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The antilipidemic drug fenofibrate averts or delays diabetic retinopathy (DR) in diabetes patients with early retinal changes in the LENS trial, potentially paving the way for the least invasive route of drug delivery in this population.

A 55-year-old male was diagnosed with localized hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in 2009. Over the next 10 years, he had multiple episodes of disease recurrence, which were managed with surgical resection and locoregional therapy such as ablation or transarterial chemoembolization.

The two-drug regimen dolutegravir plus lamivudine (DTG/3TC) is as good as 3- or 4-drug antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimens at keeping viral load suppressed while helping avoid hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation in people living with HIV-1 who have past exposure to HBV but no immunity, according to a post hoc analysis of five phase 3/3b studies.

A triage led by a physiotherapist (PT) performs as reliably as a rheumatologist triage of referrals for joint pain, with significantly fewer patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) needing an in-clinic visit, a recent study has shown.

Gut microbiota biomarkers show >90 percent sensitivity and specificity in diagnosing autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Gut microbiome modulation with a novel synbiotic formula, SCM06, may alleviate anxiety symptoms in children with ASD, according to researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).