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Among the neurostimulation devices used in the treatment of generalized epilepsy, deep-brain stimulation performs better than vagus nerve stimulation at reducing seizure frequency, as reported in a study. On the other hand, while results for responsive neurostimulation are promising, further research is needed.

Early treatment with a single dose of pegylated recombinant IL-29 type III interferon (IFN), otherwise known as peg lambda, significantly reduced clinical events in the phase III TOGETHER study evaluating mostly vaccinated, acutely symptomatic COVID-19 outpatients.

Pregnant women who contract COVID-19 during early and mid-pregnancy are at risk of stillbirth, but this risk may not be present when infection occurs at any time during the third trimester or before delivery, as reported in a study.

Longitudinal changes in fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) score are strongly predictive of progression to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), reveals a study.

Patients with bladder cancer who underwent radical cystectomy may benefit from the use of smartphones and wearable technology to monitor their symptoms as well as biometric data, according to a recent study.

For patients with Hodgkin’s lymphoma who have completed a first-line chemotherapy regimen that includes doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (ABVD), neutrophil and lymphocyte counts are predictive of disease prognosis, as reported in a study from Singapore.

In the extended follow up of the phase III CheckMate 274 trial, nivolumab continued to show benefit for patients with muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma (MIUC; bladder, ureter, or renal pelvis) who were at high risk for recurrence following bladder resection.