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Peppermint oil or peppermint sweets appear to do little in terms of relieving pain in children with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or functional abdominal pain–not otherwise specified, as shown in a study.

The use of intra-arterial (IA) alteplase following a successful endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) improves 90-day functional outcome in patients with large-vessel occlusion (LVO) acute ischaemic stroke compared with EVT-alone, according to the CHOICE 2* trial presented at ISC 2026.

Three months of romosozumab followed by 9 months of denosumab works just as well as 12 months of romosozumab for increasing bone mass in postmenopausal women at high risk of fracture, as shown in an open-label, noninferiority trial.

Results of the BASIS trial demonstrate the efficacy and safety of once-weekly SC marstacimab prophylaxis up to 12 months in male adolescents and adults with severe haemophilia A* (HA) or severe-to-moderately-severe haemophilia B** (HB) with no detectable or documented history of inhibitors against factors VIII or IX, and who were receiving on-demand (OD) or routine prophylaxis (RP) prior to enrolment.

Initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) with the fixed-dose combination of bictegravir, emtricitabine, and tenofovir alafenamide on the same day of HIV diagnosis appears to promote a high level of engagement in care in Taiwan.

The use of inhaled ciclesonide provides no additional benefit to vaccinated adults exposed to Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2 in fast-tracking their recovery from acute symptoms, a study has shown.

Getting a COVID-19 shot prior to or during pregnancy reduces the risks of severe maternal disease outcomes and preterm birth, and this protection remains consistent across different variant periods, according to a study from Canada.

Treatment with the novel natriuretic peptide receptor-1 (NPR-1) agonist XXB750 demonstrates a neutral effect on 24-h ambulatory systolic blood pressure (SBP) in patients with resistant hypertension, as shown by the results of a phase II trial.