Cart is empty A recent research effort led by Sarbajit Mukherjee, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Oncology at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, demonstrated that a new chemotherapy combination—trifluridine/tipiracil (FTD/TPI) and oxaliplatin—is well tolerated and has activity among patients with esophageal cancer.
SARS-CoV-2 infection linked to increased risk for diabetes
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is associated with an increased risk for diabetes, according to a study published online April 18 in JAMA Network Open.
Oral fluvoxamine plus budesonide found to cut severe disease in COVID-19
For high-risk outpatients with COVID-19, treatment with oral fluvoxamine plus budesonide reduces the incidence of severe disease needing advanced care, according to a study published online April 18 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
AI may equal trained staff in spotting TB on chest X-rays
Artificial intelligence (AI) may help clinicians diagnose tuberculosis in parts of the world where radiologists are scarce, a new study suggests.
Black primary care providers tied to better outcomes for Black patients
Greater Black representation in the primary care provider (PCP) workforce is associated with better population health measures for Black individuals, according to a study published online April 14 in JAMA Network Open.
Dietary supplements used by most adults, one-third of kids: Survey
Taking vitamins may drain your wallet without helping your health, yet a new government survey shows most American adults take them, as do about one-third of children.
Digitally reported patient outcomes tied to better disease control in rheumatoid arthritis
The use of a digital health application with patient-reported outcomes is associated with an increase in disease control rate for adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a study published online April 14 in JAMA Network Open.
US Preventive Services Task Force: Evidence lacking for screening asymptomatic patients for skin cancer
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Egyptian drugs tender smells corruption – Mundubile
By NATION REPORTER
BRIAN Mundubile has charged that the single-sourcing of an Egyptian company to supply and deliver all essential medicines and other medical supplies worth US$70 million could be yet another exposé of the grand corruption taking place in the UPND administration.
Mr Mundubile has challenged the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to immediately take keen interest in the single-sourcing of a private foreign company to procure drugs on behalf of the Zambians government.
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Cost of living crisis is fueling the obesity epidemic, warn UK researchers
A leading nutrition researcher has warned of the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on the obesity epidemic, in a new paper published in the journal Obesity.