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Older patients, as well as those with malignancies or cardiovascular diseases, may experience substantial diagnostic delay for Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), a recent study has found.

Old age, comorbidities may delay diagnosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome

Nomacopan shows therapeutic potential in older patients with bullous pemphigoid

The C5 and leukotriene B4 inhibitor nomacopan helps suppress acute flares in older patients with bullous pemphigoid, according to the results of a phase IIa study.

Nomacopan shows therapeutic potential in older patients with bullous pemphigoid

H. pylori eradication: Triple therapy with 1-week vonoprazan as good as with 2-week PPI

One-week vonoprazan-based triple therapy is well tolerated and has comparable efficacy as the 2-week proton pump inhibitor (PPI)-based triple therapy for first-line Helicobacter pylori eradication, according to a study.

H. pylori eradication: Triple therapy with 1-week vonoprazan as good as with 2-week PPI

Baricitinib delays, lowers frequency of flares in JIA

In patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) with insufficient response to conventional synthetic (cs) or biologic (b) disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), the JAK*1/2 selective inhibitor baricitinib reduced the frequency and delayed time to disease flares, according to a phase III trial presented at EULAR 2022.

Baricitinib delays, lowers frequency of flares in JIA

23 Jun 2022

One in five women suffer from intimate partner violence, leading to mental health problems

A recent Australia study has found that nearly 20 percent of women encounter intimate partner violence, which in turn could lead to clinically significant mental health problems.

One in five women suffer from intimate partner violence, leading to mental health problems

Handheld device can spot skin cancers without requiring biopsy

A compact device that incorporates high-resolution millimetre-wave imaging (HR-MMWI) can diagnose malignant skin lesions as accurately as clinical examination and other detection techniques, potentially cutting the number of unnecessary biopsies in half, as reported in a study.

Handheld device can spot skin cancers without requiring biopsy

Negative transrectal ultrasound biopsy tied to low prostate cancer death

Prostate cancer-specific mortality is very low among men with negative transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) biopsies, particularly those with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) <10 ng/ml, reports a study.

Negative transrectal ultrasound biopsy tied to low prostate cancer death

23 Jun 2022

Cardiovascular events complicate condition of sepsis patients

Cardiovascular events (CVEs) pose more problems in half of critically ill patients with sepsis, with nearly four in five developing CVEs within the first week of hospitalization, leading to longer intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital length of stay (LOS), a Singapore study has shown.

Cardiovascular events complicate condition of sepsis patients

23 Jun 2022

Is endoscopic submucosal dissection safe for rectal tumours extending to dentate line?

Treatment with endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for rectal tumours extending to the dentate line (RTDLs) remains safe and feasible despite its poorer outcomes relative to non-RTDLs if appropriate lesions are handled by experienced operators, suggests a study.

Is endoscopic submucosal dissection safe for rectal tumours extending to dentate line?

SGLT2is reduce serious hyperkalaemia risk in T2D, CKD patients