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Teaching patients the progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) technique after discharge from the emergency department (ED) for a migraine attack appears to help reduce related disability.

App-based relaxation technique cuts migraine-related disability

ALEX final OS analysis: Alectinib superior to crizotinib in 1L ALK+ NSCLC

Final overall survival (OS) data analysis from the phase III ALEX study presented at ESMO 2025 indicates alectinib is superior to crizotinib in patients with previously untreated ALK-positive (ALK+) non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

ALEX final OS analysis: Alectinib superior to crizotinib in 1L ALK+ NSCLC

26 Oct 2025

What is the most cost-effective CRC screening strategy in Asians?

Faecal immunochemical test (FIT) positive result followed by artificial intelligence (AI)–assisted colonoscopy represents the most cost-effective colorectal cancer (CRC) screening strategy in an Asian population, according to a study from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).

What is the most cost-effective CRC screening strategy in Asians?

26 Oct 2025

Plant-based diets may lead to nutritional inadequacies

A plant-based diet (PBDs) is higher in nutrients and wholefood groups than a regular meat-eating (RME) diet, but it may result in nutritional inadequacies if not planned properly, suggests an Australian study.

Plant-based diets may lead to nutritional inadequacies

Gestational diabetes tied to increased CVD risks

Women with gestational diabetes are at heightened risks of overall and specific cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), including chronic hypertension, according to a nationwide population‐based cohort study.

Gestational diabetes tied to increased CVD risks

Faecal transplant blocks UTI return

25 Oct 2025 by

Faecal microbiota transplantation has been shown to help resolve recurrent urinary tract infections in a small study.

Faecal transplant blocks UTI return

Nanocurcumin may prevent chemo-induced cardiotoxicity in breast cancer patients

Supplementation with nanocurcumin appears to reduce the cardiotoxicity of anthracycline chemotherapy medication in breast cancer patients, suggests a study.

Nanocurcumin may prevent chemo-induced cardiotoxicity in breast cancer patients

Semaglutide, tirzepatide equally effective in cardiometabolic HFpEF

Semaglutide is as good as tirzepatide in the treatment of patients with cardiometabolic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), with both drugs yielding substantial reduction in the risks of cardiac hospitalization and mortality compared with sitagliptin, as reported in a study.

Semaglutide, tirzepatide equally effective in cardiometabolic HFpEF