Brain AVMs, which are tangled messes of arteries and veins, can cause serious brain bleeds even in young people. They are a significant reason for strokes in younger age groups. Managing these complicated messes, especially the high-grade ones, poses a tough challenge. Surgery to take these AVMs out can lead to some serious issues in the brain afterwards. It leaves ...
Ever wondered how your weight might affect back pain treatment? A recent study looked into this, focusing on the impact of obesity on a common procedure called lumbar transforaminal epidural steroid injections (TFESIs). These injections are often used to relieve pain in the lower back. The research found that obesity can indeed make a difference in the success of thi...
Did you know that people from the LGBTQ+ community seem to be more at risk for a mental health condition called Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)? But how does their experience with OCD differ from their heterosexual peers? A recent study looked into this topic by examining the severity of OCD symptoms and how well different groups responded to intensive treatment....
You might not think about it, but the time of day you get your cancer treatment could make a difference. Scientists have been looking into how our body's internal clock, called the circadian rhythm, affects how well cancer drugs work. One type of drug, called immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), has been quite successful in treating advanced biliary tract cancers (BT...
Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) leaves more than a third of its victims with serious disabilities. While a lot of recent focus has been on adjusting the dosage of rifampicin, another drug, pyrazinamide, is often ignored. Pyrazinamide has the advantage of better penetration into the central nervous system, which makes it a promising candidate for improving TBM treatment ...
Let's talk about a powerful duo in the fight against advanced kidney cancer. Nivolumab and ipilimumab, often called NIVO + IPI, are like the dynamic duo of immunotherapy. They're used to treat people with intermediate- or high-risk advanced or metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC). Now, you might be wondering, how well do they work in the real world, beyond the firs...
Traumatic spinal injuries, or TSIs, come from many causes and affect people differently around the world. This issue is especially important in Africa, where treatment and outcomes can vary greatly from wealthier countries. This study looks at how TSIs present, are managed, and turn out in Africa. One big problem is that Africa often lacks the same resources and adv...
Ever heard of a skin condition that mainly targets your fingers and toes? Well, meet Acrodermatitis Continua of Hallopeau, or ACH for short. This is a rare type of pustular psoriasis that loves to hang out on your distal phalanges—that's a fancy term for the tips of your fingers and toes. But here’s the thing, not much is known about what makes ACH worse or how it re...
Esophageal cancer (EC) patients undergo significant changes during and after their treatment with chemoradiotherapy. These changes include shifts in body mass index (BMI), performance status, nutrition status, symptom distress, and physical fitness. A recent study explored how these factors evolve over time and what factors influence them. BMI, which measures body f...
Over the past decade, the Armed Forces Capital Hospital of Korea (AFCH) saw 178 cases of facial bone fractures. Most of these injuries happened to men, with just a few women involved. The average age was about 22 years. Injuries occurred mainly during sports, training, or everyday activities. Bumps were the most common cause, followed by slips, assaults, and falls. T...