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Dietary intakes of folate, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and methionine offer no protection against the risk of developing gastric cancer, a study has found.

In patients with major bleeding being managed with warfarin, the use of activated prothrombin complex concentrate is effective in achieving clinical haemostasis, a recent study has found.

While gestational diabetes is known to be associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease later in life, the extent of CV risk has only come to light in a study presented at the 2022 SMFM Annual Meeting.

The increased use of immunosuppressants and antitumour necrosis factor (anti-TNF) appears to have facilitated positive changes in the natural history of paediatric-onset Crohn’s disease (CD), with lower rates of both intestinal resections and stricturing complications, a study reports.

Eight visual criteria, named the Monaco Classification, have been identified for biliary lesions on digital single-operator cholangioscopy (DSOC), according to a study. Using these criteria has improved the interobserver agreement (IOA) and diagnostic accuracy rate of DSOC compared with previous studies.

Metastasis seems to be uncommon among patients with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC), though such risk may be higher among men, older patients, and those who are immunocompromised, a recent Dutch study has found. Disease-specific survival for metastatic cSSC (mCSSC) is high.

Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)-based rehabilitation programmes for motor disability in preterm infants are feasible only if they do not place too heavy of a burden on parents, reports a recent study.