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People who are exposed to online misinformation about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) become more likely to engage in unscientific practices, such as rinsing their noses with saline or eating more garlic, according to a recent Singapore study. On the other hand, misinformation discourages evidence-based prevention strategies, such as social distancing.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) may be an effective treatment approach for several complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), such as nephropathy and retinopathy, a recent study has found.

The use of delamanid-containing regimens is safe and effective in the management of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), with high culture conversion and treatment success rates despite extensive resistance patterns, according to the results of a meta-analysis.

In patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) who experience disease progression while on enzalutamide treatment, continuing enzalutamide appears to improve progression-free survival (PFS), according to results of the phase IIIb PRESIDE trial.

The novel topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) S-flurbiprofen plaster provides relief from pain that appears similar to that achieved with diclofenac gel in patients with knee osteoarthritis, in addition to being well tolerated, according to data from an open-label, noninferiority phase III study.