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Iron supplements enhance postural control in young women with anaemia

Oral iron supplementation for 8 weeks results in significant improvements in postural control in young women with iron-deficiency anaemia (IDA).

Iron supplements enhance postural control in young women with anaemia

Drospirenone safer than levonorgestrel when co-administered with psychotropics

For women using contraceptives while on psychotropic drugs, the risk of adverse events appears to be lower with drospirenone than with levonorgestrel, whereas contraceptive failure is uncommon across progestins, according to a real-world study.

Drospirenone safer than levonorgestrel when co-administered with psychotropics

NIPS regimen improves OS in gastric cancer with peritoneal metastasis

12 Mar 2025 by

Among patients with gastric cancer and peritoneal metastasis, treatment with neoadjuvant intraperitoneal–systemic (NIPS) regimen, which consists of intraperitoneal (IP) and intravenous (IV) paclitaxel plus S-1, significantly improved overall survival (OS) compared with IV paclitaxel plus S-1 only (PS regimen), according to the DRAGON-01 trial presented at ASCO GI 2025.

NIPS regimen improves OS in gastric cancer with peritoneal metastasis

HPV vaccines useful for managing actinic keratosis

Standard α-HPV vaccination appears to reduce the burden of actinic keratosis (AK) in individuals with multiple lesions, according to the VAXAK trial.

HPV vaccines useful for managing actinic keratosis

Xanomeline/trospium improves cognition in acute schizophrenia patients with impairment

The use of xanomeline/trospium chloride brings significant cognitive improvements to acute schizophrenia patients with prespecified impairments compared with placebo, a study has shown.

Xanomeline/trospium improves cognition in acute schizophrenia patients with impairment

Ondansetron plus SRI eases OCD severity

Treatment with high-dose ondansetron shows no effect on sensory phenomena (SP) in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), according to a study.

Ondansetron plus SRI eases OCD severity

Radiotherapy plus short-course ADT confers survival benefit in oligometastatic prostate cancer

In patients with oligometastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer, the combination of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) plus a short course of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) appears to improve progression-free survival (PFS), according to the phase II RADIOSA trial.

Radiotherapy plus short-course ADT confers survival benefit in oligometastatic prostate cancer

Japanese adults with obesity lose weight with once-weekly tirzepatide

Taking tirzepatide once a week appears to result in clinically meaningful reductions in body weight for Japanese adults with obesity, according to the results of the phase III multicentre SURMOUNT-J trial

Japanese adults with obesity lose weight with once-weekly tirzepatide

Allergy history, previous exposure predict oxaliplatin hypersensitivity reactions

A history of allergy, previous oxaliplatin exposure, and chemotherapy regimens are associated with a higher risk of oxaliplatin hypersensitivity reactions in patients with colorectal cancer, reveals a study.

Allergy history, previous exposure predict oxaliplatin hypersensitivity reactions