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Improving Prostate Cancer Outcomes with Updated Risk Models

By aligning pretreatment risk stratification more closely with AS eligibility, clinicians may feel more confident recommending surveillance, potentially reducing overtreatment.

Caesarean Births Rise to Record High Across Britain

Over half of all births in Britain now involve medical intervention, with caesarean deliveries driving the trend, new NHS data show.

How Childhood Cognitive Skills Influence Lifespan

Childhood cognitive skills linked to lower mortality risk, but adversity may weaken these protective effects into adulthood.

Paediatric Infectious Diseases: RSV in Infants and Maternal Protection

Gonzalo Pérez Marc, paediatrician and clinical researcher, shares insights from the BERNI study on maternal RSV vaccination and strategies to protect infants worldwide.

How Blueberries May Reduce Allergy Risk in Infants

Previous research has shown that blueberry intake in adults increases beneficial Bifidobacterium species, enhances gut barrier integrity, and reduces inflammation.

Long-Term Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma With Besifovir

Potential mechanisms behind BSV’s protective effect may mirror those described for tenofovir-based therapies, such as modulation of inflammatory and oncogenic pathways.

Stroke Prevention: Occlusion Surpasses Anticoagulants for Dialysis Patients

Occlusion procedure offers safer stroke prevention than anticoagulants for dialysis patients with kidney failure, new study finds.

Which National Strategies Best Curb Drug-Resistant Infections?

Global disparities in AMR governance show high-income countries with stronger plans, while low-income nations face weaker strategies and higher infection burdens.

MARIPOSA Data Reveal Extended Survival in EGFR Lung Cancer

Overall survival in the Asia cohort of the Phase III MARIPOSA study has been reported to favor amivantamab combined with lazertinib compared with osimertinib monotherapy in patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Excisional Biopsy Alone May Suffice in Melanoma Treatment

Importantly, patients with clear margins from excisional biopsy alone, who did not undergo wide excision, showed no recurrence after a median of more than eight years.