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Acid suppression (AS) medications, such as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and histamine type-2 receptor antagonists (H2RAs), weaken the efficacy of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) in nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC), resulting in worse survival outcomes, according to a recent Singapore meta-analysis.

Treatment with the novel, selective peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α modulator (SPPARMα) pemafibrate appears to produce a significant reduction in liver stiffness but not in liver fat content in patients with high-risk nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), according to the results of a phase II trial.

In patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) or stable angina pectoris (SAP), undergoing noncardiac surgery after stenting increases the risk of myocardial infarction (MI), but only when procedures are performed during acute admission, a recent study has found.

Patients with Parkinson’s disease may do well to ride a bicycle as this helps improve motor performance, especially crucial features of the gait, as reported in a study.

In men with prostate cancer and concomitant atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) incidence did not differ between those who were treated with degarelix or leuprolide, according to findings of the PRONOUNCE trial.

Functional abdominal pain among inflammatory bowel disease children in remission (IBP-FAPD) is common and leads to worse fatigue and lower health-related quality of life (HR-QoL), a recent study has found. Past disease severity does not significantly predict IBP-FAPD.

Prompt empiric antiviral treatment in children hospitalized for influenza and with high-risk medical conditions or in children admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) leads to early discharge, as shown in a study.

A manikin study has shown that use of the standard face shield is not enough to protect against droplet dispersion during oropharyngeal COVID-19 swabs, but the SG Shield results in significant reduction of droplet contamination to the swab provider’s face and chest.