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For women with cervical cancer who are undergoing radical hysterectomy, preoperative tobacco use and prolonged catheterization appear to contribute to an increased risk of developing postoperative catheter-associated urinary tract infections (UTIs), as reported in a study.

For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or psoriatic arthritis (PsA), initiation of Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor treatment does not carry a higher short-term risk of cancer, with the exception of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC), as compared with initiation of biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) including tumour necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors, according to a study.

The incidence of psoriasis may be decreased by maintaining a normal weight and by putting a stop to the use of tobacco and cigarettes, a recent study has shown. In addition, addressing the inequality in education may help lower the cases of this condition.

Among people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), those who are lean appear to be at higher risk of death than their overweight and obese counterparts despite having fewer metabolic comorbidities, a study has shown.

The addition of the antipsychotic drug aripiprazole to current antidepressant medications may help improve the symptoms of clinical depression in older adults who have not responded to standard treatments, as reported in a study.

Use of the Erbium-doped yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Erbium YAG) laser in postmenopausal women appears to improve symptoms of overactive bladder (OAB) and vaginal atrophy, as shown in a study.