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Wearing a face mask while sleeping shows no adverse effect on cardiopulmonary function in patients with mild-to-moderate obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), although it can be uncomfortable, particularly when using the N95 mask, according to a study. A surgical mask may be used as an alternative.

High-dose somatostatin analogues (SSAs) can be effective and well-tolerated second-line therapies in neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) progressing on standard-dose SSAs in selected cases, according to Dr Ingrid Mak of the University of Hong Kong, at the 7th Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Hong Kong Annual Meeting (EDM HK 2024). 

Interim data from a phase II trial demonstrate the safety and tolerability of the Modified Vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic (MVA-BN) vaccine in adolescents. MVA-BN is a live attenuated, non-replicating orthopoxvirus vaccine licensed in the US for smallpox and mpox prevention.

Children attending day care appear to be less likely than those who do not to have type 1 diabetes (T1D), according to the results of a meta-analysis.