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Exposure to hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) in gestation and maternal hypertension both contribute to an elevated risk of chronic hypertension in offspring, as reported in a study.

In the first-line treatment of Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) infection, 14-day hybrid therapy and 10-day bismuth quadruple therapy demonstrate superiority over 14-day high-dose dual therapy, reports a Taiwan study. However, high-dose therapy results in fewer adverse events than hybrid bismuth quadruple therapies.

Synbiotics V5 and V7 effectively reduce body weight in individuals with obesity or overweight undergoing lifestyle modification, as shown in a study.

In patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD), flexible dosing of abrocitinib, an oral, once-daily Janus kinase 1-selective inhibitor, appeared as beneficial as the continuous high-dose regimen. This was demonstrated in a post hoc analysis of two studies from the JADE* clinical development programme.

Combinations of serum biomarkers relating to cortisol, total cholesterol, and folate, as well as interleukin (IL)-1β and homocysteine, help improve the predictability of suicide attempt and increased suicidal severity, respectively, among individuals being treated for depression, according to a study.

The start of the Southwest Monsoon has caused the temperature to rise to above 30^◦C resulting in heat-related illnesses.

A study on adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) treated with insulin for at least 6 months showed 2-in-5 patients had lipohypertrophy.