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Use of the dopamine 3 receptor agonist pramipexole (PPX) as adjuvant therapy appears to facilitate the reduction of patient exposure to opioids and its associated risks, according to a study.

Levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) are deficient or insufficient in most children, reports a recent study. Aside from vitamin D intake, time spent outdoors and higher exposure to UV radiation seem to be effective methods of improving 25(OH)D status.

A pooled analysis of 13,171 patients from both the FIDELIO-DKD and FIGARO-DKD trials has confirmed the beneficial effects of finerenone, according to results of FIDELITY study, presented at the recently concluded American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session (ACC 2022).

The quest for a personalized risk model that can foretell sudden cardiac arrests (SCAs) in the general population remains, as the ESCAPE-NET* research project falls short in their pursuit to identify such a model that can predict SCA risk in this population.

Consuming dietary cholesterol and eggs in high amounts contributes to an increased risk of overall and cardiovascular disease mortality, according to a large study.