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Compared with liver lobectomy (LL), left hemihepatectomy (LH) decreases rates of early recurrence and intrahepatic recurrence in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma with a tumor that is adjacent to the left branch of the...

Recent study findings suggest pediatricians widely prescribe melatonin; however, there is no common consent about its use in developing children. The study, published in the European Journal of Pediatric Neurology and led by...

Mood-related disorders were frequent among Black women with HIV but were not associated with poorer retention in care, according to findings published in Women’s Health Issues. Amanda D. Castel, MD, MPH, and colleagues assessed...

accelerated continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS) seems promising for treating obesity, according to a study published online Oct. 31 in Schizophrenia Bulletin. Dongyu Kang, M.D., from The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central...

IBD impacts patients’ sexual lives in a myriad of ways, but support related to this aspect of IBD care is inadequate, according to findings from a patient survey published in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Dean Tripp, PhD, and...

A low-fat diet may help reduce fatigue for people with MS, according to a study published in Multiple Sclerosis Journal. Researchers assessed the association in 39 people with MS who were randomly assigned to a lowfat diet for...

Young adults and children with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) experienced a reduction in seizure frequency with purified CBD use. Among this patient population, DRE impacts both development and quality of life. To understand the...

Complement inhibitors have positive, sustained benefits for patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), according to findings published in Therapeutic Advances in Hematology. Hae Sun Suh, PhD, and colleagues...