PDI therapy increases stone-free rates for lower pole stones following ESWL or RIRS
PDI Therapy Linked to Higher Stone Clearance After Kidney Surgery
This meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials evaluated the impact of percussion, diuresis, and inversion (PDI) on patients with lower …
A review of clinical trials suggests that PDI therapy may help patients clear more kidney stones after certain types of surgery.
Salvage radiotherapy combined with androgen deprivation therapy improves biochemical progression-free survival in prostate cancer
Combined Therapy Shows Better Outcomes for Prostate Cancer Patients
This systematic review and meta-analysis of men with biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy found that combining salvage radioth…
Combining salvage radiotherapy with hormone therapy may improve disease control and reduce the risk of spreading in certain types of prostat…
Pars plana vitrectomy with laser photocoagulation manages severe complications in ocular toxoplasmosis
Surgery offers hope for severe eye infections from Toxoplasma
This case report and literature review examines the role of pars plana vitrectomy for managing advanced ocular toxoplasmosis. The authors co…
A new surgical approach helps treat serious complications from toxoplasmosis, an infection that can cause vision loss in the eyes.
Higher dietary total antioxidant capacity intake is associated with lower breast cancer risk
Higher antioxidant intake may lower the risk of breast cancer
Researchers analyzed the relationship between dietary total antioxidant capacity and the incidence of breast cancer across multiple observat…
A large review of over 33,000 people suggests that a higher intake of dietary antioxidants is linked to a lower risk of breast cancer.
UroLume endoprosthesis linked to high restenosis and explantation rates in urethral stricture and BPH
UroLume stent tied to high rates of tissue regrowth
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 3847 patients with UroLume endoprosthesis implantation found high rates of restenosis/tissue ing…
Nearly 38% of UroLume stent patients face tissue regrowth, raising questions about long-term safety.
Pregnancy raises influenza susceptibility and severity, with potential fetal neurological effects
Pregnancy makes women more likely to get severe flu infections
This systematic review synthesizes evidence on influenza in pregnancy, finding increased susceptibility and severity due to physiological im…
Pregnant people face a higher risk of serious complications from the flu because of natural changes in their immune systems during pregnancy…
Combination of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors and chemotherapy shows no overall survival benefit in mCRPC
Combination therapy shows mixed results for advanced prostate cancer
This meta-analysis evaluated the addition of PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitors to chemotherapy for patients with metastatic castration-resistant pros…
Adding immunotherapy to chemotherapy for advanced prostate cancer may not improve survival for all patients and can lead to more severe side…
Frailty associated with a statistically significant increase in risk of lower overall survival
Frailty linked to higher risks for patients with prostate cancer
This meta-analysis of 173,378 patients with prostate cancer found that frailty is significantly associated with lower overall survival (HR 1…
Patients with prostate cancer who experience frailty face a significantly higher risk of complications and lower survival rates.
Clinical Cell-Cycle Risk score shows HR 2.28 for composite distant metastasis and mortality
New score helps predict risk in prostate cancer patients
This meta-analysis of 8478 men with localized prostate cancer found that the Clinical Cell-Cycle Risk (CCR) score is a significant prognosti…
A new scoring system provides extra information for doctors to better predict how prostate cancer might spread or affect survival.
Clinical complete response shows limited concordance with pathological complete response in muscle-invasive bladder cancer
Clinical response in bladder cancer may not predict surgical outcomes
This systematic review and meta-analysis of 1075 patients evaluated the relationship between clinical complete response (cCR) and pathologic…
A new look at bladder cancer data shows that current clinical tests often fail to accurately predict if surgery will successfully remove all…
AI systems perform comparably to radiologists for detecting clinically significant prostate cancer on mpMRI
Artificial intelligence shows promise in detecting prostate cancer
This meta-analysis of retrospective studies evaluated artificial intelligence versus experienced radiologists for detecting clinically signi…
New data suggests artificial intelligence can match or slightly outperform radiologists at spotting significant prostate cancer on MRI scans…
Deep learning improves standardization and speed of CT-based body composition analysis in breast cancer
Artificial intelligence helps standardize body composition analysis for breast cancer
This narrative review explores the role of artificial intelligence and deep learning in standardizing CT-derived body composition parameters…
New AI tools can quickly analyze body tissue from CT scans to help doctors provide more personalized care for people with breast cancer.