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Vaginal estrogen tablets unlikely to increase risk of stroke recurrence

18 Sep 2025 by

Among women who have previously had an ischaemic stroke, the use of vaginal estradiol tablets does not raise the risk of having another stroke, according to new research.

Vaginal estrogen tablets unlikely to increase risk of stroke recurrence

18 Sep 2025

LTSG delivers durable weight loss, improves metabolic syndrome

18 Sep 2025

Simultaneous liver transplantation (LT) and sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is effective in sustaining weight loss, managing diabetes and hypertension, and preventing recurrence of steatosis and possibly fibrosis compared with LT alone, suggests a study.

LTSG delivers durable weight loss, improves metabolic syndrome

18 Sep 2025

Patients with cirrhosis, AKI may require 48 h to respond to albumin therapy

18 Sep 2025 by

Many patients with cirrhosis and acute kidney injury (AKI) need 2 days to show response to albumin treatment, a study has found. Therefore, reducing the duration of albumin therapy may result in overtreatment with terlipressin.

Patients with cirrhosis, AKI may require 48 h to respond to albumin therapy

18 Sep 2025

Gemcitabine-cisplatin plus pembrolizumab combo feasible in advanced BTC

18 Sep 2025

The addition of pembrolizumab to the combination of gemcitabine and cisplatin does not appear to worsen the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with advanced biliary tract cancer (BTC), results of the phase III KEYNOTE-966 study have shown.

Gemcitabine-cisplatin plus pembrolizumab combo feasible in advanced BTC

18 Sep 2025

Long-term cocoa extract supplementation has null effect on hypertension risk in older adults

18 Sep 2025

Taking cocoa extract supplements does not lower the risk of incident hypertension in older adults. However, it does seem to reduce the risk among those who have a normal systolic blood pressure at baseline, according to data from the Cocoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study.

Long-term cocoa extract supplementation has null effect on hypertension risk in older adults

18 Sep 2025

Adults with severe asthma may safely perform 6-min walk test

17 Sep 2025

The 6-min walk test appears to be safe for adult patients with severe asthma provided that they receive a bronchodilator medication prior to the test and stop once the blood oxygen saturation levels drop below 85 percent, according to a study.

Adults with severe asthma may safely perform 6-min walk test

17 Sep 2025

Remote AF screening with ECG patch nudges up diagnosis numbers

17 Sep 2025 by

A remote screening method using a wearable ECG patch yields a modest increase in atrial fibrillation (AF) diagnoses among older adults at risk of stroke, according to the AMALFI trial.

Remote AF screening with ECG patch nudges up diagnosis numbers

17 Sep 2025

Non-White patients are younger at first HF hospitalization: study

17 Sep 2025

Patients identified as non-Hispanic (NH) Asian, NH Black, and Hispanic are younger at the time of first hospitalization for heart failure (HF) than NH White adults in the Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure (GWTG-HF) registry, according to a study.

Non-White patients are younger at first HF hospitalization: study

17 Sep 2025

Diabetes does not influence effects of tirzepatide in HFpEF patients with obesity

17 Sep 2025 by

Patients with heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), obesity, and type 2 diabetes (T2D) show a favourable response to tirzepatide despite less pronounced weight loss, reports a study.

Diabetes does not influence effects of tirzepatide in HFpEF patients with obesity

17 Sep 2025

Long-term denosumab viable in patients with rheumatic diseases

17 Sep 2025

The use of denosumab for longer durations is generally safe and effective for increasing bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with rheumatic diseases (RDs), suggests a recent study.

Long-term denosumab viable in patients with rheumatic diseases

17 Sep 2025

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Vaginal estrogen tablets unlikely to increase risk of stroke recurrence

Vaginal estrogen tablets unlikely to increase risk of stroke recurrence

LTSG delivers durable weight loss, improves metabolic syndrome

LTSG delivers durable weight loss, improves metabolic syndrome

Patients with cirrhosis, AKI may require 48 h to respond to albumin therapy

Patients with cirrhosis, AKI may require 48 h to respond to albumin therapy

Gemcitabine-cisplatin plus pembrolizumab combo feasible in advanced BTC

Gemcitabine-cisplatin plus pembrolizumab combo feasible in advanced BTC

Long-term cocoa extract supplementation has null effect on hypertension risk in older adults

Long-term cocoa extract supplementation has null effect on hypertension risk in older adults

Adults with severe asthma may safely perform 6-min walk test

Adults with severe asthma may safely perform 6-min walk test

Remote AF screening with ECG patch nudges up diagnosis numbers

Remote AF screening with ECG patch nudges up diagnosis numbers

Non-White patients are younger at first HF hospitalization: study

Non-White patients are younger at first HF hospitalization: study

Diabetes does not influence effects of tirzepatide in HFpEF patients with obesity

Diabetes does not influence effects of tirzepatide in HFpEF patients with obesity

Long-term denosumab viable in patients with rheumatic diseases

Long-term denosumab viable in patients with rheumatic diseases