Cancer represents a major public health and economic challenge in the 21st century, accounting for one in six deaths and one in four deaths from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) globally. The…
Gynecological morbidities are critical components of reproductive health and significantly contribute to the disease burden among women in India. Societal stigma and sociocultural beliefs frequently discourage women from reporting and…
In patients with hypertension, starting therapy with an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) is associated with the best long-term medication persistence compared with other antihypertensive drug classes, according to a study…
New data from Eli Lilly suggest its GLP-1 drug Zepbound may also be helpful for psoriatic arthritis.
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…