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Individuals with higher genetically predicted plasma cortisol appear to have greater odds of hypertension, according to a Mendelian randomization analysis.

Ultraviolet (UV)-B phototherapy does not appear to increase the risk of skin cancer in patients with atopic dermatitis (AD), reveals a study.

Assessment of apparent strong ion difference (aSID), potassium, and chloride in urine is a useful tool for classifying patients with volume-depleted thiazide-associated hyponatraemia (TAH) requiring fluid substitution relative to those with syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis (SIAD)-like presentation warranting fluid restriction, according to a recent study.

The high clinical response levels achieved with bimekizumab over 48 weeks persist up to week 96 in patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis, results of the BE RADIANT phase IIIb trial have shown. In addition, those on secukinumab who switched to bimekizumab have achieved similar responses at 96 weeks.

A cross-sectional analysis has found an association between insomnia, poor sleep quality, and extremes of sleep duration and increased COVID-19 infection and hospitalization.

Early adolescents with higher vitamin D levels at baseline appear to be at lower risk of depression, a study has found.

In the treatment of patients with programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1)-positive, unresectable, and locally advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the use of durvalumab immunotherapy in combination with curative radiotherapy yields survival gains with tolerable adverse events (AEs), as shown in the results of the phase II DOLPHIN trial.

Exposure to high levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) appears to contribute to an increased risk of oestrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer, as shown in a study.