AAOS: Stem Cell Tx for Knee OA Costs About $5,000 Per Injection
High cost, rapidly expanding use despite low-level evidence; mean marketed clinical efficacy of 82.2%
Single PSA Screening Doesn’t Cut Prostate Cancer Mortality
But screening is associated with increased detection of low-risk prostate cancer
Volatile Organic Compounds in Feces Tied to Diet Response
In IBS, fecal VOC profiling may be useful for predicting responses to dietary interventions
Higher Positive Cardiomyopathy Genetic Detection Rates for Whites
Higher positive detection rate and lower rate of inconclusive results vs. underrepresented minorities
Limited Evidence for Clinical Validity, Utility of ctDNA
No evidence for circulating tumor DNA assays in early-stage cancer, residual disease detection
Excretion of Volatile Organic Compounds Up in Teen E-Smokers
Excretion of metabolites of acrylonitrile, acrolein, propylene oxide, acrylamide, crotonaldehyde up
AAN: High Fish Intake Linked to Reduced Risk of Multiple Sclerosis
Two tag SNPs in fatty acid desaturase gene 2 independently linked to reduced risk of MS
Calcium ± Vit D Supplements Up Risk of Colon Adenomas, Polyps
Late effect findings of sessile serrated adenomas, polyps in those taking calcium with/without vitamin D
Researchers ID Five Distinct Adult-Onset Diabetes Subgroups
These clusters show differing disease progression and risk of diabetic complications
Retinopathy Associated With Accelerated Cognitive Decline
20-year cognitive change is greater with moderate-to-severe retinopathy than no retinopathy
