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Despite having clinical features similar to that of systemic cardiac sarcoidosis (CS), patients with isolated CS (ICS) see a higher rate of cardiac events, a recent study has found.

Children who drink whole milk are more likely to maintain a healthy weight, with 18 percent lower odds of being obese compared with kids who drink low-fat milk, a study reports.

A recent collaborative effort has successfully implemented a community pharmacist-led adherence intervention in several independent pharmacies in Buffalo, New York in the US, which has resulted in increased interactions with patients and, in some cases, improved adherence measures, reports a study.

Treatment with methylprednisolone reduces the risk of kidney composite outcomes, including kidney failure, 40 percent decline in eGFR, or death due to kidney disease, in patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN), according to the TESTING* study presented at ASN Kidney Week 2021.

Among patients who received 6 months of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), switching to a single antiplatelet therapy (SAPT) regimen for another 6 months resulted in less gastrointestinal (GI) injury than continuing DAPT, results of the OPT-PEACE trial showed.