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High depressive symptoms at multiple timepoints carry elevated stroke risk
Among individuals who have undergone repeated assessments for depression, the presence of high symptoms at multiple timepoints raises the risk of developing stroke, according to a study.
High depressive symptoms at multiple timepoints carry elevated stroke risk
06 Jun 2022Imatinib may reduce mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
The tyrosine kinase inhibitor imatinib may reduce mortality in patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19, according to follow-up results of the CounterCOVID study presented at ATS 2022.
Imatinib may reduce mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
06 Jun 2022Antibiotics identified as culprit for older-onset IBD
Antibiotic use appears to be harmful for older adults, with a recent study showing that regardless of class, the drugs raise the risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Antibiotics identified as culprit for older-onset IBD
06 Jun 2022Polycythemia ups risk of MACE, VTE in men on testosterone therapy
Men receiving testosterone therapy (TT) who develop polycythemia are at greater risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and venous thromboembolism (VTE) in the first year of therapy, according to a recent study.
Polycythemia ups risk of MACE, VTE in men on testosterone therapy
06 Jun 2022Early ivermectin use does not confer benefit for COVID-19
In outpatients with an early diagnosis of COVID-19 at high risk for serious illness, treatment with the antiparasitic ivermectin did not reduce the incidence of hospital admission due to disease progression or of prolonged emergency department observation, findings from the TOGETHER trial suggest.
Early ivermectin use does not confer benefit for COVID-19
06 Jun 2022Iatrogenic tumour seeding not a risk factor for metachronous CRC
In patients with colorectal cancer (CRC), biopsy of nontumour sites after biopsy of the primary cancer is unlikely to cause metachronous cancers, a study reports.