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SGLT2 inhibitors potentially protective against dry eye disease
SGLT2 inhibitors potentially protective against dry eye disease
29 Sep 2022 byJairia Dela Cruz

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients on sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors appear to be at lower risk of dry eye disease (DED) compared with their counterparts who are receiving glucagonlike peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), as shown in a study.

SGLT2 inhibitors potentially protective against dry eye disease
29 Sep 2022
Apixaban better than enoxaparin for extended-duration VTE prophylaxis after surgery
Apixaban better than enoxaparin for extended-duration VTE prophylaxis after surgery
29 Sep 2022 byStephen Padilla

Apixaban is not inferior to enoxaparin for extended-duration venous thromboembolic event (VTE) prophylaxis (EP) following urologic oncology surgery, reveals a study. In addition, apixaban is associated with fewer major complications and compliance-related adverse events.

Apixaban better than enoxaparin for extended-duration VTE prophylaxis after surgery
29 Sep 2022
Poverty a strong risk factor for obesity in kids
Poverty a strong risk factor for obesity in kids
29 Sep 2022
Plasma microRNAs disturbed in Alzheimer’s disease
Plasma microRNAs disturbed in Alzheimer’s disease
29 Sep 2022

Patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) show slightly dysregulated levels of plasma microRNAs (miRNA), including miRNA-92a-3p and miRNA-29a-3p, a recent study has found.

Plasma microRNAs disturbed in Alzheimer’s disease
29 Sep 2022
Telepsychiatry as reliable as face-to-face interviews for symptom assessment
Telepsychiatry as reliable as face-to-face interviews for symptom assessment
29 Sep 2022 byKanas Chan

Assessments of depressive, anxiety and psychotic symptoms and suicidal risk by telepsychiatry have good reliability in general when compared with face-to-face interviews, according to researchers from the Queen Mary Hospital (QMH).

Telepsychiatry as reliable as face-to-face interviews for symptom assessment
29 Sep 2022