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Performance and safety of a multi-cancer early detection test: the PATHFINDER 2 study

Abstract Early cancer detection improves survival; however, most cancer types do not have guideline-recommended screening. We previously reported the first PATHFINDER study that established feasibility of cancer screening with a blood-based multi-cancer early detection (MCED) tes...

Is Phage Therapy the Next Big Hope for Urinary Tract Infections?

This Medical News article discusses recently launched clinical trials of bacteriophage therapy for recurrent and multidrug-resistant urinary tract infections (UTIs).

Hemorrhagic hepatocellular carcinoma managed with urgent transarterial particle embolization: A case report

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary malignancy of the liver and a major cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Although many cases follow an indolent course, spontaneous hemorrhage from HCC is a rare but life-threatening complication that requires rapi...

Inflammatory Hot Phases in Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy

Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) has traditionally been conceptualized as a progressive inherited cardiomyopathy characterized by fibrofatty replacement and ventricular arrhythmias. Emerging clinical and translational evidence suggests that selected patients experience episodi...

“Orthoplastic” Collaboration in fracture-related infection management reflects case complexity and is associated with achievable infection control

Background: The purpose of this study was to characterize fracture-related infection (FRI) cases requiring plastic surgery involvement and to evaluate infection-related outcomes in the setting of “orthoplastic collaboration.” Methods: A retrospective review was conducted of all p...