• United Kingdom: Mysterious hepatitis in children

    A wave of mysterious hepatitis outbreaks in children is spreading worldwide. In the UK, a potential cause to these cases is being considered by scientists.

  • Atezolizumab may benefit ctDNA-positive patients with post-op MIBC

    Exploratory analyses hint that the adjuvant improved overall survival of patients with post-operative carcinoma who had a positive ctDNA status.

  • Does systematic biopsy add value to prostate cancer detection rate?

    In patients with suspected prostate cancer and positive (mp)MRI, targeted plus systematic biopsy did not perform better than targeted biopsy for its detection.

  • The human body in outer space

    If NASA is to send people to Mars, it needs to know the effects of a space flight on the human body. The perfect solution: comparing an astronaut in space with his twin brother on Earth.

  • Novel therapeutic targets for benign prostatic hyperplasia

    A large genome-wide association study revealed novel therapeutic targets for patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) requiring surgery.

  • Darolutamide performs well across subgroups in mHSPC

    Darolutamide added to ADT and docetaxel improved the overall survival of patients with mHSPC, compared with a regimen of ADT, docetaxel, and placebo.

  • PSMA PET/CT cannot replace mpMRI for diagnosis of prostate cancer

    18F-DCFPyL PSMA PET/CT imaging did not demonstrate better accuracy than multiparametric MRI in diagnosing prostate cancer in a phase 3 trial.

  • Germany: Position paper on the WHO 2030 HPV target released

    Published together with the Hepatitis B & C Public Policy Association, the German Liver Foundation the paper calls in particular for the support of vulnerable populations.

  • Neoadjuvant hormonal therapy looks promising in high-risk prostate cancer

    Degarelix plus apalutamide outperformed degarelix alone in high-risk prostate cancer patients who were to receive radical prostatectomy.

  • Worse psychological symptoms in IBD patients with concomitant fibromyalgia

    The study also revealed an 8.7% fibromyalgia prevalence in IBD patients; higher than the prevalence in the general population of 2–3%.

  • Burnout: Emergency physicians worldwide at the limit

    In this interview, Dr. Abdo Khoury addresses a global survey revealed that 62% of emergency medicine staff have been diagnosed with burnout, and how this unfolded

  • Methenamine hippurate: Non-inferiority to antibiotics in recurrent UTIs

    The non-antibiotic preventive methenamine hippurate displayed non-inferiority to daily low-dose prophylactic antibiotics in women with recurrent UTIs.

  • SUI: Mini-slings non-inferior to standard mid-urethral slings

    Single-incision mini-slings were found to be non-inferior to standard mid-urethral slings in women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI).

  • High morbidity in pregnant lupus patients and their unborns

    Pregnancy in SLE have a 3-fold risk of fetal intrauterine growth restriction and 2-fold premature birth risk compared with healthy women.

  • Fewer complications with robotic surgery in renal cancer

    Less complication rates were observed with robotic surgery versus open surgery in patients with intermediate or high complexity renal tumours.

  • Tapering TNF blockers in axSpA and PsA: a successful approach

    In both psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and axial spondylarthritis (axSpA), a T2T TNF-blocker tapering strategy showed to be non-inferior to a T2T strategy.

  • KEYNOTE-564 trial: Updated results for pembrolizumab

    Patients with intermediate-high- or high-risk renal cell carcinoma continued to benefit from pembrolizumab compared with placebo, updated results show.

  • Ukraine: Always looking east

    We ask Ukrainian nurse Romanna Markiv about her life and the future she envisions, as well as the patient care she tirelessly provides in the city of Lviv.

  • Nightmares in urology, open surgery, and robotics

    Dr Tim O'Brien discusses tough medical experiences, while Dr Carlo Bravi argues why young urologists should learn open surgery, despite robotic surgery.

  • Unexpected comorbidity in patients with knee and hip osteoarthritis

    A study revealed that osteoarthritis is associated with a wide variety of diseases previously thought to be unrelated, such as anaemia and thromboembolic disease.

  • 28 |
  • 29 |
  • 30 |
  • 31 |
  • 32 |
  • 33 |
  • 34 |
  • 35 |
  • 36 |
  • 37 |
  • 38 |