Patients who have a new type of lens implanted in their eyes during surgery for cataracts or to correct their eyesight have excellent or good vision over distances both near and far, and often no longer need spectacles for reading. Research presented today (Sunday) at the 43rd Congress of the European Society of Cataract and […]
Screening women with dense breasts with both molecular breast imaging (MBI) and digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) increased overall invasive cancer detection while modestly increasing the recall rate compared with screening only with DBT, according to a new study published today in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). “To our knowledge, […]
Canada: Dry eye syndrome (DES) emerges as a frequently overlooked extraintestinal manifestation of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a systematic review and meta-analysis published in Frontline Gastroenterology has revealed. The review, led by Bachviet Nguyen and colleagues from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, reveals that patients with IBD are at significantly higher risk of developing […]
A new study published in the journal of BMC Nephrology showed that as a non-invasive biomarker to distinguish between steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS) and steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome (SSNS), urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) has great promise for supporting early diagnosis, risk assessment, and treatment. Massive proteinuria (more than 40 mg/m^2 per hour) causes hypoalbuminemia (less […]
France: Even moderate alcohol consumption significantly increases the risk of squamous cell cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract (UADT), a large pooled analysis of 28 prospective cohorts published in the JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute has shown. The analysis revealed that consuming as little as 5–15 grams of alcohol per day—equivalent to roughly […]
Norway: Exposure to statins during the first trimester of pregnancy does not appear to increase the risk of congenital malformations, according to a large nationwide study from Norway published in the European Heart Journal. The findings provide reassuring evidence for women who require lipid-lowering therapy and suggest that previous concerns based on animal studies may […]
Taiwan: Patients with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) face a significantly higher risk of developing peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD), according to a 15-year follow-up cohort review published in Clinical and Experimental Dermatology. The analysis, led by Dr. Shiu-Jau Chen from the Department of Neurosurgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, found that HS patients had a 23% […]
A recent trial published in the Journal of American Medical Association found that subthalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective therapy for people living with moderate to advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD) The Implantable Neurostimulator for the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease (INTREPID) trial tracked outcomes in 313 patients implanted with Boston Scientific’s Vercise DBS system between […]
A new study published in Scientific Reports has found that higher dietary choline consumption is linked to greater bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women, a group highly vulnerable to osteoporosis. Since the accelerated bone loss caused by estrogen deficiency during menopause, identification of modifiable dietary factors such as choline is important for establishing osteoporosis […]
A new study published in the Journal of Primary Care & Community Health revealed that it may be possible to detect people at risk of bone loss outside of the conventional screening age range by using chest x-rays opportunistically. The primary method of osteoporosis screening is dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans, which measure bone mineral […]