Publications by authors named "M Alter"
Objectives: To assess the content and frequency of advice community pharmacists (CPs) provide to pregnant women with nausea and vomiting, their confidence in providing advice, and their knowledge of the safety of medication used to manage the condition.
Methods: An online questionnaire of closed- and open-ended questions was distributed to CPs in the UK in May 2023. Closed-ended questions were analysed quantitatively, and conventional content analysis was utilised for open-ended responses.
The purpose of the meta-analysis was to compare the prevalence of sarcopenia on staging computed tomography (CT) in patients with solid tumors in different world regions. MEDLINE, Embase, and SCOPUS literature databases were screened for prevalence of sarcopenia in oncologic patients up to December 2022. Two hundred eighty studies met the inclusion criteria.
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- Sarcopenia is the loss of muscle strength and mass, which this study aimed to understand in relation to toxicity from immunotherapy in melanoma patients.
- Researchers measured psoas muscle size via CT scans in 75 patients, assessing the relationship between sarcopenia (defined by the psoas muscle index) and treatment-related toxicity.
- The findings revealed that while 44% of patients experienced toxicity, pretherapeutic sarcopenia did not significantly predict immune-mediated toxicity, although those with severe side effects had lower psoas muscle index values.
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic inflammatory skin and systemic disease that is associated with considerable discomfort and a significant reduction in the quality of life. Despite a significantly increased understanding of the disease, the diagnosis is still delayed for many years. Delayed patient access to suitable treatment often leads to disease progression with increased surgical interventions and the occurrence of possible comorbidities.
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