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Treating hypertension helps lower dementia risk in older adults
Treating hypertension helps lower dementia risk in older adults
25 Sep 2023 byJairia Dela Cruz

Older adults with hypertension who are on blood pressure (BP)-lowering medications are better protected against dementia than those with untreated hypertension, and this is true across all ages in late life, according to an individual participant data meta-analysis.

Treating hypertension helps lower dementia risk in older adults
25 Sep 2023
Electrofulguration effective against recurrent UTI in menopausal women
Electrofulguration effective against recurrent UTI in menopausal women
25 Sep 2023

Treatment with electrofulguration for antibiotic-refractory recurrent urinary tract infections (UTI) demonstrates durable clinical cure and improvement over 5 years in menopausal women, reducing the need for long-term antibiotics, a study has shown.

Electrofulguration effective against recurrent UTI in menopausal women
25 Sep 2023
Response to nucleos(t)ide analogues for hepatitis B higher among men vs women
Response to nucleos(t)ide analogues for hepatitis B higher among men vs women
25 Sep 2023

Treatment outcomes with nucleos(t)ide analogues for hepatitis B patients appear to differ by sex, such that men are more likely to have biochemical response and achieve clinical remission than women, a study has shown.

Response to nucleos(t)ide analogues for hepatitis B higher among men vs women
25 Sep 2023