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Women left behind by migrant spouses seem to have better access to healthcare services, primarily due to lowered financial barriers, a recent study has found.

Repeated exposure to aerosolized capsaicin paired with cough suppression helps reduce symptoms in patients with refractory chronic cough, a small study has found.

The first-in-class sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor modulator ozanimod showed promising efficacy and safety in a relatively treatment-refractory cohort of patients with ulcerative colitis (UC), according to the initial results of a prospective, observational cohort study presented at the Crohn’s and Colitis Congress 2022.

While a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine boosts antibodies to levels that are higher than the third dose, it is not enough to protect against Omicron infections, according to preliminary data from Israel.

Real-world data show that aflibercept effectively improves visual acuity (VA) outcomes in patients with diabetic macular oedema. However, factors such as age, baseline VA, and deprivation may affect the effectivity of aflibercept.

Treatment with a single-pill combination (SPC) drug, composed of olmesartan and amlodipine, plus a separate dose of rosuvastatin led to significantly reduced systolic blood pressure (SBP) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels in patients with concomitant hypertension and dyslipidaemia, according to the LEISURE* trial.

Women with type 1 diabetes present with a shift in the gut mycobiome across pregnancy, and this shift is strongly linked to gut inflammation and impaired intestinal barrier function, as reported in a study.