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Do cardiovascular drugs worsen COVID-19 outcomes?
Cardiovascular medications, such as angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs)/angiotensin receptor blocker (ARBs) and anticoagulants, do not induce poor clinical outcomes in patients with COVID-19 and thus should not be discontinued, suggest the results of a meta-analysis.
Do cardiovascular drugs worsen COVID-19 outcomes?
03 Aug 2022
GLP-1 RAs help lower serum uric acid concentration
Treatment with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), a drug class mainly used for the management of type 2 diabetes, significantly reduces serum uric acid (SUA) concentration, a recent study has shown.
GLP-1 RAs help lower serum uric acid concentration
03 Aug 2022
Cognition assessment important to ensure patient adherence to MS therapy
Adherence to disease-modifying therapies (DMT) in multiple sclerosis (MS) is dependent not only on the properties of the medications themselves, but also on the capacities of the patient, a recent study has found.
Cognition assessment important to ensure patient adherence to MS therapy
03 Aug 2022
VTE prevention in pregnancy: Does heparin dose matter?
In pregnant women with a history of venous thromboembolism (VTE), receipt of low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) at either a weight-adjusted intermediate-dose or fixed low-dose during the antepartum and postpartum periods results in similar VTE incidence, according to findings of the Highlow study. However, there was a numerically lower incidence of VTE during the postpartum period with intermediate-dose LMWH.