May 23, 2025

Patients With Psoriasis Show Inflammation Despite Skin Clearance

Over one-third of psoriasis patients had elevated hs-CRP despite biologic treatment and skin clearance, with obesity, female sex, and fatty liver disease identified as key predictors of residual inflammation.

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May 23, 2025

Early-Stage Nonrectal Mismatch Repair–Deficient Tumors Respond to Neoadjuvant PD-1 Blockade, Facilitating Nonoperative Management

Mismatch repair–deficient (dMMR) tumors beyond those in the rectum may respond to PD-1 blockade in the neoadjuvant setting, offering the option of organ preservation in early-stage cancer regardless o...

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May 21, 2025

Medical Oddities: Fingernail Selfies Spot Anemia

Tea, tech, TikTok & toxins: surprising health twists hiding in phones, roads, and skin care.

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May 21, 2025

New Biomarkers for Ultraprocessed Food Intake

NCI researchers identified blood and urine metabolite patterns that objectively measure ultraprocessed food consumption.

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May 21, 2025

Smokers, High f-Hb Need More Colonoscopies

In a multicenter study of over 600 patients, researchers found that higher fecal hemoglobin levels and smoking increased the likelihood of needing a follow-up colonoscopy after capsule endoscopy.

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May 20, 2025

Five Major Advances in Radiotherapy for Anal and Rectal Cancer Presented at ESTRO 2025

Rectal cancer is one of the most common cancers in Europe, with over 125,000 people diagnosed annually. Treatment traditionally involves surgery to remove the tumor—a major operation that can permanen...

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May 19, 2025

HIV/Hepatitis B Drug Class Shows Promise Against Alzheimer's

A longitudinal study across two major U.S. health databases found nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors to be associated with reduced Alzheimer's disease incidence.

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May 19, 2025

Reduced-Dose Chemoradiotherapy for Early-Stage Anal Cancer

In a UK phase II trial (PLATO-ACT4) reported in The Lancet Oncology, Gilbert et al evaluated whether short-term results showed good complete response rates with both standard-dose and reduced-dose che...

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May 19, 2025

New Metric Improves Colonoscopy Quality Performance Tracking

Researchers analyzed over 92,000 colonoscopies and proposed a new quality metric—case-mix adjusted polyp count—that outperformed traditional benchmarks in tracking detection performance.

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