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The application of microcurrent across or near the site of chronic ulcers results in reduction in wound area and pain score during the treatment period.

A wireless, capsule-like ingestible device can measure multiple vital signs from within the gastrointestinal tract, having the potential to diagnose sleep-related respiratory disorders and capture life-threatening events such as apnoea or opioid overdose, according to a study.

Asians with extremely high or low fat mass index (FMI) and fat-free mass index (FFMI) are at increased risk of mortality, suggests a study. However, the associations of FMI and FFMI with the mortality risk differ across subgroups and causes of death.

Avacopan, when added to background induction therapy with rituximab, is as efficacious as a prednisone taper in terms of inducing remission at week 26 and is associated with a higher rate of sustained remission at week 52 in patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis, according to the phase III ADVOCATE trial.

Maternal cannabis use during pregnancy appears to contribute to increased risk of adverse neonatal health outcomes, including low birth weight (LBW) and small for gestational age (SGA), as reported in a study.

Individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D) who have high blood pressure (BP) levels are at increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a large registry cohort in Singapore. However, the risk increase is also present for those who have low diastolic BP.

Use of immunosuppressants does not appear to increase the incidence of all-cause and cancer mortality in patients with noninfectious ocular inflammatory disease (OID) over a median follow-up of 10 years, a recent study has shown.