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While treatment with low-dose interleukin (IL)-2 leads to the expansion of circulating regulatory T cells (Treg), it does not appear to induce allograft tolerance among liver transplant patients, reports a new study.

In the 24-month follow-up results of the EMPROVE trial, treatment with the Spiration Valve System (SVS) endobronchial valve provided a sustained clinically significant benefit in disease-specific health-related quality of life (QoL) in patients with severe heterogeneous emphysema.

Among adolescents, deaths due to unintended drug overdoses reached a record high in 2020, reports a recent study. Fentanyl and other synthetic opioids were responsible for most of these deaths.

Antipsychotic use is moderately associated with breast cancer, with >30 percent increased observed risk, possibly mediated by prolactin-elevating properties of certain medications, researchers from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have reported.