Benchmarking the medication efficiency and technological progress of diabetes drugs.

Background: Diabetes poses a serious global challenge, given its increasing prevalence, detrimental effects on public health, and substantial economic burden. Since 1950s, tens of drugs have been approved by the United States (US) Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In the past decade, the medical community and regulatory agencies have moved away from the glucose-centric paradigm and increasingly call for a holistic approach to assess different treatments' benefits and harms.

Cost-Effectiveness of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy for Chinese Patients.

Background: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is the most popular bariatric surgery procedure in China. However, its cost-effectiveness in Chinese patients is currently unknown.

Objectives: This study aims to assess the cost-effectiveness of LSG vs no surgery in Chinese patients with severe and complex obesity, taking into account both healthcare expenses and the potential improvement in health-related quality of life (HRQoL).

Effect of multi-disciplinary team care program on quality of life, anxiety, and depression in hepatocellular carcinoma patients after surgery: A randomized, controlled study.

Objective: Multi-disciplinary team (MDT) collaboration enables hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients to achieve better survival through precise diagnosis and individualized treatment. This study aimed to further investigate the effect of MDT care program (MDT-CP) on quality of life (QoL), anxiety and depression in HCC patients after surgery.

Methods: Totally, 150 postoperative HCC patients were enrolled and randomized in a 1:1 ratio into the MDT-CP group ( = 76) to receive MDT care for 6 months and the normal care program (N-CP) group ( = 74) to receive routine care for 6 months.

A randomized clinical trial of comprehensive education and care program compared to basic care for reducing anxiety and depression and improving quality of life and survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who underwent surgery.

This study aimed to investigate the effect of comprehensive education and care (CEC) program on anxiety, depression, quality of life, and survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who underwent surgical resection.Totally 136 patients with HCC who underwent hepatectomy were randomly assigned to CEC group and control group as 1:1 ratio. CEC group received health education, psychological nursing, caring activity, and telephone condolence, whereas control group received basic health education and rehabilitation for 12 months.