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A full radical curative dose of primaquine can be given to fully glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase-deficient males safely using an ascending dose regimen.

The PAVE strategy aims to provide a cost-effective, high quality ‘Screen-Triage-Treat’ approach for cervical cancer screening to save many lives.

Increased genetic liability to colorectal cancer is associated with altered levels of circulating metabolites, including fatty acids, up to 40 years before average age of diagnosis.

Data analysis and mathematical modelling suggest that subclinical tuberculosis contributes substantially to transmission and needs to be diagnosed and treated for effective progress towards tuberculosis elimination.

Improved cervical cancer prevention through greatly increased population coverage by use of self-sampling and HPV screening during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A claims-based retrospective cohort study shows that patients who used bisphosphonates between 01/01/2019 and 02/29/2020 had dramatically reduced odds of SARS-CoV-2 testing, COVID-19 diagnosis, and COVID-19-related hospitalizations during the initial surge of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US.

A large observational study has found that irregular sleep-wake patterns are associated with a higher risk of overall mortality, and also mortality from cancers and cardiovascular disease.

Irregular sleep-wake patterns are associated with higher mortality risk, including mortality due to cancer and cardiovascular disease.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, cancer-related screening and healthcare practices varied (by age, race/ethnicity, education, and comorbidities), and considering these differences in high-risk individuals' monitoring is important as undiagnosed cases or poor prognosis may increase due to delayed screening/treatment.