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TOPLINE: Short-course hypofractionated palliative radiation therapy improves quality of life in patients with poor-prognosis, high-grade gliomas. METHODOLOGY: Uncertainty persists about the value of palliative radiation, particularly longer regimens, among patients with high-grade gliomas.  To address the uncertainty, investigators administered quality of life (QoL) questionnaires to patients before receiving 35 Gy of palliative radiation in 10 […]

Colorectal cancer (CRC) accounts for many deaths due to malignancy. Screening is known to enable early detection and the removal of precancerous lesions, reducing the cancer burden. The effect of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on such programs is explored in a recent paper published in eClinical Medicine as part of The Lancets Discovery […]

The inner-city area of Sydney, once the epicenter of Australia’s HIV epidemic, is very close to becoming the first place in the world to reach the UN’s target for ending transmission of the virus, researchers said on Monday. UNAIDS has set a goal of ending AIDS as a global health threat by 2030, which includes […]

Reviewers’ Notes A diet originally designed to help ward off cognitive decline in adults might also help improve attention in pre-adolescents, according to a new study. The findings could help inform future dietary interventions aimed at improving cognition in children. The new study examined two diets: the Healthy Eating Index – 2015 (HEI-2015), which is […]

Neuroscience studies have found that the brain spontaneously organizes events and life experiences into memories, which can be mentally retrieved and replayed at different points in time. These memories of past events are known to partly shape human perceptions and behavior, for instance highlighting strategies for solving a given problem that have proved to be […]

Alarm over postcode lottery of GP surgery lung tests due ‘scandalous’ shortage which leaves thousands undiagnosed, charity warns Postcode lottery for lung disease tests is leaving thousands undiagnosed Charity Asthma + Lung UK will publish findings on COPD tests next month A ‘scandalous’ shortage of tests for lung disease is leaving thousands undiagnosed and missing […]

Exercise is good for your overall health and your heart in particular. Guidelines recommend that we should be doing 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous activity a week. But does it matter when you do this exercise? Should you spread it out in the week or does it lose some of the benefit if you cram it […]

Reviewers’ Notes In just three years, millions of people across Michigan's two huge peninsulas have taken advantage of their newfound ability to connect with their doctors, nurses and therapists through a computer or phone, a new report shows. Between 11% and 17% of all appointments to evaluate symptoms or discuss treatment now take place virtually, […]

Earlier this month, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the first over-the-counter (OTC) norgestrel birth control pill (Opill). The daily oral contraceptive was approved for prescription use five decades ago, providing regulators with a half-century of data to show that the progestin-only drug can be used safely without a prescription.  The drug is the […]