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Duration of sleep irregularity is associated with several measures of subclinical atherosclerosis, according to a study.

The combination of cilostazol and isosorbide mononitrate boosts functional and cognitive outcomes in patients who have had lacunar strokes (subcortical infarcts <20 mm in diameter) in the phase II LACI-2* trial.

Increased consumption of processed food appears to be associated with greater blood pressure (BP) variability and extreme dipping, as reported in a study.

Among individuals undergoing gastric bypass, those with low preoperative haemoglobin levels are at higher risk of developing anaemia after the surgical procedure, according to a study. Furthermore, this risk increase is not mitigated by iron supplementation.

Treatment with oral microbiome SER-109 in patients with recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is well tolerated and appears to reduce recurrence, as shown in a phase III ECOSPOR IV study.

Cervical procedures appear to be associated with sexual issues, which raises the need to inform patients about this possibility when undergoing such procedure, according to a study.