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Starting alirocumab early in the hospital prior to undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) reduces LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) in STEMI* patients already on high-statin therapy.

Preoperative administration of gabapentin helps reduce intraoperative pain in women undergoing second-trimester surgical abortion, leading to improved satisfaction with pain management, as shown in a randomized, controlled, double-blind trial.

A novel thrombectomy device using a sequestered approach delivers positive clinical outcomes in the treatment of high-risk, large-volume deep vein thrombosis (DVT), according to a study.

In the 5-year follow-up of the ESCAPE trial, exercise-based physical therapy (PT) remained noninferior to arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) for the treatment of symptomatic, degenerative, MRI-confirmed meniscal tears.

Prophylactic treatment with trimethoprim (TMP)-sulfamethoxazole (SMX) at a low dose helps lower the risk of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) within 6 months following kidney transplantation, according to a study.

Achieving pregnancy through in vitro fertilization (IVF) appears to increase the risk of severe maternal morbidity both during singleton or multiple pregnancies, a recent Korea study has found.