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FOLFIRI-ramucirumab shows promise as second-line therapy in advanced UGI cancers

05 Jun 2026

Combination therapy with FOLFIRI-ramucirumab exhibits survival advantage similar to ramucirumab plus paclitaxel in patients with advanced upper gastrointestinal (UGI) cancers, reveals a study. However, FOLFIRI-ramucirumab is associated with a longer real-world time to treatment discontinuation (rwTTD).

FOLFIRI-ramucirumab shows promise as second-line therapy in advanced UGI cancers

05 Jun 2026

Physical activity intensity matters more for chronic disease prevention

05 Jun 2026 by

Prioritizing physical activity (PA) intensity over volume may yield greater benefits for preventing most noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), a prospective study suggests.

Physical activity intensity matters more for chronic disease prevention

05 Jun 2026

Bempedoic acid beneficial in Asians with inadequately controlled hypercholesterolemia

05 Jun 2026

Treatment with bempedoic acid helps lower low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL‐C) levels in Asian patients who have LDL-C elevations despite receiving lipid-lowering therapy, including statins, according to a study from Taiwan.

Bempedoic acid beneficial in Asians with inadequately controlled hypercholesterolemia

05 Jun 2026

Sustained adherence to growth hormone therapy boosts growth outcomes in children

04 Jun 2026

Children maintaining a sustained adherence rate of at least 85 percent to daily growth hormone therapy see a clinically meaningful improvement in growth over 2 years, as shown in a retrospective study.

Sustained adherence to growth hormone therapy boosts growth outcomes in children

04 Jun 2026

One in eight young men in SG has dyslipidaemia

04 Jun 2026 by

Dyslipidaemia appears to be prevalent among adolescents and young men in Singapore, including those without traditional metabolic risk factors, according to local research.

One in eight young men in SG has dyslipidaemia

04 Jun 2026

Immunotherapy modestly improves response rates in HR+ breast cancer

04 Jun 2026

Patients with HR+/HER2‒ breast cancer treated with immunotherapy show modest improvements in complete response rates, reports a study.

Immunotherapy modestly improves response rates in HR+ breast cancer

04 Jun 2026

$Do calcium, vitamin D supplements prevent fractures, falls?$

Do calcium, vitamin D supplements prevent fractures, falls?

04 Jun 2026 by

The use of calcium, vitamin D, or combined supplementation does not appear helpful in preventing fractures and falls, claims a study.

Do calcium, vitamin D supplements prevent fractures, falls?

04 Jun 2026

Clipping before ECI lowers risk of ectopic embolisms in gastric varices

04 Jun 2026

Adding clip prior to endoscopic cyanoacrylate injection (ECI) helps prevent ectopic embolism in patients with fundal varices with a portal-systemic shunt, without compromising safety or efficacy, as shown in a recent study.

Clipping before ECI lowers risk of ectopic embolisms in gastric varices

04 Jun 2026

One-time gene replacement therapy improves motor function in SMA patients

04 Jun 2026 by

Intrathecal onasemnogene abeparvovec (OAV101 IT), a one-time gene transfer therapy, significantly improves motor function in treatment-naïve patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), as shown by the period 1 results of the phase III STEER study.

One-time gene replacement therapy improves motor function in SMA patients

04 Jun 2026

Lifestyle factors, comorbidities linked to difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis

04 Jun 2026

Difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis is associated with smoking, obesity, fibromyalgia, and depression, according to the results of a meta-analysis.

Lifestyle factors, comorbidities linked to difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis

04 Jun 2026

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FOLFIRI-ramucirumab shows promise as second-line therapy in advanced UGI cancers

FOLFIRI-ramucirumab shows promise as second-line therapy in advanced UGI cancers

Physical activity intensity matters more for chronic disease prevention

Physical activity intensity matters more for chronic disease prevention

Bempedoic acid beneficial in Asians with inadequately controlled hypercholesterolemia

Bempedoic acid beneficial in Asians with inadequately controlled hypercholesterolemia

Sustained adherence to growth hormone therapy boosts growth outcomes in children

Sustained adherence to growth hormone therapy boosts growth outcomes in children

One in eight young men in SG has dyslipidaemia

One in eight young men in SG has dyslipidaemia

Immunotherapy modestly improves response rates in HR+ breast cancer

Immunotherapy modestly improves response rates in HR+ breast cancer

Do calcium, vitamin D supplements prevent fractures, falls?

Do calcium, vitamin D supplements prevent fractures, falls?

Clipping before ECI lowers risk of ectopic embolisms in gastric varices

Clipping before ECI lowers risk of ectopic embolisms in gastric varices

One-time gene replacement therapy improves motor function in SMA patients

One-time gene replacement therapy improves motor function in SMA patients

Lifestyle factors, comorbidities linked to difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis

Lifestyle factors, comorbidities linked to difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis