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Exposure to oxcarbazepine during pregnancy is associated with congenital malformations and even foetal/perinatal death, suggest the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Co-occurring and long-term heavy drinking, smoking, and depressive symptoms are common among women living with HIV, according to a study presented at the 24th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2022). In turn, such sustained syndemics appear to worsen mortality in this population.

The past two decades have seen a disproportionate increase in cases of early-onset, well-differentiated neuroendocrine neoplasms (age 20‒34 years) compared with other age groups, driven primarily by midgut tumours, according to a recent study.

Current polygenic risk scores (PRSs) deliver satisfactory predictive capacity for high myopia (HM) and can pinpoint children at high risk to prevent myopia progression to HM, suggests a Singapore study.

Topical OCS-01, a dexamethasone ophthalmic suspension, appears to be beneficial in the treatment of patients with diabetic macular edema, with the results of a phase II study showing that the drug helps improve central macular thickness.