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Older patients who are strongly likely to delay or miss medical care due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic are at greater risk of mortality and worse outcomes, a recent study has found.

For patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), sleeping on the left side is ideal and alleviates nocturnal reflux symptoms. A wearable device can train these patients to sleep in the ideal position, as shown in a study.

Use of tumour necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) does not appear to contribute to incident hypertension in individuals with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), reports a study.

A genetic predisposition to low birth weight and childhood obesity contributes to an increased risk of adult type 2 diabetes (T2D), suggests a study. These risks can be modified by adherence to a healthy lifestyle in adulthood, particularly among those at high genetic risk of childhood obesity.

Obesity during early adulthood seems to significantly aggravate the risk of early-onset colorectal cancer (CRC), reports a recent study.

Patients with nonmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (nmCRPC) who have been initiated on apalutamide in a real-world setting appear to show prostate-specific antigen (PSA) response that is strong and consistent with that reported in clinical trials, as reported in a study.