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Initially approved to improve glycaemic control and reduce cardiovascular death in adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D), the SGLT-2* inhibitor empagliflozin reduced hospitalization for heart failure (HFH) or cardiovascular death and delayed renal function decline when added to recommended therapy in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) in the EMPEROR-Reduced** trial. The EMPEROR-Preserved** trial has now shown that the benefits of empagliflozin extend to patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).

In patients with colorectal cancer (CRC), biopsy of nontumour sites after biopsy of the primary cancer is unlikely to cause metachronous cancers, a study reports.

Children with vision impairment often experience greater symptoms of depression and anxiety, according to a recent study. Surgical treatment helps improve these mental health symptoms.

Elacestrant, a novel oral selective oestrogen receptor (ER) degrader, significantly improves progression-free survival (PFS) vs standard-of-care (SoC) endocrine therapy (ET) in patients with ER-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer whose disease progressed after 1–2 prior lines of ET and a cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 (CDK4/6) inhibitor, results of the phase III EMERALD trial have shown.

Individuals with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) – despite having a lean body or healthy BMI – are at an elevated risk for peripheral vascular disease, stroke, and cardiovascular disease (CVD), a finding that surprises gastroenterologists and researchers at DDW 2022.

Alcohol consumption appears to increase the likelihood of developing open-angle glaucoma (OAG), suggests a recent study.