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Weight gains prior to and between pregnancies appear to increase the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs), reports a study. A longer period of weight gain shows the most robust association with an increased risk of APOs.

A recent study recommends active surveillance of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) in some patients with intrathyroidal suspected malignancy >1 cm in diameter. Rescue surgery may be beneficial.

The treatment effect of omaveloxolone in halting progression, based on change in mFARS score, is particularly pronounced in individuals with Friedreich's ataxia who had disease onset at ≤15 years of age, suggests a post hoc subgroup analysis of MOXIe Part 2 presented at EAN 2024.

Individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are at heightened risk or arrythmia, with a causal relationship between the two medical conditions demonstrated in a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) study.

The use of Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors in the treatment of major autoimmune diseases appears to reduce the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) for people above 40 years of age, according to a study.

In patients with obesity undergoing electrical cardioversion for atrial fibrillation (AF), dual direct-current cardioversion (DCCV) appears to be more effective at converting AF into sinus rhythm compared with single DCCV, as reported in a study.