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Use of low- and very low-dose intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) as initial treatment for type 1 retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) leads to satisfactory retinal structural outcomes, reports a study, noting that many eyes have received additional treatment.

Treatment with amantadine appears to lower mortality among COVID-19 patients with severe respiratory failure in the intensive care unit (ICU), a retrospective study has found.

In the treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), the use of tofacitinib confers an increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) than tumour necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi), according to a post hoc analysis of ORAL Surveillance.

The use of multiple-dose antibiotic to prevent surgical site infection and implant removal following implant-based breast reconstruction does not appear to be more effective than a single-dose regimen, as shown in a study. In addition, the multi-dose regimen increases the risk of adverse events associated with antibiotic treatment.

Interrupting antithrombotic therapy among patients undergoing colonoscopy appears to contribute to higher thromboembolism (TE) events and even mortality, especially in high-risk patients, according to a study.