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Birth month is predictive of influenza vaccination timing in young children, owing to its impact on the scheduling of preventive care visits, reports a US study. Specifically, children born in October are more likely to be vaccinated in the same month and less likely to be diagnosed with influenza, supporting recommendations that promote October vaccination.

Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at greater risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD), dialysis, and renal transplantation at 5 years if they also have diabetic macular edema (DME), reveals a study.

Treatment with apremilast results in a significant reduction in genital psoriasis (G-PsO), as well as improvements in itch, pain, discomfort, redness, and quality of life (QoL), in patients with moderate-to-severe G-PsO who are intolerant to topical therapies, a study has shown.

Forced sedentary behaviour, brought about by the COVID-19 lockdown, has negative effects on the metabolic and inflammatory profile of many teenagers, which can potentially lead to long-term poor health outcomes, suggests a study.

In the TANGO* trial, a Mediterranean-like, culturally contextualized Asian diet rich in fibre and unsaturated fatty acids, induced multiple health benefits in Chinese women with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), including weight loss.