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The anti–interleukin (IL)-4/-13 antibody dupilumab led to sustained improvements across symptomatic, histologic, and endoscopic measures of eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE) out to 52 weeks, according to additional data from the LIBERTY EoE TREET trial presented at ACG 2021.

Eosinophilic esophagitis patients are likely to experience histological relapse despite ongoing treatment with swallowed topical corticosteroid (STC), but relapse occurs later with high- than with low-dose STC without any increase in side effects, a study has found.

Use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) results in a reduced risk of all-cause mortality, all-cause mortality before age 50 years, and sudden cardiac death in patients with long QT syndrome (LQTS), according to a study.

Almost half of Singaporeans are unwilling to donate their relatives’ organs after brain death, while nearly 70 percent are open to donating their own, according to a recent study. Such high levels of hesitation are driven by religious considerations and fears about organ donation.

In atrial fibrillation (AF) patients on direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), drug-drug interactions (DDIs) can weaken the antithrombotic efficacy of DOACs and can worsen bleeding risk, a recent study has found.