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2026
Telitacicept Matches Belimumab in Controlling Childhood Lupus, Study Finds
China: A prospective multicentre cohort study from China suggests that telitacicept, when used alongside standard of care (SoC), offers meaningful clinical benefits for children and adolescents with systemic lupus erythematosus…
Optimizing Anesthetic Techniques for Percutaneous Kyphoplasty: A Comparative Study of TPVB and Local Infiltration
Recent randomized controlled trial compared the efficacy and safety of thoracic paravertebral nerve block (TPVB) versus local infiltration (LI) anesthesia during percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) in patients with thoracic osteoporotic vertebral…
Deep Learning Boosts Image Quality in Low-Dose CT Portal Venography: Study Shows
China: A new study published in Academic Radiology suggests that deep learning–based image reconstruction significantly enhances image quality in dual-energy CT portal venography, even when both radiation dose and contrast…
Blood Metabolites May Have Causal Links with Alopecia Areata: Study
Researchers have found in a new study a potential causal associations between alopecia areata and blood levels of glutamine, citric acid, glucose, as well as various lipids and lipoproteins. Initial…
Vertical ICL Fixation Delivers Safer, More Predictable Vault Outcomes: Study Finds
Japan: A study published in the Journal of Refractive Surgery reports that horizontal fixation of implantable collamer lenses (ICL) results in a larger postoperative vault, whereas vertical fixation may offer…
Sacubitril/Valsartan Plus Dapagliflozin slowed kidney function decline in Non-Diabetic Advanced CKD: Study
Researchers have found in a new study that in non-diabetic patients with advanced chronic kidney disease, combined therapy with sacubitril/valsartan and dapagliflozin effectively controlled blood pressure, reduced proteinuria, and slowed…
Methacrylate Threadlockers found best for Enhancing Abutment Screw Retention: Study
Researchers have found in a new study that threadlockers significantly improved abutment screw retention, with methacrylate outperforming dimethacrylate. Reduced detorque under cyclic loading emphasizes the need for improved retention strategies,…
Child Marriage and Adolescent Birth Strongly Increase Hysterectomy Risk: Study
Researchers have analysed a cohort of 528,816 women aged 20–49 and found that, those married in childhood and giving birth during adolescence had significantly higher odds of undergoing hysterectomy (OR…
LAAO During Cardiac Surgery Reduces Stroke Risk and Mortality: JAMA
Researchers have found in a new study that adding Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (LAAO) during cardiac surgery in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) significantly reduces the risk of cardioembolic stroke,…