Maternal total cholesterol levels at mid-pregnancy may be associated with offspring born at term that are small for gestational age and large for gestational age, a Japanese cohort study suggests.
Replacing some daily sitting time with bouts of standing may be a more attainable goal than trying to up physical activity for sedentary adults at increased risk of diabetes and heart disease.
“The presence of these anti-spike antibodies in the cord blood should, at least in theory, offer these newborns some degree of protection,” a researcher said.
The first report of a median overall survival (OS) exceeding 5 years in a phase 3 trial for advanced breast cancer comes from the MONALESSA-2 trial with ribociclib and letrozole.
The study is novel in its focus on younger women and affirmed the excess risk for coronary artery disease (CAD) already well established in older breast cancer survivors.
KEYNOTE-522 has raised questions over the clinical application of neoadjuvant pembrolizumab in triple negative breast cancer, not least the significance of complete pathologic response.
Cancer patients had an increased mortality risk from COVID-19 only during the first wave of the pandemic, not the second, shows UK research that highlights improvements in care during the pandemic.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two laws on Wednesday that aim to protect the privacy of abortion providers and their patients, declaring California to be a “reproductive freedom state.”
Frank Herd 