A A commonly used formula that overestimates the risk of an adverse cardiac event can lead to incorrect chemotherapy decisions according to a published in Study. With many cancer drugs, there is a risk of prolongation of the QT interval, which promotes fatal cardiac arrhythmias in patients.Because of this risk, cancer patients often undergo ECG […]
AIFA Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco Pharmaceutical expenditure monitoring AIFA makes available the documents relating to the monthly monitoring of national and regional pharmaceutical expenditure for the period January / December 2021 (consultative) and January / February 2022. Published on: – All rights reserved and for personal use– Download the full document in PDF format from […]
Where the water is cleaner, there are more animals-_– one would think.A team of researchers from the Senckenberg am Meer Research Institute and the University of Oldenburg has now shown that this is not always and everywhere the case. The group led by Anja Singer investigated in the East Frisian Wadden Sea how biodiversity and […]
A One-time sigmoidoscopy screening significantly reduces long-term incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a new pooled analysis of four randomized trials published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Although endoscopic screening provides a way to detect and remove premalignant polyps early, data to quantify the long-term effects of sigmoidoscopy screening are lacking, said corresponding author […]
Context KRAS is the oncogene that most frequently has mutations in human cancers, including colorectal cancer. Adagrasib was recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Adagrasib is a highly targeted, oral-acting inhibitor of the G12C mutation-mutated protein KRASKRAS G12C indicates the glycine to cysteine mutation in codon […]
Rome, Dec. 28. (Adnkronos Salute) – The City of Pavia Care Institute will have a new proctology department, a simple operating unit that will be inaugurated in January and will be led by three highly experienced proctologist surgeons, report from the San Donato Group to which the structure belongs: Umberto Favetta (head of the service), […]
Rome, 27 Oct. (Adnkronos Health) – To beat health inequality, one of the tools to be adopted is “to focus on national, supra-regional, assistance networks that allow professionals to be available in all areas of the country. And thus reduce the mobility of citizens who are forced to move because centres of excellence are not […]
Core messages If toe necrosis occurs in a woman under 40 years of age and an embolic mechanism is suspected, a specific systemic vasculitis should be searched for both clinically and radiologically according to French doctors led by Dr. Rémy Hamdan (Le CHU Dijon Bourgogne). A woman’s medical history in her 30s makes it clear […]
Knowledge Moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) is particularly effective in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVUs) through physical activity energy expenditure (PAEE). MVPA as a disproportionate component of PAEE may be a more effective way to mitigate risk than simply increasing the -_ PAEE. Why this is important How intensity and extent of physical […]
The scores showed high precision in predicting outcomes across the disease continuum, from stenosis to recurrent myocardial infarction to death. Insight A novel score derived from a machine learning model using electronic health data demonstrated high accuracy in predicting coronary artery disease (CHD) outcomes across the disease spectrum. Why this matters The results can help […]