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COVID-19 vaccine boosters effective against Omicron in people with substance use disorder
COVID-19 vaccine boosters provide protection against Omicron infection and related hospitalization among people with substance use disorder, researchers from the University of Hong Kong have reported.
COVID-19 vaccine boosters effective against Omicron in people with substance use disorder
29 May 2023
Serum ADMA levels linked to circadian BP variability in glaucoma
Serum levels of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) seem to play a major role in the disturbance of circadian blood pressure (BP) variability in patients with glaucoma, suggests a recent study.
Serum ADMA levels linked to circadian BP variability in glaucoma
27 May 2023
Long-term ACS outcomes similar between TiNO-coated and everolimus-eluting stents
Neither titanium-nitride-oxide (TiNO)–coated stents nor third-generation everolimus-eluting stents (EES) are necessarily better than the other in the treatment of patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS), with a study showing no significant difference in long-term outcomes following placement of TiNO-coated stents or EES.
Long-term ACS outcomes similar between TiNO-coated and everolimus-eluting stents
27 May 2023
Vitamin D supplementation flops for TB prevention in children
A 3-year course of weekly oral vitamin D supplementation, while safe and effective at increasing serum 25(OH)D concentrations, does little to reduce the risk of contracting tuberculosis (TB) infection in children, as shown in the results of a phase III study.