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…
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…
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,…