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A systematic review and meta-analysis of >8,000 adult and elderly patients with COVID-19 showed a positive association between vitamin D deficiency (ie, 25(OH)D <50 nmol/L) and severe COVID-19.

Free triiodothyronine (FT3) and free thyroxine (FT4) independently predict in-hospital cardiogenic shock (CS) incidence among patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), reports a recent study.

In patients with diabetes mellitus, high daily consumption of coffee may decrease the risk of diabetic retinopathy (DR), reveals a recent Korea study.

Multiparametric ultrasound helps detect clinically significant prostate cancers, although magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are slightly better, as reported in a study.

Patients with prostate cancer (PCa) have lower levels of melatonin than those without PCa, independent of urinary symptomatology or extension and aggressiveness of the tumour, a study has found.

Cases of severe alcohol-related hepatitis requiring inpatient management has dramatically increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in patients aged <40 years and in women, a study has found.

Among hypertensives with type 2 diabetes (T2D), treatment with the sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor empagliflozin produces clinically meaningful reductions in blood pressure, reports a recent study.