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Women with an antepartum diagnosis of low-lying placenta are twice as likely as those with normal placentation to have postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), according to a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate are at heightened risk of subsequent meningioma diagnosis, although the overall clinical risk is low, according to a retrospective study.

For multiethnic Southeast Asian patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), bleeding outcomes including BARC type 3 bleeding appear to be less favourable with ticagrelor than with clopidogrel, as shown in a retrospective study from Singapore.

Drug-coated balloon (DCB) angioplasty with rescue stenting in patients with de novo coronary artery disease (CAD) results in a higher rate of device-oriented composite endpoint (DoCE) than intended drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation at 3 years, reports a study.

Among adults receiving adalimumab treatment, those with hidradenitis suppurativa appear to be at greater risk of infection than their psoriasis counterparts, as reported in a retrospective study.

Receipt of messenger RNA (mRNA)-based COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy does not appear to be associated with an increased risk of any major congenital malformations, according to new research from France.

Ketogenic diets appear to have modest beneficial effects on depressive symptoms, as shown in a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Individuals whose parents have mental disorders have an increased risk of mortality through age 51 years, as suggested in a study.

Soft drinks may contribute to an increased risk of major depressive disorder (MDD) through alterations in the abundance of certain bacteria species in the gut, according to a study.