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In immunocompetent patients admitted at a community hospital, comorbidities such as advanced gastric cancer and atrophic gastritis (AG), as well as treatment with proton pump inhibitors (PPI), seem to aggravate the risk of developing oesophageal candidiasis (EC), a recent study has found.

Treatment with everolimus appears to have beneficial effects on recurrent thymic neuroendocrine neoplasia (NEN), particularly well-differentiated tumours, with patients having a low Ki-67 index more likely to have a better outcome with the drug, as shown in a small study.

Use of therapeutic heparin does not appear to significantly reduce the death, mechanical ventilation, or intensive care unit (ICU) admission in hospitalized patients with moderate COVID-19 and increased D-dimer levels, reveals a study. However, it is associated with a significantly lower chances of all-cause death and reduced risk of major bleeding.

Minimally invasive surgery for nonendometrioid endometrial cancer performs comparably as open surgery, yielding similar survival outcomes, a recent study has found.

Genetic data provide evidence that drinking coffee or caffeine intake in high amounts may cause a reduction in the risk of kidney stones, as shown in a study.

A total diet replacement programme produces greater weight loss among people with obesity as compared with support from a practice nurse, with the benefit persisting to at least 3 years, a study has found.