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Genetic evidence from a recent study suggests that habitual coffee drinkers have an increased risk of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG).

In residential neighbourhoods, patients with heart failure (HF) living in high poverty are more likely to be readmitted to hospitals, a recent study has found. The high rates of hypertension and diabetes in these areas partly explain the effect of high poverty.

In the treatment of patients with organic disease and heavy menstrual bleeding and/or dysmenorrhea, the use of levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) attenuates chronic pelvic pain, according to a study. However, it appears to confer an increased risk of expulsion for some women.

The use of most types of fertility drugs does not appear to put infertile women at risk of developing colorectal cancer, according to a study.

Among women with stress urinary incontinence, the retropubic tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) retains its efficacy up to 24 years after initial placement, with adverse effects being uncommon and having a low impact on quality of life, according to a study.

Individuals with a history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) appear to have an increased risk of developing dementia, particularly vascular dementia, according to a study presented at AAIC 2022.