University Of Edinburgh

Adjuvant radiotherapy reduced risk for local recurrence for a decade among women with early breast cancer who underwent breast-conserving surgery, results of a randomized phase 3 trial showed.

In patients with obesity and heart disease, semaglutide 2.4 mg reduced risk for major adverse cardiovascular events regardless of baseline kidney function, according to new data from the SELECT trial.

Telemedicine consultations for medical abortion appear safe, effective and acceptable to U.K. women seeking to terminate their pregnancy at home, according to results of a small randomized controlled trial published in BMJ Open.

Rates of new-onset type 1 diabetes among children fell back to pre-pandemic levels in 2022 after sharply increasing in 2021, according to a population-wide analysis of data from Scotland published in Diabetes Care.

Adults who eat more foods associated with a Mediterranean diet have lower blood pressure, BMI and reduced cardiovascular risk, according to study findings published in Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases.

For patients with cystic fibrosis, exercise helps with disease management, and exercise tests allow clinicians to assess lung health, muscle strength and treatment response, according to a press release from University of Portsmouth.

One high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I measurement under the limit of detection — 2 ng/L — may be enough to rule out MI with high sensitivity among patients who present within 12 hours of symptom onset, researchers reported.

Omission of whole-breast irradiation did not appear to have a negative impact on survival or risk for distant metastases among older women with early-stage hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, according to phase 3 study results.

TAMPA, Fla. — Presented results found no differences in outcomes for patients receiving operative vs. nonoperative management of unstable medial malleolar fractures at 1 year.

Telemedicine interventions that include remote disease monitoring and remote consultations may reduce short-term CV-related hospitalization and death risk among adults with HF, researchers reported in a meta-analysis.