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The use of an implantable loop recorder (ILR) device can help reduce stroke incidence in individuals without cardiovascular diseases (CVD), according to a recent study. However, screening with such device appears to have limited benefit in those with CVDs.

Among workers, moderate levels of job demand coupled with good job control appear to promote optimal sleep health, reports a recent study.

Despite testing positive in unadjusted analyses, the impact of sleep apnoea and insomnia in pregnancy on infant outcomes appears nonsignificant, a recent study has found.

Prophylactic use of methylprednisolone does not appear to improve outcomes in infants undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass, even posing an increased risk of hyperglycaemia that requires insulin treatment, according to a study.

In men with Peyronie’s disease (PD) treated with intralesional Collagenase Clostridium histolyticum (CCH), those with greater baseline curvature are more likely to achieve improvement, reaching up to 60 percent for patients with ≥60 degrees, a study has shown.

The use of cannabis appears to be associated with worse pain scores during the first 24 hours after surgery, reports a recent study presented at the recent Anesthesiology Annual Meeting 2022.

Surgical revascularization results in fewer major adverse limb events (MALE) or death compared with endovascular therapy in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischaemia (CLTI) who had an adequate single-segment great saphenous vein (SSGSV) in the BEST-CLI* trial. Outcomes were similar for both strategies in those who lacked an adequate SSGSV.