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Reduced lung function, regardless of smoking status, contributes to an increased hypertension prevalence, reports a study.

A machine-learning algorithm dubbed DiaBeats demonstrates accuracy in identifying diabetes and prediabetes noninvasively using electrocardiogram (ECG) signal data, reports a study.

A combination regimen comprising two herbal extracts – curcumin and Qing Dai (QD) – have shown potential in the treatment of active* ulcerative colitis (UC), according to two trials from Israel presented at Crohn’s & Colitis Congress (CCC) 2023.

Consumption of alcohol appears to be a risk factor for early-onset colorectal cancer and has driven an increase in the incidence of colorectal cancer among young adults, as shown in a study.

In the treatment of hospitalized patients with COVID-19, survival outcomes appear to be more favourable with the 8-mg/kg tocilizumab regimen than with the fixed-dose tocilizumab regimen or sarilumab, according to a study.

Young patients with newly diagnosed systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are vulnerable to psychiatric comorbidity, which tends to increase healthcare utilization, according to a study.