Entries by aaron

Relugolix Rapidly Achieves Sustained Castration in Prostate Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy: Study

Prostate cancer remains one of the most prevalent cancers in men worldwide, often requiring a multimodal treatment approach for optimal management. Among the treatment modalities, combination androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) with radiotherapy has been a cornerstone in both localized and advanced disease settings. However, the effectiveness and tolerability of traditional ADT regimens have been a […]

FDA approves iloperidone for acute treatment of bipolar disorder

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to iloperidone (Fanapt) for acute treatment of bipolar I disorder. Fanapt is an atypical antipsychotic agent that has been used for the acute treatment of patients with schizophrenia since its FDA approval in 2009. “Manic or mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder are highly […]

Role of SGLT2 inhibitors beyond diabetes care to metabolic care: Indian Perspective

India: A recent article published in the Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism has presented an Indian perspective on the paradigm shift of SGLT2 inhibitors from diabetes care to metabolic care. The study revealed that sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, with their several pleiotropic benefits, have received considerable attention recently as a novel class of […]

Chatbot outperformed physicians in clinical reasoning in head-to-head study: JAMA

ChatGPT-4, an artificial intelligence program designed to understand and generate human-like text, outperformed internal medicine residents and attending physicians at two academic medical centers at processing medical data and demonstrating clinical reasoning. In a research letter published in JAMA Internal Medicine, physician-scientists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) compared a large language model’s (LLM) […]

Too much consumption of sodium associated with development of heart disease: Study

Researchers have found in a new study that high consumption of sodium was associated with increased risk of  cardiovascular disease.Therefore individuals with heart disease stand to gain the most from a low-sodium diet. Further the research revealed that majority of patients of heart disease on an average consumed over twice the recommended daily sodium intake. […]

Incidence of cancer significantly higher in tuberculosis patients, finds study

South Korea: A recent study has shown an association between tuberculosis (TB) and cancer, with those with current or previous TB more likely to have a diagnosis of a variety of cancers, including blood, lung, colorectal, and gynecological cancers. The findings from the population-wide observational study were presented at this year’s European Congress of Clinical […]

Men at higher risk of fracture from falls compared to women, Study finds

A recent study titled “A meta-analysis of previous falls and subsequent fracture risk in cohort studies” found links between self-reported falls and increased fracture risk and also that prior falls increased the risk for fracture slightly more in men than women. Published in Osteoporosis International, this international meta-analysis of data pooled from 46 prospective cohorts […]