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Prostate Health Index and its Possible Use in Clinical Practice
With the increasing incidence of prostate cancer, the effort to improve its diagnostics is also growing. The exclusively used and practice-proven prostate-specific antigen (PSA) continues to play an indispensable role in identifying at-risk patients, but some of its isoforms can also provide important information for deciding the patient's further fate. Based on their combination, a so-called prostate health index (PHI) can be determined. A recently published work by Czech authors assessed the usability of PHI as a parameter suitable for…
Levothyroxine and the Interchangeability of Preparations Containing It
Levothyroxine is a synthetic thyroid hormone used to treat patients with hypothyroidism, which…
Desirable Side Effects of Antidiabetics
The days when diabetology was a field solely focused on normalizing blood sugar levels are long…
Benefit of a single intra-articular injection of hyaluronic acid in the treatment of osteoarthritis
Viscosupplementation serves as a minimally invasive procedure to restore the rheological properties…
Efficacy and Safety of Single-Application Hyaluronic Acid in Osteoarthritis Therapy
Causal therapy for osteoarthritis does not yet exist. Patients suffering from progressive joint…
Enoxaparin in Weight-Based Dosing for Thromboprophylaxis in Hospitalized Cancer Patients
Cancer patients are at higher risk of developing thromboembolic disease during hospitalization.…
Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy in Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Antibodies against the programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) improve the survival of patients with…
Impact of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency on Quality of Life and Mental Health of Patients
The clinical manifestation of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and its impact on quality of life are…
COVID-19 and Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura − Spanish Experience Suggests Surprising Connections
In a retrospective study examining the impact of COVID-19 on immune thrombocytopenic purpura,…
Care of Dental Dentures According to the Recommendations of the American Society of Dental Prosthetists
Dental dentures are the most common solution for missing teeth in the jaw. They should serve…