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Treatment with once-daily veverimer did not delay chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression, according to the results of the phase III VALOR-CKD trial.
In the treatment of children with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE), minimally invasive magnetic resonance-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy is associated with lower rate of seizure freedom at 1 year but has the advantage of lower complication rates and shorter hospitalization as compared with open surgery, as shown in a study.
A new consensus paper on preliminary recommendations for the management and care of obesity in adults and children was released in October.
A group-based mindfulness intervention during pregnancy appears to favourably affect the well-being of women, with the benefit persisting through the postpartum period, as shown in a recent study.
Treatment with degarelix results in a substantial reduction in bone mineral density (BMD) and an increase in bone turnover markers, reports a study.
PCSK9 inhibitors alirocumab and evolocumab are not only safe and well tolerated but also efficacious in Asian patients, results of a real-world study in Singapore have shown. However, about a third of patients stopped using these medications due to their high costs.
Long-term exposure to air pollutants, including gases and particulate matter, may increase the risk of developing atopic dermatitis (AD), according to a recent study.
Peer victimization, or bullying, appears to be highly prevalent among youth, according to a recent Singapore study. In turn, bullying aggravates depressive symptoms and worsens quality of life.
Lower birthweight appears to carry an increased future risk of developing myocardial infarction (MI) and unhealthy left ventricular (LV) phenotypes, a study has found.
In psoriasis patients, treatment with cyclosporin may increase the risk of malignancy without nonmelanoma skin cancer, a recent study has found. Biologic or phototherapy have no such impact.
