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High glycaemic burden is associated with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development and fibrosis progression in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) (CHB + T2D), researchers from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have reported.

In the treatment of patients with endometrioma, both ablation and cystectomy cause significant damage to ovarian reserve, although the extent of damage appears to be less with ablation, as shown in a study.

For pregnant women with HIV who are receiving dolutegravir (DTG)-based therapies, the two-drug regimen works just as well as three-drug regimens at keeping the viral load to "undetectable" levels without exerting serious adverse effects on neonatal outcomes, according to a study presented at HIV Glasgow 2022 Congress.

Adult people with HIV-1 (PLHIV) who switched to bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide (B/F/TAF) after initially taking dolutegravir/abacavir/lamivudine (DTG/ABC/3TC) or DTG+F/TAF show a consistently high virologic suppression and have few discontinuations over 5 years of follow-up, according to a study presented at the HIV Glasgow 2022 Congress.

Aortic stiffness, pressure wave reflections (PWRs), and their combined incremental value play pivotal roles in predicting long-term survival, morbidity, and functional disability in patients with acute stroke, suggest the results of a study.