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Lowering serum cholesterol levels in patients with type 2 diabetes is associated with diabetic polyneuropathy

Lowering Cholesterol Levels May Worsen Nerve Damage in T2DM

Higher number of nerve lesions, declining nerve conduction velocities and amplitudes seen
Use of surveillance breast magnetic resonance imaging is associated with increased biopsy and subsequent cancer detection rates compared with mammography alone among women with a personal history of breast cancer

Surveillance Breast MRI Ups Biopsy, Cancer Detection Rates

Better results seen compared with mammography alone in women with a personal history of breast cancer
A review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has revealed that vinpocetine

Common Supplement Ingredient Could Harm Fetus, FDA Warns

Vinpocetine is a man-made compound used in some products sold as dietary supplements
Maintenance therapy with olaparib is associated with improved progression-free survival in metastatic pancreatic cancer patients with a germline BRCA1 and/or BRCA2 mutation

ASCO: Olaparib Beats Placebo for BRCA-Related Pancreatic Cancer

Progression-free survival significantly improved with olaparib versus placebo for metastatic disease
Venetoclax-obinutuzumab is associated with longer progression-free survival than chlorambucil-obinutuzumab among patients with untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia and coexisting conditions

ASCO: Combo Regimen Effective in CLL With Coexisting Conditions

Progression-free survival longer with venetoclax-obinutuzumab versus chlorambucil-obinutuzumab
From 2000 to 2016

2000 to 2016 Saw Mortality From Falls Increase for Seniors

Home-based strength and balance retraining exercise program can reduce falls among seniors
For premenopausal women with estrogen receptor-positive

ASCO: Survival Up With Ribociclib in Advanced Breast Cancer

OS longer for premenopausal patients receiving ribociclib in addition to endocrine therapy
Zerbaxa (ceftolozane and tazobactam) has been approved for a new indication to treat hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia in patients aged 18 years and older

Zerbaxa Approved for Hospital-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia

Drug previously approved for treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infections, UTIs
Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation with an unrelated donor results in better transplantation outcomes than cord blood transplantation in acute myeloid leukemia patients with active disease

Allo-HCT With Unrelated Donor Tied to Better Outcomes in AML

In active AML, outcomes superior for allo-HCT with unrelated donor than for cord blood transplantation
An artifical intelligence system based on deep learning is feasible for detecting full-thickness anterior cruciate ligament tears within the knee joint on magnetic resonance images

AI Model Based on Deep Learning Detects ACL Tears on Knee MRI

No significant difference seen between ACL tear detection system, clinical radiologists