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Fluvoxamine plus budesonide helps prevent severe COVID-19

05 May 2023

High-risk outpatients with early-onset COVID-19 who are treated with oral fluvoxamine plus inhaled budesonide have a reduced incidence of severe disease that warrants advanced care, reveals a study.

05 May 2023

Molnupiravir cuts hospitalization, death in COVID-19 patients at high risk of progression

04 May 2023 by

An emulation of a randomized target trial suggests that molnupiravir may reduce hospital admission or death in adults who have tested positive for COVID-19 during the predominance of Omicron who were at high risk of progression to severe disease.

04 May 2023

Dexmedetomidine protects against new-onset AF in critically ill patients

04 May 2023

The use of dexmedetomidine in the intensive care unit (ICU) appears to lower the risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients, according to a study.

04 May 2023

NOACs proven safe, effective in Asians with AF

03 May 2023 by

Use of nonvitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) helps prevent thromboembolic events in Asian patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), with fewer bleeding events relative to warfarin therapy, according to the results of a study presented at the recent EHRA 2023.

03 May 2023

Dapagliflozin beneficial in heart failure

01 May 2023

Treatment with dapagliflozin leads to lower incidence of total heart failure (HF) events and cardiovascular death, regardless of patient characteristics such as ejection fraction, according to a study.

01 May 2023

Does dextromethorphan premedication relieve cough during flexible bronchoscopy?

01 May 2023

Premedication with dextromethorphan 1 hour prior to flexible bronchoscopy appears to alleviate cough slightly in patients under conscious sedation and on topical lignocaine, reports a recent study.

01 May 2023

Antiarrhythmic drugs cut atrial high-rates episode burden, AF risk

01 May 2023 by

Individuals with atrial high-rates episodes (AHREs) are at greater risk of progression to atrial fibrillation (AF). But the good news is that treatment with antiarrhythmic medication appears to have a protective effect both on AHRE burden and AF risk.

01 May 2023

Older IBD patients at disadvantage for medications, surgery

29 Apr 2023

Older patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are less likely to be initiated on medications and are often scheduled for surgeries, a study has found.