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Frailty is common in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with the prevalence increasing with age, and is associated with a threefold higher likelihood of death, a study has found.
Adding liraglutide to metformin led to a significantly longer duration of glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) compared with an oral antidiabetic drug (OAD), according to the LIRA-PRIME* study presented at ADA 2020.
Quitting smoking as recently as 2 years prior to lung cancer diagnosis may improve survival, according to a study from ASCO20.
Despite a higher risk for distress, breast cancer survivors who had been diagnosed at a young age show similar rates of cancer-related post-traumatic stress symptoms to the general breast cancer population, a new study has shown.
Living in a neighbourhood with greater social cohesion may buffer the impact of stressful life events on the mental health of teens, a study reports.
A recent study has assessed the long-term safety of nine systemic medications for psoriasis, revealing the lowest incidence of adverse events with ustekinumab and secukinumab.
A recent study has found that the publication rates of heart failure clinical trial or reporting of results remain “unacceptably low.”
Ocular manifestation appears to be rare among patients with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but the risk of ocular transmission should not be ruled out, a recent study has shown.
Smokers who have difficulty falling asleep at night may find it doubly hard to stop smoking, a study suggests. At the same time, non-insomniac smokers may develop symptoms of sleeplessness if they continue using tobacco.
Keeping a more pro-inflammatory diet may increase the risk of developing oral cancer, a recent China study has shown.
