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While left ventricular assist device (LVAD)-specific infections (LSI) are common among patients undergoing heart transplant (HTs), they seem to have no impact on postsurgical outcomes, according to a recent study.

The recombinant human IgG-1λ monoclonal antibody belimumab improved renal outcomes in patients with relapsed and newly diagnosed* active lupus nephritis (LN), according to subgroup analysis results of the BLISS-LN** trial presented at ASN 2021.

Underweight increases susceptibility to fractures, especially those at the hip, in the elderly, a study reports. However, the effect of underweight on vertebral fracture risk is observed in older men only.

Unprecedented quarantine and social distancing measures implemented during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have resulted in a “myopia boom” in school-aged children in Hong Kong, according to results of a population-based study by the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). 

Screening of undiagnosed diabetes can be performed effectively with an automatic retinal image analysis (ARIA) technology developed by researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), instead of a finger-prink test.

Statin therapy is associated with an excess risk of diabetes progression, including increased likelihood of poor glycaemic control, need for treatment escalation, and hyperglycaemic complications, a cohort study has found.