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Dietary nitrate intake contributes to a lower risk of age-related macular disease, although this association seems to disappear when Mediterranean dietary patterns are taken into account, according to a study.

Children in Singapore are at risk of developing multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C), especially due to the increased community transmission of COVID-19 in 2021, according to a study. MIS-C incidence may also intensify with the arrival of new variants of concern (VOCs) and relaxation of pandemic restrictions.

Edoxaban may be used as an alternative treatment for thromboembolism (TE) prevention in children with cardiac disease showing low rates of clinically relevant bleeding and TE, suggests a study. Some of its advantages include once-daily dosing and infrequent monitoring requirement.

Treatment with metformin, along with lifestyle changes, initiated for the prevention of diabetes does not appear to reduce the risk of age-related macular degeneration, a study has found.