Julia Bonavitacola

Patients with immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) were found to have white matter damage in the frontal lobe and cingulate cortex that could affect short-term memory and depressive scores.

Patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) had reduced readmissions when treatment focused on preventing prolonged ileus, increasing the use of minimally invasive surgery, and preventing anastomotic leaks.

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Areas where fireworks were legal had slightly higher odds of firework-related ocular trauma in their residents.

Patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who tested positive for driver gene alteration had longer overall survival when given targeted therapy.

Patients aged 80 years and older with colorectal cancer (CRC) could have an improved prognosis at the completion of adjuvant chemotherapy.

Patients who had concurrent thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) and COVID-19 had elevated risk of mortality and other complications.

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The treatment developed by Amgen could be the first therapeutic option approved for third-line treatment of advanced small cell lung cancer (SCLC).

Skeletal muscle proved to be significant in calculating chemotherapy toxicities in nonmetastatic colorectal cancer (CRC).

Children with sickle cell disease and their caregivers experience an increased burden on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) due to the frequency of vaso-occlusive crises (VOCs).

Improved psychological distress and physical function were among the benefits of doing aerobic exercise and tai chi as a patient with lung cancer.

Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) who experience colon perforation may have similar survival times to those without perforation.

Patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) who were not responsive to anti–vascular endothelial growth factor agents were able to increase their fluid-free intervals with faricimab.

Predicting clinical outcomes in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) could be done using the novel comprehensive blood indicator PSI.

A medication monitoring program using medication bottles waws found to be effective in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), though the usage will need additional support.

Patients receiving uncomplicated phacoemulsification surgery for cataracts had greater increases in macular and choroidal thickness if they had early diabetic retinopathy without preoperative diabetic macular edema.

The FDA has approved a gene-editing therapy for sickle cell disease (SCD) for the first time.

Although the incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) decreased in individuals older than 50 years, incidence of CRC increased in male individuals younger than 50 years.

A risk prediction model that was based on machine learning could help to make resource utilization more efficient by correctly predicting emergency department (ED) visits in patients with lung cancer.

Iptacopan, the first oral monotherapy for patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), is now an FDA-approved option for improving hemoglobin levels.

Pregnancy-onset thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a challenging condition with 3 distinct subtypes, which should be planned for in adults with a history of TTP.

A Mendelian randomization found that a potential link between constipation and colorectal cancer, with support for constipation as a cause of colorectal cancer.

Children who took short-term topical atropine eye drops, 0.01% to 1.0%, had no difference in final refractive errors 10 to 20 years after treatment.

Safety-net programs need to not only be budgeted for but also aimed at the right people to ensure receipt of proper health care.

Patients with diabetic macular edema could be treated with brolucizumab with as much effectiveness as aflibercept.

Patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) who had diagnosed metachronous metastasis had longer overall survival when the primary tumor was detected through screening.

Health-related quality of life was found to be associated with poverty status through parenting stress in children with sickle cell disease (SCD).

The Targeted Minimum Loss-based Estimation proved the most accurate capture-recapture model in estimating hidden populations of patients with HIV.

More than 10% of fecal immunochemical test (FIT)–based colorectal cancer screening could not be processed due to unsatisfactory samples.