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In men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), urinary symptom subdomains show an independent association with modifiable clinical variables such as sleep quality and depression at all time points, a study has found. However, these variables do not predict the degree of improvement in LUTS after assessment and treatment over the medium term.

Use of medication is markedly different among older patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with more aminosalicylate monotherapy and less antitumour necrosis factor monotherapy than younger patients, according to a US study.

Heart diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), concomitant cancers, and other co-occurring diseases elevate the risk of death in patients with nonmuscular invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), nonmetastatic muscle invasive bladder cancer (non-MMIBC), and metastatic bladder cancer (MBC), according to a recent study.

Vitamin D deficiency is common in modern society, particularly among older people who are homebound. Vitamin D supplements in older people may have a role in preventing serious complications of COVID-19, according to data presented at AIM 2022.

Children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are at an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, a study reports. Other risk factors for T2D include severity of liver histology, body mass index, and female sex.

The presence of acute kidney injury (AKI) during stroke appears to contribute to increased mortality, with AKI tending to progress to chronic kidney disease (CKD) even without the need for renal replacement therapy, a study has found.

In chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients treated with pegylated interferon alpha (peg-IFN-α)-based interventions, lower levels of the HB core-related antigen (HBcrAg) and higher levels of the HB surface antibody (HbsAb) are associated with durable functional cure, a recent study has found,