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Healthy prenatal diet linked to better infant growth

Following a healthy prenatal diet, as outlined by the US Dietary Guidelines, helps reduce the likelihood of rapid or slow infant growth, both of which are risk factors for obesity, according to a study.

Healthy prenatal diet linked to better infant growth

Add-on intrauterine misoprostol lowers PPH risk during caesarean delivery

27 Nov 2024 bởi

Adding intrauterine misoprostol to oxytocin significantly reduced the incidence of postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) in women who underwent caesarean section (CS) compared with oxytocin alone, according to a study presented at RCOG 2024.

Add-on intrauterine misoprostol lowers PPH risk during caesarean delivery

Combination therapy with fosfomycin, azithromycin: A win for PPROM management

In the management of preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM), a combination therapy of fosfomycin, clindamycin, and metronidazole has shown superiority over erythromycin plus metronidazole, while azithromycin has emerged as a promising alternative to erythromycin, with both regimens associated with favourable outcomes, as shown in two studies presented at RCOG 2024.

Combination therapy with fosfomycin, azithromycin: A win for PPROM management

Does exposure to antihypertensive drugs increase cancer risk?

Evidence from a large population-based study shows no consistent association between an increased risk of cancer and exposure to antihypertensive drugs.

Does exposure to antihypertensive drugs increase cancer risk?

Alcoholic drinks up risk of death in young adults with MASLD

Young adults with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) who drink alcoholic beverages are at greater risk of mortality and of having an unhealthy liver, reports a study presented at AASLD 2024.

Alcoholic drinks up risk of death in young adults with MASLD

26 Nov 2024

Presence of mVI/S predicts HCC recurrence after liver resection

Microvascular invasion and/or satellitosis (mVI/S) is independently associated with aggressive recurrence and mortality in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients treated with liver resection (LR), a recent study has shown.

Presence of mVI/S predicts HCC recurrence after liver resection

26 Nov 2024

Distant recurrence rates in early-stage breast cancer decreased in RCTs after the 2000s

Women with early-stage breast cancer (BC) entering randomized controlled trials (RCTs) after the 2000s have reduced rates of distant recurrence vs the 1990s, a patient-level pooled analysis by the Early Breast Cancer Trialists’ Collaborative Group (EBCTCG) has shown.

Distant recurrence rates in early-stage breast cancer decreased in RCTs after the 2000s

Hearing interventions barely modify HRQoL among older adults with hearing loss

Among older adults with hearing loss, provision of hearing aids and other interventions do not appear to significantly improve health-related quality of life (HRQoL) outcomes over 3 years of follow-up, as reported in a study.

Hearing interventions barely modify HRQoL among older adults with hearing loss

High-dose VE303 reduces ARG levels in individuals with CDI

Treatment with high-dose VE303, a defined bacterial consortium composed of eight strains of commensal Clostridia, was associated with a significant reduction in antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) among individuals with Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), according to the phase II CONSORTIUM* study presented at IDWeek 2024.

High-dose VE303 reduces ARG levels in individuals with CDI