‘Excellent’ Outcomes After Complete Response in Lymph Node-Positive Breast Cancer
Patients with early lymph node-positive breast cancer and pathologic complete response (pCR) after neoadjuvant therapy had similar long-term recurrence rates and survival regardless of the type of adjuvant therapy they received, a Dutch registry study showed. After a median follow-up of 6 years, regional recurrence rates ranged from 3.0-4.1% whether they had conservative axillary surgery […]
Liquid Biopsy for CRC Screening May Not Be Ready for Prime Time
While screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) with a blood-based test would result in better outcomes than no screening at all, it would likely result in worse outcomes than currently available tests — while increasing costs — according to two modeling studies published in Gastroenterology. In the first, models suggested that compared with no screening at […]
Medicare Debuts Another Primary Care-Focused Accountable Care Model
Medicare is trying again with another accountable care organization (ACO) payment model aimed at primary care doctors, but reactions to the new model are mixed so far. The voluntary model, known as ACO Primary Care Flex, would pay organizations that participate in Medicare’s Shared Savings Program a monthly fee that would be distributed to the […]
Confusing assistance requirements contribute to food insecurity among college students
Food insecurity among college students is associated with negative physical and mental health and lower academic performance and graduation rates. A recent research study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, published by Elsevier, investigates why over half of college students eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — the nation’s largest food […]
Skin Test Detects Parkinson’s and Other Synucleinopathies
Skin biopsies detected phosphorylated alpha-synuclein in a high proportion of people with Parkinson’s disease and other synucleinopathies. Finding a reliable diagnostic biomarker for synucleinopathies is an urgent unmet need. Further research is needed in other clinical populations to validate these findings. Skin biopsies detected cutaneous phosphorylated alpha-synuclein (p-syn) in a high proportion of people who […]
Mobilizing ICU Patients May Not Affect Risk of Adverse Events, Death
Mobilizing patients who required mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit (ICU) was associated with a less than 3% risk of adverse events such as falls, desaturation, and hemodynamic instability, a systematic review and meta-analysis found. Compared with usual care, very-low-certainty evidence showed that mobilization did not lead to adverse events (risk ratio [RR] 1.09, […]
Metformin during pregnancy affects the brain development in offspring mice, study finds
With the rise in gestational diabetes and metabolic disorders during pregnancy, metformin is also being prescribed more frequently. Although it is known that the oral antidiabetic agent can cross the placental barrier, the impacts on the brain development of the child are largely unknown. An interdisciplinary research team from the German Institute of Human Nutrition […]
8 So-Called ‘Health Foods’ That Aren’t As Healthy As You Thought
Getty Images If this green juice was made with a greens powder, there may be better options. If you’re on a quest to eat a nutritious diet, you likely know that fresh fruits and vegetables and whole grains are some of the best foods to incorporate. But beyond that, it gets tricky, especially when you’re […]
Richard Simmons Shares Skin Cancer Diagnosis After Clarifying Alarming Post About ‘Dying’
LOADINGERROR LOADING Days after upsetting fans with a cryptic post where he referenced “dying,” Richard Simmons is opening up about being diagnosed with skin cancer. The fitness guru sounded upbeat as he wrote about how a small skin issue led to a major health scare in a pair of lengthy Facebook posts on Tuesday. Advertisement […]
Glucose Changes in Type 1 Diabetes May Affect Thinking Speed
In type 1 diabetes, glucose fluctuations were linked with cognitive processing speed, but not sustained attention, researchers reported. According to data collected every 5 minutes from continuous glucose monitors, large fluctuations in glucose were associated with slower processing speed as measured by digital symptom matching reaction time, Zoë Hawks, PhD, of McLean Hospital in Belmont, […]