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A few patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) on dexmedetomidine therapy develop fever >38.5 °C, reveals a recent study. Higher infusion rate and longer duration of treatment are significantly associated with the fever.

Implementing the bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (B/F/TAF) treatment regimen in routine clinical care can effectively suppress HIV in people living with HIV over 24 months of follow-up, reports a study presented at HIV Glasgow 2022.

Children born to mothers with increased intake of caffeine and paraxanthine during pregnancy are likely to have shorter stature, which persists up to 8 years of age, according to a study.

Antibiotics are commonly inappropriately prescribed for upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs), reports a recent Egypt study. Nevertheless, physicians show good attitudes toward appropriate antibiotic use and knowledge of antibiotic resistance.

The inaugural European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guideline on cardio-oncology, revealed at the ESC Congress 2022 in Barcelona, Spain, provides some much-needed information on the concurrent management of cancer and cardiovascular (CV) disease.

Pregnant women exposed to extreme heat or cold see a significantly excess risk of stillbirth, especially during the third trimester, reports a recent study.

Stroke survivors with high adherence to antihypertensive medications appear to have reduced risks of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and falls requiring hospitalization, according to a study.

Renal transplant patients need a 20-percent reduction in tacrolimus (TAC) total daily dose (TDD) when used in tandem with low-dose fluconazole (LDF) to achieve therapeutic levels, suggests a recent study.