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Treatment with topical cidofovir leads to faster clearance of skin lesions in patients with monkeypox but mild systemic involvement, according to a study. Time to resolution reduction can shorten isolation time and enhance the cosmetic impact in areas such as the face.

In individuals with hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) compounded by alcoholic hepatitis (AH), treatment with the synthetic, long-acting vasopressin analogue terlipressin led to the achievement of verified HRS reversal, a subgroup analysis of the phase III CONFIRM trial has shown.

A school-based immunization program in Singapore has resulted in high uptake and coverage of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, reports a study.

Empiric azithromycin appears to have no substantial impact on shock duration, mechanical ventilation duration, intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay (LOS), hospital LOS, or in-hospital mortality in septic shock patients admitted to the ICU, according to a study.

In the new analysis of the REGENERATE trial, the FXR* agonist obeticholic acid (OCA) was generally well tolerated and demonstrated a favourable safety profile in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).

For individuals with increased projected risk of probable dementia or amnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI) who are prescribed antihypertensive treatment, intensive systolic blood pressure (SBP) lowering confers greater cognitive benefits than standard treatment, according to a secondary analysis of the SPRINT trial.

Treatment with clevidipine in patients undergoing cardiac surgery leads to better perioperative blood pressure (BP) control relative to nicardipine, with a slight rise in cost and no significant difference in safety outcomes, a study has found.

Adding glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP1RA) onto metformin, sulfonylurea, or insulin treatment alone or in combination appears to reduce the incidence of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) and heart failure (HF) hospitalization relative to treatment with dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP4i), suggests a study.

Use of amiodarone in older patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who are being treated with apixaban or rivaroxaban results in a higher risk of bleeding-related hospitalizations compared with the use of flecainide or sotalol, reports a study.

Administration of maternal influenza vaccine during the first- or second-trimester of pregnancy reduces the risk of influenza-like illness (ILI) in the offspring, according to a study presented at ESPID 2023.