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Treatment with antiplatelet medications and age are some of the factors associated with the occurrence of radiation proctitis in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer treated by chemoradiation, a recent study has shown.

Certain individuals initially testing negative for tuberculosis (TB) by interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) may later contract the infection and therefore require extended follow-up due to increased risk, as reported in a study from Singapore.

A recent study has found no evidence supporting the association of intraocular pressure (IOP) fluctuation, as measured in clinical practice, with visual field (VF) progression in patients with glaucoma.

A treat-and-extend personalized treatment with faricimab based on disease activity results in sustained gains in vision or anatomic outcomes through 2 years in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD), reports a study. Moreover, nearly four in five (80 percent) patients have achieved extended dosing intervals of 12 weeks or more.

Individuals with obesity who underwent a short-term, low-calorie diet demonstrate a multifaceted body response, including an increased brain connectivity in the limbic‒temporal network (emotion and memory) as well as hormone and eating behaviour changes that seem relevant for recovering the weight lost, a recent study has shown.