First-line immunotherapy boosts survival in ever-smokers with NSCLC: study
Non-smokers, however, don't derive a comparable benefit, a cohort study suggests.
Rada Rouse
Rada is clinical news editor for Australian Doctor Group.
Aus study flags vision-threatening eye disease in diabetic pregnancies
Close follow-up is needed for women with diabetic retinopathy who develop macular oedema, researchers say.
Study ‘offers new insight’ on neuropathogenesis of COVID-19
If confirmed, the findings would have implications for the treatment of patients, researchers say.
Hallucinations and motor slowing ‘key to diagnosis’
Early-onset dementia with Lewy bodies is often misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's disease, researchers say.
Women more likely to present with ‘startling’ cardiac anomaly in COVID-19
Nearly twice as many women as men with COVID-19 and STEMI have no lesion detected on angiography, researchers say.
Anal injury ‘more common’ with vaginal delivery after previous C-section
A meta-analysis clarifies the increased risk of anal sphincter damage, suggesting women should be counselled about it, obstetricians say.
Follow-up after acute pulmonary embolism ‘reduces impairment’
Intensive work-ups allow timely detection of even rare sequela such as chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, experts say.
Survival ‘superior’ with myectomy for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Advances in surgical technique for septal reduction suggest ablative therapy should no longer be routinely offered, cardiologists say.
GP identifies patient with probable monkeypox in Sydney
Health authorities are urging doctors to be alert to possible cases following unprecedented outbreaks in non-endemic countries.
Common smoke alarms fail to quickly rouse children from sleep: study
The younger the child, the less likely they are to respond, researchers find in a novel study.
