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Low levels of antithrombin upon admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) appears to increase the need for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) among patients with COVID-19, reports a recent study.

Cell-cycle progression, but not phosphatase and tensin homolog, appears to significantly elevate the risk of metastasis in men with prostate cancer following Cancer of the Prostate Risk Assessment Post-Surgical adjustment, suggests a study.

Modest consumption of total dairy may lower the likelihood of contracting COVID-19 by 37 percent, while a higher intake of low-fat dairy products provides a protective benefit, reports a study.

The use of ritlecitinib, an oral JAK3/TEC inhibitor, appears effective for the treatment of nonsegmental vitiligo (NSV) and is well-tolerated for over 48 weeks of follow-up, reports a recent study.

Results of the NordICC* trial from Europe, presented at the United European Gastroenterology Week (UEG 2022), have hinted at the benefit of a single screening colonoscopy in preventing colorectal cancer (CRC).

A systolic blood pressure (BP) of at least 145 mm Hg appears to be a strong predictor of stroke, stroke/systemic embolic events (SEE), major bleeding, and intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) in older patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a study.