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Patients with paediatric-onset autoimmune liver disease show slower early immunological and biochemical response to a tacrolimus-based treatment as compared with regimens using prednisolone or azathioprine, reports a study presented at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN 2022).

Supplementation with marine ω-3 fatty acids falls short of reducing the incidence of dry eye disease, as shown a study.

The combination of brentuximab vedotin (Bv) and chemotherapy was superior to a standard paediatric dose-intensive chemotherapy regimen in boosting event-free survival (EFS) in paediatric patients with high-risk Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), according to the phase III AHOD1331* trial presented at ASCO 2022.

In the management of patients with knee osteoarthritis, the combination of high-intensity laser therapy (HILT) plus exercise therapy (ET) yields more favourable effects on several outcomes, such as pain and functional disability, when compared with low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) plus ET, although both combinations are better than physical activity alone, according to a study.

Patients with dry eye disease (DED) can achieve optimal symptom alleviation with available medications, but getting patients to take their medications remains a challenge due to side effects. Taking the burn or sting out of medications might help, according to a Singapore study.

Sipping pickle brine at muscle cramp onset reduces cramp severity with no serious adverse events among patients with cirrhosis, a study has shown.

Vonoprazan 20 mg once daily (QD) appears as effective as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) on day 1 and equally or more effective on day 7 in the treatment of heartburn in adults with erosive esophagitis, results of a network meta-analysis have shown.