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Chinese patients receiving androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer are exposed to increased risk of new-onset diabetes mellitus (DM), hyperlipidaemia and hypertension (HTN), as well as a higher likelihood of step-up pharmacotherapy for these pre-existing conditions, according to a prospective multicentre cohort study by the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and Tuen Mun Hospital.

Long-term smokers are at an increased risk of insulin resistance, underlining the importance of smoking cessation efforts, a recent Korea study has found. First-time smokers need to be made aware of the harms of smoking beyond addiction and respiratory problems, the researchers advised.

Plasma levels of bile acids (BA) appear to be dependent on sex and correlate with cardiometabolic and inflammatory risk factors in young and relatively healthy adults, according to a study.

For type 2 diabetes patients (T2D), the presence of any fracture contributes to a significant increase in the risk of mortality, a study has found.