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The presence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) can impair the sexual function of premenopausal women, suggests a study in Egypt.

In the phase III HELIOS-B trial, vutrisiran reduced death and cardiovascular (CV) events in patients with transthyretin amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM).

Use of aspirin appears to be beneficial in the prevention of pancreatic cancer, according to a study.

Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir has emerged as a key antiviral therapy in the fight against COVID-19, particularly for high-risk populations. Two recently published studies demonstrated the efficacy of nirmatrelvir-ritonavir in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and in those with advanced kidney disease.

Among pregnant women with early gestational diabetes or pre-existing type 2 diabetes (T2D), using metformin in addition to insulin neither lowers the likelihood of preterm pre-eclampsia nor improves serum biomarkers associated with cardiovascular disease risk, according to a study.

For atrial fibrillation (AF) patients with normal or impaired renal function, use of nonvitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) results in improved outcomes relative to vitamin K antagonist (VKA) therapy, suggests a study presented at ESC 2024.