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In the treatment of patients with psoriatic arthritis, the use of the selective TYK2 inhibitor deucravacitinib appears to be effective and well tolerated, leading to greater improvements in American College of Rheumatology (ACR) domains, enthesitis endpoints, and multiple patient-reported, psoriasis-related outcomes relative to placebo, as shown in the results of a phase II trial.

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.