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Taking a statin after breast cancer surgery appears to reduce the risk of disease recurrence in Asians, especially among those with invasive cancers, as shown in a study from Singapore.

In the phase II/III EPIC-HR* trial, the novel oral antiviral nirmatrelvir-ritonavir reduced the risk of progression of COVID-19 to severe disease, as well as viral load, in symptomatic, high-risk, unvaccinated nonhospitalized adults confirmed to have SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Hot on the heels of ACC.22 ground-breaking reports, the ACC/AHA/HFSA* released the 2022 heart failure (HF) guideline, with special emphasis on quad therapy for patients with reduced ejection fraction.

Use of either empiric broad- or narrow-spectrum antibiotics in older patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) shows no remarkable difference in the primary outcome, reports a recent study.

A once-daily dose of oral baricitinib may encourage hair regrowth in patients with severe alopecia areata, according to results of the phase III BRAVE-AA studies presented at AAD 2022.

In patients with advanced anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive non-small cell lung cancer (ALK+ NSCLC) who were ALK inhibitor-naïve, brigatinib showed superior efficacy and safety over crizotinib, according to the final results of the phase III ALTA-1L* trial presented at ELCC 2022.