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Use of ocular biometric measurements can stratify patients with early angle closure at risk for more severe disease, according to a study.

A knowledge gap exists on the effects of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), but most nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) patients with liver disease still begin treatment with these medications, particularly apixaban and rivaroxaban, a study has found.

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.

Keeping a diet high in sweets and fast food seems to worsen the risk of asthma, reports a recent Qatar study.

A prospective clinical study conducted by the Hong Kong Baptist Hospital in collaboration with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University has demonstrated the feasibility of implementing respiratory-gated PET-CT for liver malignancies with improved image quality compared with ungated scans.