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Trichloroacetic acid is more effective than cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen for the treatment of plantar warts

Trichloroacetic Acid Beats Cryotherapy for Plantar Warts

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Findings based on four weeks of treatment delivered by a physician
Combined diffusion-weighted imaging and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) show a greater performance compared to conventional MRI alone for identification of non-palpable undescended testes

Diffusion-Weighted Imaging + MRI OK for Undescended Testes

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Authors say diagnostic laparoscopy not needed for inguinal testes or nubbins
Spinal manipulative therapy reduces disability from low back pain more than functional technique

Spinal Manipulation Offers Little Low Back Pain Disability Relief

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Neither manipulation nor functional therapy affects pain, quality of life, or spinal mobility
For adult women with breast cancer

In Breast CA, Cardiotoxicity Up With Trastuzumab-Based Chemo

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Increased risk of cardiotoxicity for trastuzumab with nonanthracycline chemo, sequential tx
For patients with hypertriglyceridemia

LDL Reduction in Hypertriglyceridemia Varies Per Statin

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Greater LDL-C reductions for rosuvastatin 10-40 mg vs equal, double doses of atorvastatin, simvastatin
Declines in prostate cancer mortality seem to parallel declines in cigarette smoking

Decrease in Prostate CA Mortality Parallels Drop in Smoking

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Findings based on data for men aged 35 years and older from California, Kentucky, Maryland, Utah
For patients with type 1 diabetes

Digital Assistant in Closed-Loop Control Mode Beneficial in T1DM

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Overnight-only and 24/7 closed-loop control reduce hypoglycemia, increase time in range
Pembrolizumab (Keytruda)

AACR: Pembrolizumab Effective Against Merkel-Cell Carcinoma

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Intravenous medication blocks programmed death 1 (PD-1) immune inhibitory pathway
A new two-step Ebola vaccine strategy has shown some promise in early clinical trials

Early Trials Offer Promising Results for 2-Step Ebola Vaccine

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One vaccine provided first as a primer, and the second given as a booster
Metformin is associated with reduced cardiovascular mortality compared with sulfonylureas

Lower CVD Mortality for Metformin Versus Sulfonylureas

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Large analysis found up to 40 percent lower risk of heart disease mortality versus sulfonylureas