Role of home-blended tube feedings in pediatric patients with gastrostomy tubes: A retrospective study.

Background: Both blended tube feed (BTF) and commercial tube feed (CTF) can be administered through a gastrostomy tube (GT). There is very little evidence about using home BTF (HBTF). Nevertheless, families increasingly request this type of nutrition because they attribute some benefits to it.

Active Surveillance as Preferred Treatment for ISUP Grade I Prostate Cancer: Confronting the ProtecT Trial.

Background: The advantages of active surveillance (AS) in low-risk prostate cancer (PC) have already been widely demonstrated. The 15-year results of the Prostate Testing for Cancer and Treatment (ProtecT) trial were published recently, reflecting worse oncological outcomes of their active monitoring programme (AMP) compared with radical prostatectomy (RP) or radiotherapy (RDT). Our objective was to analyse the survival of patients with International Society of Urological Pathology (ISUP) grade I PC depending on the treatment received and point out the differences between an AS protocol and the AMP established in the ProtecT trial.

Commodity risk assessment of × hybrid plants from Ukraine.

The European Commission requested the EFSA Panel on Plant Health to prepare and deliver risk assessments for commodities listed in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 as 'High-risk plants, plant products and other objects'. This Scientific Opinion covers plant health risks posed by plants of hybrids of x imported from Ukraine, taking into account the available scientific information, including the technical information provided by Ukraine. All pests that may be associated with the hybrids of x were evaluated against specific criteria for their relevance for this opinion.

Collaborative Outcomes Study on Health and Functioning During Infection Times (COH-FIT): Global and Risk-Group Stratified Course of Well-Being and Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Adolescents.

Objective: To identify the COVID-19 pandemic impact on well-being/mental health, coping strategies, and risk factors in adolescents worldwide.

Method: This study was based on an anonymous online multi-national/multi-language survey in the general population (representative/weighted non-representative samples, 14-17 years of age), measuring change in well-being (World Health Organization-Five Well-Being Index [WHO-5]/range = 0-100) and psychopathology (validated composite P-score/range = 0-100), WHO-5 <50 and <29, pre- vs during COVID-19 pandemic (April 26, 2020-June 26, 2022). Coping strategies and 9 a priori- defined individual/cumulative risk factors were measured.