Potentially Inappropriate Medications Linked to Frailty at Cancer Diagnosis
Each additional Geriatric Oncology-PIM linked to 66 percent increase in odds of being mildly, moderate-to-severely frail at diagnosis
Biparametric MRI Noninferior for Diagnosing Prostate Cancer
Clinically significant cancer was detected in 29.2 versus 29.6 percent of men with biparametric and multiparametric MRI
Caffeine Impairs Red Blood Cell Metabolism, Transfusion Efficacy
Elevated caffeine linked to increased hemolysis and lower posttransfusion hemoglobin increments
2010 to 2019 Saw Global Decline in Noncommunicable Disease Mortality
NCD mortality declined in all high-income Western countries, with largest decline for both sexes in Denmark and smallest in U.S.
Hospitals Vary in Their Definition of Blood Culture Contamination
However, BCC rates similar by College of American Pathologists and Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute criteria
Deescalated Radiotherapy Tolerated After Surgery for HPV-Linked Oropharyngeal Cancer
De-escalated regimen more tolerable than standard of care
Urine Biomarker Panel Sensitive, Specific for Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
Urine panel had AUC of 0.96 and 0.92 with development and validation datasets, respectively, compared with 0.83 and 0.76 for urinary PCA3 RNA
COVID-19 Falls From Top 10 U.S. Causes of Death for First Time Since 2020
FDA Approves Inlexzo for Bladder Cancer
First and only drug releasing system is indicated for patients with BCG-unresponsive non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer seeking bladder preservation
Timely Opioid Administration Cuts Hospitalizations for Pediatric Sickle Cell Crises
Findings seen for first administration within 60 minutes for children presenting to the emergency department with a sickle cell crisis
