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Fatigue in COPD influenced by multiple contributing factors

22 Sep 2023 by

Fatigue in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may be caused by factors such as shortness of breath, sleep quality, pain, and fatigue-related catastrophizing, according to the FAntasTIGUE study.

Fatigue in COPD influenced by multiple contributing factors

22 Sep 2023

Benralizumab helps maintain severe asthma control with reduced ICS doses

22 Sep 2023 by

Treatment with benralizumab allows tapering of inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) doses for patients with severe eosinophilic asthma, without compromising disease control and increasing exacerbations, as shown in the results of the phase IV SHAMAL study.

Benralizumab helps maintain severe asthma control with reduced ICS doses

22 Sep 2023

Sports drink-like preparation for colonoscopy as good as OSS, but tastes better

22 Sep 2023

A novel sports drink-like flavoured bowel preparation attains a high level of cleansing among adults undergoing colonoscopy, indicating its noninferiority to oral sulfate solution (OSS), according to a study.

Sports drink-like preparation for colonoscopy as good as OSS, but tastes better

22 Sep 2023

Smoking speeds up ageing process

22 Sep 2023 by

A recent Mendelian randomization (MR) study provides genetic evidence showing that smoking can accelerate ageing as a result of shortened leucocyte telomere length (LTL). However, quitting may help reduce such risk.

Smoking speeds up ageing process

22 Sep 2023

Adherence to Nordic diet reduces CVD risk

22 Sep 2023

Adherence to a modified Nordic diet appears protective against cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a non-Nordic population, reveals a study.

Adherence to Nordic diet reduces CVD risk

22 Sep 2023

OCT- vs angiography-guided PCI for bifurcation lesions: Which is better?

22 Sep 2023 by

In percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for complex bifurcation lesions, optical coherence tomography (OCT) guidance outdid the angiography-guided approach, findings from the OCTOBER* trial have shown.

OCT- vs angiography-guided PCI for bifurcation lesions: Which is better?

22 Sep 2023

Antidepressant use among HCC patients linked to lower risk of death

22 Sep 2023

For patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the use of antidepressants after diagnosis may signal increased overall and cancer-specific survival, according to a study.

Antidepressant use among HCC patients linked to lower risk of death

22 Sep 2023

Benralizumab reduces asthma exacerbations in Asians

22 Sep 2023 by

Treatment with benralizumab significantly reduces the annual asthma exacerbation rate (AAER) among Asian patients with severe uncontrolled asthma compared with placebo, according to a subgroup analysis of the MIRACLE trial presented at ERS 2023.