June 10, 2025

Can Gallbladder Surgery Cut Risk and Costs?

A national study of older adults with multimorbidity found that surgery for acute cholecystitis reduced readmissions, emergency visits, and long-term costs compared to non-operative treatment.

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June 06, 2025

Lower-Dose Treatment Effective in Anal Cancer Trial, Study

In a recent clinical trial, researchers found that a reduced-dose chemoradiotherapy regimen for early-stage anal cancer may be comparable to standard treatment in achieving short-term tumor response, while causing fewer serious side effects.

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June 06, 2025

FDA Monthly Round-up: Key May Updates

May’s FDA approvals include the first at-home HPV test, a blood-based Alzheimer’s diagnostic, biosimilars, AI-enabled imaging tools, and novel therapies across cardiology, pulmonology, neurology, gastroenterology, and more.

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June 06, 2025

NRT’s Double-Edged Sword in Rectal Cancer

A large cohort study found neoadjuvant radiotherapy improved survival for rectal cancer patients but significantly increased the risk of permanent diverting stomas—especially in upper rectal tumors.

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June 02, 2025

Exercise After Chemotherapy Improves Colorectal Cancer Survival

A long-term clinical trial found that structured exercise after colon cancer treatment improved survival outcomes and reduced recurrence rates, offering evidence to support physical activity as part of survivorship care.

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May 22, 2025

Voices on the Go: Top Podcasts for Physicians

Physicians are tuning to podcasts that combine clinical insight, career development, and storytelling.

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May 19, 2025

New Metric Improves Colonoscopy Quality Performance Tracking

Researchers analyzed over 92,000 colonoscopies and proposed a new quality metric—case-mix adjusted polyp count—that outperformed traditional benchmarks in tracking detection performance.

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May 07, 2025

Pancreatitis Prevention: Just a Myth?

A major study finds no benefit from a common surgery long used to prevent pancreatitis.

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May 06, 2025

Cannabis Use Disorder Tied to Mortality

A new study found colon cancer patients with cannabis use disorder were more than 10 times more likely to die within five years, even after adjusting for age and disease severity.

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