Disease

Mucosal biofilms are endoscopic features in patients with irritable bowel syndrome and ulcerative colitis with disrupted bile acid metabolism and bacterial dysbiosis, according to a study in Gastroenterology.

As nephrologists know, the decline in kidney function is almost always a “silent disease,” and even patients who experience fatigue and low energy often attribute these symptoms to “getting old,” rather than as signs of illness.

The newly formed Holland Foundation for Sight Restoration will begin funding positions and providing corneal specialists with the tools they need to integrate a treatment protocol for severe ocular surface failure into future centers of excellence across the country.

Patients with macular edema secondary to noninfectious uveitis who were treated with suprachoroidally injected triamcinolone acetonide gained significantly more vision when compared with a sham-treated cohort.

With the COVID-19 pandemic, many patients’ previously scheduled health screenings such as cancer screenings and colonoscopies are now being canceled or postponed until further notice. Many centers are prioritizing patients’ procedures as urgent or not.

Newly published study findings showed that children are susceptible to COVID-19, but generally have less severe symptoms than adults.

A precision medicine approach to therapy significantly extended survival for patients with pancreatic cancer compared with standard chemotherapy, according to results of a retrospective study published in The Lancet Oncology.

The Endocrine Society recommends medical management with a moderate level of evidence; in particular, steroidogenesis inhibitors as a second-line treatment after surgery for people with Cushing’s disease, either with or without radiotherapy, and as primary treatment for ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) secretion. The guideline also recommends pituitary-directed medical treatments for patients who are not surgical candidates or who have persistent disease after surgery. The choice of medical therapy should be guided by efficacy, individual patient factors and cost.

The physical symptoms of cancer often are accompanied by equally profound psychosocial struggles.

Soft tissue sarcoma is a rare type of cancer that affects the body’s soft tissues, such as muscles, fat and ligaments. There are more than 50 types of soft tissue sarcoma, including synovial sarcoma, which accounts for 5% to 10% of all soft tissue tumors diagnosed each year.