Comparing the Efficacy of Digital and In-Person Weight Loss Interventions for Patients with Obesity and Glycemic Disorders: Evidence from a Randomized Non-Inferiority Trial.

Digital weight loss interventions present a viable and cost-effective alternative to traditional therapy. However, further evidence is needed to establish the equal effectiveness of both approaches. This randomized controlled non-inferiority trial aimed to compare the effects of an intensive in-person weight loss intervention program with Vitadio digital therapy.

Cognitive benefits of the attentional vs exergame training in older adults.

Objective: The present study aimed at comparing the effectiveness of an Attentional Computerized Cognitive Training and a commercial Exergame Training.

Methods: Eighty-four healthy older adults took part in the study. They were randomly assigned to one of the following conditions: Attentional Computerized Cognitive Training (ATT-CCT), Exergame Training (EXERG-T), or passive Control Group (CG).

Services and Amenities Offered by City Hotels within Family Tourism as One of the Factors Guaranteeing Satisfactory Leisure Time.

Travelling families are interested in urban tourism due to its cognitive and entertainment aspects. Some expectations of parents travelling with children are the same independent of the accommodation location. The purpose of this article is to examine at what level city hotels offer services and amenities within family tourism, how they meet parents' expectations and whether they adapt offers to children of different ages.

Early Administration of Convalescent Plasma Improves Survival in Patients with Hematological Malignancies and COVID-19.

The use of convalescent plasma in the treatment of COVID-19 may lead to a milder course of infection and has been associated with improved outcomes. Determining optimal treatments in high risk populations is crucial, as is the case in those with hematological malignancies. We analyzed a cohort of 23 patients with hematological malignancies and COVID-19 who had received plasma 48-72 h after the diagnosis of infection and compared it with a historical group of 22 patients who received other therapy.

The role of scintimammography and mammography in recurrent breast cancer. Evaluation of their accuracy using ROC curves.

Background: With the increasing demand for breast conservation surgery, the probability of recurrent tumour within the breast increases. Traditionally x-ray mammography (XMM) was used to assess the post-surgical breast, but post-surgery and radiotherapy changes have reduced the accuracy of this method. Scintimammography (SMM) has also been proposed and appears to be more accurate than XMM.

Technetium-99m MIBI imaging in diagnosis of pelvic and abdominal masses in patients with suspected gynaecological malignancy.

Background: The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic value of (99m)Tc MIBI planar dynamic scintigraphy in the diagnosis of gynaecological malignancies and to determine if it has a greater diagnostic accuracy than conventional ultrasound technique (US).

Material And Methods: A prospective trial was performed to assess the accuracy of (99m)Tc MIBI scintigraphy and ultrasound in 93 female patients (mean age 50, SD 16; range 17-82 years). Three readers assessed all the imaging independently and this was compared with histological examination in 89 cases and by clinical follow-up and correlative imaging for a minimum of 6 months in 4 patients.

[Evaluation of scintimammography as an additional test to conventional mammography in detection of breast cancer].

Objectives And Design: Scintimammography using Tc-99m MIBI is becoming established as a second line diagnostic test for the detection of breast cancer in patients with suspected primary disease. Though most published clinical studies compare scintimammography (SMM) with mammography (XMM), in clinical practice they are likely to be used sequentially with the scintimammography following the mammography.

Materials And Methods: To determine the possible accuracy of such an approach, receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curves were produced for SMM, XMM and a combination of both studies performed over 2 years period on 162 suspicious lesions in 154 patients with no previous history of breast cancer.

Tc-99m MIBI in suspected recurrent breast cancer.

A prospective trial was performed to assess the accuracy of Tc-99m MIBI scintimammography in 63 women (mean age 65, range 33-85 years) with suspected recurrent breast cancer in the breast and/or loco-regional tissues. All patients had been diagnosed with breast cancer 1-23 years before the scintimammography. A total of 27 breasts had been removed by mastectomy so scintimammography was compared with mammography in the remaining 99 breasts.

[Risk factors for gestational diabetes mellitus and results of glucose tolerance tests].

The authors made an effort to verify the connection between the presence of risk factors for GDM and results of screening and diagnostic tests. Study group consisted 302 patients. Gestational diabetes was more frequently diagnosed when an excessive maternal weight and family history of diabetes occurred.

Correlation between uptake of Tc-99m sestaMIBI and prognostic factors of breast cancer.

Unlabelled: The purpose of this retrospective study was assessment of correlation between Tc-99m sestaMIBI uptake and some prognostic factors of breast cancer. The following prognostic factors have been included in this study: size of the tumour, age of the patients, axilla node involvement, oestrogen and progesterone receptor (ER, PR) status, grading system of Bloom-Richardson and Ki-67 antigen expression.

Methods: 79 patients were enrolled in this study, with 85 lesions confirmed as primary breast cancers.