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Surgical intensive care unit (SICU) patients who develop sarcopaenia are more likely to experience poor functional outcomes after discharge, a recent Thailand study has found.

Marine omega-3 supplementation may promote atrial fibrillation

Supplementation with marine omega-3 fatty acids appears to contribute to an increased risk of atrial fibrillation (AF), especially at higher doses, according to the results of a meta-analysis.

Tezepelumab improves lung function in severe asthma

In the treatment of patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma, use of tezepelumab appears to produce rapid and sustained improvements in lung function, as reported in a study.

19 Oct 2021

Drinking tea may help preserve bone mineral density during menopause

Women who began drinking tea before entering menopause seem to have better bone mineral density (BMD) than those who started drinking during and after menopause, a recent study has found.

18 Oct 2021

Ozanimod effective as induction, maintenance therapy for ulcerative colitis

A once-daily oral formulation of ozanimod, a selective sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) receptor modulator, outdid placebo as induction and maintenance therapy for moderate-to-severe* active ulcerative colitis (UC), findings from the phase III True North study have shown.

3-day remdesivir prevents hospitalization, death in COVID-19

A 3-day course of remdesivir may help stave off COVID-19–related hospitalization and death, according to results of the phase III PINETREE study.

18 Oct 2021

Drug-delivery device implant works well for neovascular AMD

An ocular implant that continuously dispenses an antivascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) therapy into the vitreous performs well in the management of neovascular age-related macular degeneration, affording disease control and achieving vision and anatomical outcomes similar to that obtained with monthly intravitreal injections, as shown in the phase III ARCHWAY trial.

18 Oct 2021

Warfarin plus aspirin tied to higher bleeding risk than monotherapy in AF patients

The combination of aspirin and warfarin therapy appears to increase the risk of bleeding, with little benefit in reducing stroke or cardiovascular events compared with warfarin alone in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), reveals a study.

18 Oct 2021

Cold atmospheric plasma device eases severity of atopic dermatitis

Use of the cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) device, which generates free radicals through the ionization of air at room temperature, results in significantly improved mild and moderate atopic dermatitis (AD) with no serious safety concerns, a study has shown.

18 Oct 2021

Fitness trackers fall short of accurate sleep, heart rate monitoring in naturalistic scenarios

While wearable fitness trackers have the potential to provide accurate sleep and heart rate (HR) estimates in shift workers under naturalistic conditions, crucial limitations of the technology become apparent when compared against the gold standard of polysomnography (PSG), even after careful data treatment, according to a recent study