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Treatment with the oral highly selective JAK1 inhibitor ivarmacitinib appears to help reduce disease activity in patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD), with up to 42 percent of them having complete or near-complete clearance of involved skin areas, according to the results of the pivotal phase III QUARTZ3 trial presented at AAD 2023.

Subclinical, obstructive coronary atherosclerosis contributes to a more than eightfold increase in the risk for myocardial infarction among asymptomatic individuals, a study has shown.

A free online telepharmacy service, developed in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic, may be used to provide and simplify medication information as part of primary care, reports a study.

Obesity appears to play a major role in the activation of the renin‒angiotensin‒aldosterone system (RAAS), with a noticeable rise of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and ACE activities during childhood, reveals a recent study. In addition, sex differences are present in the association of ACE and ACE2 activities with blood pressure (BP).

Anticoagulation therapy with apixaban yields lower rates of ischaemic stroke and intracranial and extracranial major bleeding compared with other oral anticoagulants (OACs) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), with the magnitude of benefit for major bleeding even greater for those who have dementia, according to a study.

Intervene early. Cumulative exposure to common cardiovascular (CV) risk factors could be a harbinger of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in future.

Patients with rectal cancer who are monitored using a watch-and-wait approach are more likely to have a good quality of life, whereas those who undergo surgery appear to experience deterioration in quality of life and functional outcome, as reported in a study.