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Treatment with dextromethorphan-bupropion (AXS-05) significantly improves depressive symptoms relative to bupropion alone and is well tolerated in patients with major depression, results of a phase II trial have shown.

Treatment with the next-generation anti-TNFα antibody yields marked improvements in the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis in patients with inadequate response to methotrexate (MTX), while having an acceptable safety profile, as shown in the phase II/III OHZORA trial.

Taking aspirin daily appears to do nothing in terms of reducing the risk of cutaneous melanoma in older individuals, according to a study.

Treatment with intravenous or oral solithromycin is well-tolerated and leads to clinical improvement in most children and adolescents with community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP), results of a recent study have shown.

The serine protease inhibitor camostat mesylate does not appear to be an effective antiviral agent in patients with early-phase COVID-19, having failed to stop SARS-CoV-2 in its tracks in a phase II trial.

Just as the world adapts to a new normal after the COVID-19 pandemic, a new outbreak of a not-so-new virus has been making headlines. But why the sudden concern?

While treatment with isotretinoin for acne is said to have a negative impact on mental health, its use appears to instead mitigate the excess psychiatric risk associated with treatment-resistant moderate-to-severe acne, as reported in a large study.

Being aware of bronchial colonization results in a decreased use of initial broad-spectrum antibiotic for ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU), reports a recent study.

An extended antibiotic course appears to be not any better than a standard course at achieving clinical cure among children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and at risk of chronic respiratory illnesses at 4 weeks, a study has shown.