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Development of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is more likely to occur among patients with thyroid cancer who underwent thyroidectomy than matched controls, a Korea study has shown. In addition, a U-shaped dose-dependent relationship exists between the levothyroxine dosage and T2D risk.

A single-institution study does not recommend the prescription of systemic corticosteroids for the treatment of severe acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) as this might result in an increased incidence of adverse effects and readmissions.

A real-world propensity score-matched study in Hong Kong finds that, compared with use of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors, use of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors in type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients is associated with lower risk of incident atrial fibrillation (AF), stroke/transient ischaemic attack (TIA), and cardiovascular (CV) and all-cause mortality.

A cross-sectional study by the German Migraine and Headache Society reports a lower use of analgesics among physically active women prone to headaches vs physically inactive counterparts. 

In patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) with homologous recombination repair (HRR) gene alterations*, combining niraparib with abiraterone acetate plus prednisone (AAP) in the first-line setting improved radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS) and other outcomes, results of the phase III MAGNITUDE study showed.

The use of empiric antibiotic therapy appears to prevent neither deterioration nor death among patients with COVID-19 pneumonia, as shown in a Singapore study.