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Juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (JIIM) negatively affect pubertal development and may even lead to growth failure, according to a study.

Nutritional status and physical function show independent and interactive relationships with health outcomes among older adults, suggests a Singapore study.

An artificial intelligence (AI) model using diffusion basis spectrum imaging (DBSI) can accurately predict clinically significant prostate cancer (csPCa) on biopsy and even reduce unnecessary prostate biopsies when combined with Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS), suggests a study.

In patients with chronic ischaemic heart disease (IHD), the use of oral nitrates helps lower the risk of open-angle glaucoma (OAG) and primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), according to a retrospective study.

In the frontline treatment of patients with HER2-expressing locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer, the combination of disitamab vedotin plus toripalimab yields a clinically meaningful and significant increase in survival compared with chemotherapy, as shown in the phase III RC48-C016 trial.

Lowering the systolic blood pressure (SBP) target to <120 mm Hg compared with <140 mm Hg has a beneficial effect on retinal microvasculature among hypertensive patients with high cardiovascular risk, suggests a recent study.

People with increased sun exposure during their adolescence and early adulthood appear to have a lower risk of breast cancer, as suggested in a population-based case-control study from Iran.

In the treatment of patients with developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs), the selective serotonin 5-HT2C receptor agonist bexicaserin is well tolerated and appears to reduce the frequency of countable motor seizures, according to a phase Ib/IIa study.

Individuals with SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, especially those who are hospitalized, face long‐term declines in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), according to a retrospective study.