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In women with postpartum hypertension, treatment with combined hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ)/lisinopril yields greater blood pressure (BP)-lowering benefit than nifedipine monotherapy, according to the results of a pilot study.

Notable phenotypic differences are present in patients with pituitary stalk interruption syndrome (PSIS) who are overweight or obese, which indicate hypothalamic defects, reports a study.

A combination of trifluridine/tipiracil (FTD/TPI) and bevacizumab provided significant survival benefit when used as third-line treatment for refractory metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) than FTD/TPI alone, findings from the phase III SUNLIGHT study suggest.

Boys with sustained exposure to secondhand smoke are at increased risk of obesity, as reported in a study.

Reduced muscle strength (dynapenia) is associated with a higher risk of leg and ankle fractures in women with obesity, as shown in a study. Dynapenia also negates the protective effects of obesity on fractures of the wrist, arm, hip, spine, and other bones, thus increasing the risk of falls.

Treatment with intravitreal aflibercept in patients with nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy but without centre-involved diabetic macular edema appears to slow disease progression and reduce the risk of developing vision-threatening complications but fall short of improving visual acuity, according to a study.