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Use of 2.5-mg tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) and 5-mg deoxyribonuclease (DNase) therapy as a starting intrapleural dose, with up-titration if needed, appears effective in patients with pleural infection, suggests a study, noting that this treatment warrants further research.

The children’s module of the Bladder Scanner (BS), a portable ultrasound device used to measure bladder volume, shows acceptable accuracy in children 4 years of age and above, according to a recent study. However, device performance appears unreliable in younger children.

In secondary prevention of major cardiovascular events, the Mediterranean diet offers superior cardioprotective effect compared with the low-fat diet, according to the CORDIOPREV study.

In chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients with renal and/or bone mineral density disorders or risks, treatment with tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) leads to improvements in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) after 12–24 months, especially for patients with low eGFR levels at baseline, while maintaining virological suppression, according to data from HERACLIS-TAF.

The use of bright light therapy with gradual advance protocol in the adjunctive setting appears to be beneficial to patients with nonseasonal unipolar depression and evening chronotype, with a study showing that it rapidly induces remission in most patients.

The pre-existence of atrial fibrillation (AF) contributes to postoperative adverse outcomes in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery (NCS), suggests a recent study.

Regardless of the urgency of the procedure, total knee arthroplasty appears to be a safe procedure, with acceptable long-term functional outcomes and rates of limb salvage, a new study has found.