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Paediatric chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients with both daytime and nocturnal hypertension are at high risk of progressing to kidney replacement therapy, according to a study.

Long-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAIAs) for schizophrenia are associated with lower risks of disease relapse, hospitalizations, and suicide attempts vs oral antipsychotics (OAs), without an increased risk of adverse events (AEs), according to a 16-year population-based self-controlled case series (SCCS) study by the University of Hong Kong.

Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) taking sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) are less likely to be prescribed antigout or antihyperuricaemic drugs, a recent study has found.

Patients with mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis (UC) can achieve deep remission with multidonor faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) and anti-inflammatory diet, according to an open-label trial. Furthermore, remission can be sustained with anti-inflammatory diet over 1 year.

In patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) with chronic kidney disease (CKD), once-weekly dosage with dulaglutide achieves adequate glycaemic control along with a reduced decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), reports a recent study.

Patients with epilepsy more commonly have minor physical anomalies (MPA), suggesting a neurodevelopmental dimension to epilepsy, a recent study has found.

Children with Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB), a common complication of acute hematogenous osteomyelitis (AHO), are vulnerable to a wide range of illnesses, suggests a study. Thus, classifying its severity may aid in treatment decision-making.