using 68Ga-labeled fibroblast activation protein inhibitors (FAPIs) that could revolutionize how oncologists identify and treat lung […]
Remdesivir may lower the risk of in-hospital death among COVID-19 patients not requiring oxygen suggests a new study published in the Open Forum Infectious Diseases. Use of Remdesivir was linked to a significant decline in in-hospital death at both 14 and 28 days, regardless of variant of concern. Remdesivir has demonstrated benefit in some hospitalized […]
“Break a leg!” is a welcome blessing of good luck, but who wants to hear that they have actually broken a bone? What’s worse, fractures that are displaced or complex require surgery and possibly lengthy recovery times while the patient remains partly or wholly immobilized. Aiming to shorten recovery times, an Osaka Metropolitan University-led research […]