During April, Donate Life and Gift of Life Programs honor the importance of organ, eye and tissue donations. Hundreds of thousands of people currently sit on a
What if we could eliminate a major risk factor for stomach cancer in Black, Asian, Latino and other vulnerable populations? A new study from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine shows the feasibility of reaching out to high-risk communities with free, accessible testing and treatment for Helicobacter pylori bacterium infection – a major risk factor for gastric cancer.
Biotech company LyGenesis announced Tuesday that it has begun a phase II trial of its therapy designed to grow miniature livers inside a person’s lymph nodes.
Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic Obesity and Mortality Among Older People 1. In this secondary analysis of the Rotterdam study, older adults with sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity (SO) were at significantly higher risk for all-cause mortality than their non-SO counterparts. Evidence Rating Level: 2 (Good) Sarcopenia, or low skeletal muscle mass and strength, is a phenotype of
1. In a large prospective multicentre diagnostic accuracy study, magnetically guided capsule endoscopy with a detachable string (ds-MCE) demonstrated high accuracy and safety in the detection and grading of esophagogastric varcies in patients with cirrhosis. Evidence Rating: 1 (Excellent) Esophagogastric varices are highly prevalent in patients with cirrhosis and are a major cause of mortality