Cara Glynn

Lung cancer resulted in 1.8 million deaths globally in 2022 and remains the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Low-dose CT screening has been shown to reduce lung cancer mortality, and many countries have now implemented CT-based screening programs. In a perspective recently published in Frontiers in Oncology, James L. Mulshine, MD, of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and Bruce S.

Main text Most scientists are part of a research lab, and irrespective of career stage, lab meetings are a good way to get acquainted with colleagues and to learn about how their research is going. However, lab meetings can also be intimidating, particularly for early-career researchers, and this feeling tends to be proportional to the size of the group and to the seniority of those attending.

Nonselective beta-blockers, a standard therapy for preventing esophageal variceal bleeding in patients with portal hypertension, may also reduce mortality in those with gastric varices. Gastric varices, a complication of portal hypertension, are less common than esophageal varices but are associated with higher rates of severe bleeding and mortality.