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Hospital financial implications of subcutaneous versus intravenous trastuzumab plus pertuzumab in Japan: a micro-costing and threshold analysis

This study demonstrates that in Japan, switching trastuzumab plus pertuzumab from intravenous to subcutaneous administration improves hospital financial outcomes by significantly reducing material and labor costs, which outweighs the lower outpatient management fee revenue.

Junichi Mase, Mana Tsukada, Toko Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kinomura, Keiko Ishihara, Hiroyuki Ohno, Shota Mano, Atsuko Ogiso, N (…)2026-10-11
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Hepatic Insulin Resistance Syndrome (HIRS): A Proposed Framework for the Classification of Steatotic Liver Disease

This paper proposes the Hepatic Insulin Resistance Syndrome (HIRS) framework as a biologically coherent, insulin resistance-based alternative to the current MASLD classification for diagnosing and staging steatotic liver disease, pending future empirical validation.

Luis Jesuino de Oliveira Andrade, Gabriela Correia Matos de Oliveira, Alcina Maria Vinhaes Bittencourt, Raymundo Paraná (…)2026-10-11
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Clinical Heterogeneity of Scrub Typhus: Identification of Distinct Phenotypes via Cluster Analysis

This study utilizes unsupervised cluster analysis on 64 confirmed scrub typhus cases to identify two distinct clinical phenotypes—a typical polysymptomatic group and an atypical severe-prone group characterized by the absence of classic local signs but higher rates of respiratory/neurological complications and treatment failure—thereby highlighting the need for early risk stratification beyond traditional diagnostic markers.

Xiaoyan Du, Fangfang Wei, Yangjian Pan, Zhijun Qin, Qian Wang2026-10-11
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Clinical Profile and Factors Associated with Mortality in Louse-Borne Relapsing Fever: A Cross-Sectional Study from a Referral Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

This retrospective cross-sectional study of 360 patients at a referral hospital in Addis Ababa reveals a rising burden of louse-borne relapsing fever with a 6.1% mortality rate, identifying central nervous system symptoms, chest crepitations, septic shock, and abdominal pain as key independent predictors of death to guide triage and public health interventions.

Addiszemen Moges Endris, Ruth Woldeyohannes Yirgu, Michael Fetene Belachew, Aman Yesuf, Knife Haile, Ayube Keder Shefa (…)2026-10-11
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Machine Learning and Logistic Regression Models Incorporating Clinical and CT-Derived Muscle-Fat Parameters for Predicting Geriatric Hip Fracture: A Prospective Study

This prospective study demonstrates that a logistic regression-based nomogram integrating clinical data with CT-derived muscle-fat parameters effectively predicts geriatric hip fracture risk, offering a simple and interpretable tool that performs comparably to or better than complex machine learning algorithms.

Dandan Ye, Xiaoxiong Lin, Zhiwei Xu, Jiahong Huang, Jinquan Lin, Zhenbin Wu2026-10-11
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Harmine derivative ACB1801 induces ferroptosis vulnerability and STAT1 pathway activation to sensitize MSS colorectal cancer to anti–PD-1 immunotherapy

The study demonstrates that the harmine derivative ACB1801 sensitizes microsatellite-stable colorectal cancer to anti-PD-1 immunotherapy by reprogramming the tumor microenvironment through STAT1-mediated CXCL10 secretion, enhanced MHC class I antigen presentation, and ferroptosis vulnerability, thereby converting immunologically "cold" tumors into an immune-responsive state.

Bassam Janji, Ruize Gao, Kris Van Moer, Coralie Pulido, Anais Oudin, Chenxi Li, Margaux Poussard, Teresa Ramos, Xu Qiu (…)2026-10-11
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Large language models differ in patient education quality across the robot-assisted radical prostatectomy care pathway

This study evaluates the quality of patient education on robot-assisted radical prostatectomy generated by ChatGPT, DeepSeek, and Doubao, finding that while all models provide factually accurate information suitable for clinician review, ChatGPT offers superior actionability and completeness, though none fully replace the need for individualized urologist counseling.

Qiang Wang, Xiao Wang, Xiaolu Jiang, Sheng Xie, Haotian Hou, Hangxuan Ren, Yaxin Luo, Huiyu Gao, Qianru Chang, Tao Wu2026-10-11
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The growth hormone and prolactin responses to the head-up tilt test in patients with vasovagal syncope

This study demonstrates that patients with vasovagal syncope exhibit a significant increase in prolactin levels during head-up tilt testing, which correlates with hemodynamic changes and suggests a potential role for the central serotonergic system in the condition's pathophysiology, while growth hormone levels remain unchanged.

Barbora Pavlovic Backorova, Zora Lazurova, Monika Lukacova, Kristina Valova, Ivica Lazurova, Peter Mitro2026-10-11
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Indolent Postoperative Endophthalmitis With Vitreous Metagenomic Detection of Enterobacter hormaechei in an Eye With Central Retinal Vein Occlusion: A Case Report

This case report describes a rare instance of indolent postoperative endophthalmitis caused by multidrug-resistant *Enterobacter hormaechei* in a patient with central retinal vein occlusion, highlighting the diagnostic utility of metagenomic next-generation sequencing for identifying low-abundance pathogens and the necessity of pars plana vitrectomy when intravitreal antibiotics fail to resolve persistent vitreous opacity.

Shangzhu Zhang, Honglei Ma2026-10-11
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Persistent Rather Than Variable Short Sleep Associates With Cardiovascular Events in Middle-Aged and Older Chinese Adults: A CHARLS Cohort Study

This CHARLS cohort study of 11,050 middle-aged and older Chinese adults reveals that persistent short sleep, rather than variable short sleep, is independently associated with an increased risk of incident cardiovascular events, with the highest risk observed in individuals exhibiting both persistent short sleep and high metabolic risk scores, particularly among women.

Zehua Wang, Xianxian Fan, Long Chen, Yiping Shi, Qin Shao2026-10-11