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Antihypertensive drugs up risk of psoriasis
Antihypertensive drugs up risk of psoriasis
17 Mar 2022

Use of antihypertensive medications is associated with the incidence of psoriasis, reports a study. Beta-blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, calcium channel blockers (CCBs), and thiazide diuretics result in an increased risk of psoriasis.

Antihypertensive drugs up risk of psoriasis
17 Mar 2022
Thrombectomy safe for paediatric stroke patients
Thrombectomy safe for paediatric stroke patients
16 Mar 2022

In the treatment of children with acute ischaemic stroke, endovascular thrombectomy is safe and results in high rates of achieving favourable functional outcomes, as shown in a study.

Thrombectomy safe for paediatric stroke patients
16 Mar 2022
Empagliflozin lowers blood pressure in T2D
Empagliflozin lowers blood pressure in T2D
12 Mar 2022

Among hypertensives with type 2 diabetes (T2D), treatment with the sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor empagliflozin produces clinically meaningful reductions in blood pressure, reports a recent study.

Empagliflozin lowers blood pressure in T2D
12 Mar 2022