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The use of real-time, computer-aided detection of colonic neoplasia leads to modest increases in adenoma detection rate and adenomas detected per colonoscopy in average-detector community endoscopists, as shown in the results of a pragmatic randomized controlled trial.

In the treatment of osteoporosis among older women who are dialysis-dependent, the use of denosumab appears to result in a much higher incidence of severe and very severe hypocalcaemia when compared with oral bisphosphonates, according to a retrospective cohort study.

Oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with emtricitabine plus tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (F/TDF) works well to prevent HIV in cisgender women even if daily doses are occasionally missed, according to a study.

Adherence to thiazide diuretics among patients with urolithiasis and hypercalciuria leads to fewer symptomatic stone events, as does adherence to alkali therapy among those with low urine pH, according to a retrospective cohort study.

Dr Aminudin Rahman Mohd Mydin, a consultant clinical oncologist, talks about the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in oncology and the advent of auto-contouring via the application of AI in radiotherapy.

Individuals with prehypertension may fare better with a Tai Chi than with an aerobic exercise intervention, with a study showing that Tai Chi leads to better improvements in systolic blood pressure (SBP).