3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (752+ words) Researchers have developed a blood-based assay that could help identify individuals with precursor lesions for colorectal cancer, a known limitation of many blood-based screening tests. The assay, known as DENEB, detected 81% of advanced adenomas, as well as 91% of CRC overall…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1501+ words) According to published literature, rotator cuff tears are one of the most common musculoskeletal injuries, affecting 20% to 40% of the population, with the prevalence increasing with age. If left untreated, research has shown that about 30% of massive rotator cuff tears can…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (64+ words) MUNICH — In patients with acute chest pain ruled out for MI, route coronary CT angiography did not reduce risk for subsequent MI or CV death compared with standard care, according to results of the TARGET-CTCA trial. For the trial,…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (106+ words) A new scientific statement emphasizes the need for more research on how obesity treatment may impact health outcomes other than body weight or BMI....

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (52+ words) Interleukin-17 therapy for hidradenitis suppurativa was not associated with an increased risk for inflammatory bowel disease, according to a study published in JAMA Dermatology. Of the 2,572 patients with HS who were treated with an IL-17 inhibitor across 10 randomized clinical trials, only…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (55+ words) Depressive symptoms may be prevalent for kidney transplant recipients before and after transplantation, according to study data published in Kidney360. About 40% of patients with end-stage kidney disease experience depressive symptoms, which may be associated with adverse outcomes like CV events and…...

3+ day, 48+ min ago   (210+ words) A physician who grew up in a rural community will practice in a rural area more than those raised in other locations.A physician will spend even more time practicing in rural settings if they completed their medical school and…...

4+ day, 32+ min ago   (377+ words) Patients with COPD had improved dyspnea severity and health status after performing pursed-lip breathing exercises or laughter therapy for 8 weeks, according to data presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.“These findings offer clinicians practical, equipment-free tools that…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (521+ words) Approximately 40% of men with prostate cancer treated with concurrent androgen deprivation therapy and androgen receptor pathway inhibitors may develop metabolic syndrome within a year.A retrospective analysis of nearly 17,000 patients showed the first metabolic condition, usually hypertension, occurs within the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (54+ words) MUNICH — Pulmonary artery denervation greatly lowered clinical worsening at 2 years in patients with left-sided pulmonary hypertension and heart failure, researchers reported at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.The PADN-HF-PH trial, simultaneously published in The New England Journal of…...