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Treating alcohol abuse cuts hepatitis readmission rates
Counselling for alcohol dependence and abuse can help reduce the 30-day readmission rates for alcoholic hepatitis (AH), according to a study presented at the recently concluded 2022 Digestive Disease Week (DDW 2022).
Treating alcohol abuse cuts hepatitis readmission rates
03 Jun 2022
Severe hypoglycaemia linked to tighter glucose control, higher worry scores
Among older Southeast Asian type 2 diabetes mellitus patients, severe hypoglycaemia tends to occur with tighter glycaemic control, greater impaired hypoglycaemia awareness, and higher worry scores, regardless of treatment regimens, according to a study.
Severe hypoglycaemia linked to tighter glucose control, higher worry scores
03 Jun 2022
Step-down therapy may be the better strategy for certain COPD patients
Switching from triple therapy to dual bronchodilation improves symptom control in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in a new analysis of the DACCORD study.
Step-down therapy may be the better strategy for certain COPD patients
03 Jun 2022
HRT use tied to reduced COVID-19 death risk
The use of hormonal replacement therapy (HRT) among postmenopausal women may be associated with a reduced risk of mortality after a COVID-19 diagnosis, according to a retrospective study from Sweden.
HRT use tied to reduced COVID-19 death risk
02 Jun 2022
High E/e’ tied to poor prognosis in HFrecEF
In patients with heart failure and recovered ejection fraction (HFrecEF), having a high ratio between the peak velocity of the early wave to early diastole (E/e’) may signal worse clinical prognosis, a recent study has found.