Modified Child-Turcotte-Pugh Score Performs Well in Decompensated Cirrhosis
aCTP, in which plasma ammonia replaces hepatic encephalopathy, improves discrimination of transplant-free survival
New Disease Biomarkers Uncovered in MIS-C, COVID-19
Signatures associated with cellular injury and death differentiate MIS-C and COVID-19 in pediatric patients
2021 to 2022 Saw Decrease in Age-Adjusted Death Rate in U.S.
Decrease also seen in estimated age-adjusted COVID-19 death rate, from 115.6 to 63.1 per 100,000 persons
Changes in Cancer Risk Factors, Screening Reported During Pandemic
Declines seen in current smoking, physical inactivity, heavy alcohol consumption; increase seen in uptake of HPV vaccine, stool testing for CRC
USPSTF Recommends Screening At-Risk Persons for Latent TB Infection
Moderate net benefit found for preventing active tuberculosis disease by screening persons at increased risk for infection
Transgender Women May Be Underdiagnosed With Prostate Cancer
Findings suggest link to more aggressive disease among estrogen users, but researchers say larger studies needed
New Model Helps ID Melanoma Patients With Lymph Node Involvement
Patient-centered methodology-generated probabilities better identify patients eligible for sentinel lymph node biopsy than those generated by conventional logistic regression analysis
USPSTF Recommends Screening At-Risk Persons for Latent TB Infection
Moderate net benefit found for preventing active tuberculosis disease by screening persons at increased risk for infection
Risk for Early-Onset CRC Increased in Women Born Via C-Section
Authors say finding may be explained by early-life gut dysbiosis
Prediagnostic Weight Loss Underestimates Risk for Colorectal Cancer
Association for high BMI and colorectal cancer risk most pronounced using BMI at least eight years before diagnosis
