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Patients with amphetamine-induced psychosis (AIP) who have been treated with antipsychotics appear to have a longer length of stay (LOS) than those who did not receive such treatment, reports a study.

In a study presented at ESMO Asia 2023, tofacitinib, a rapidly acting JAK-STAT inhibitor with reported efficacy in the treatment of various autoimmune diseases, was effective for the management of difficult-to-treat immune-related adverse events (irAEs) and was well-tolerated in cancer patients, with only a few patients developing infectious events.

Injection with the novel, long-acting PCSK9 inhibitor recaticimab once every 3 months reduces LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) levels by >50 percent compared with placebo in patients already maxed out on statins in the phase III REMAIN-2 trial.

High body mass index (BMI) in late adolescence appears to be a risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD) in young adulthood, even for seemingly healthy individuals with a BMI that falls within the normal range but is closer to the upper limit, as reported in a study.

Etelcalcetide proves beneficial in the real-world treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) in multiethnic Asian haemodialysis patients, with the added advantage of reducing pill burden, as shown in a study from Singapore.

Beetroot juice in combination with exercise may help improve cardiovascular function in women who are planning to have children, suggests a study.