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Pregnant women who contract COVID-19 during early and mid-pregnancy are at risk of stillbirth, but this risk may not be present when infection occurs at any time during the third trimester or before delivery, as reported in a study.

Longitudinal changes in fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) score are strongly predictive of progression to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), reveals a study.

Patients with bladder cancer who underwent radical cystectomy may benefit from the use of smartphones and wearable technology to monitor their symptoms as well as biometric data, according to a recent study.

In the extended follow up of the phase III CheckMate 274 trial, nivolumab continued to show benefit for patients with muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma (MIUC; bladder, ureter, or renal pelvis) who were at high risk for recurrence following bladder resection.

For patients with Hodgkin’s lymphoma who have completed a first-line chemotherapy regimen that includes doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (ABVD), neutrophil and lymphocyte counts are predictive of disease prognosis, as reported in a study from Singapore.

For patients with hypertension and diabetes, longer time spent in blood pressure (BP) target range helps lower the risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a study.