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What are the features of small airway disease in AAV?

14 Feb 2024

One unique indicator of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV)-related lung involvement is small airway disease (SAD), which has distinct clinical features, reports a study.

What are the features of small airway disease in AAV?

14 Feb 2024

Mupirocin proves safety as prevention for catheter-related infections

14 Feb 2024 by

Use of topical mupirocin prophylaxis is feasible and has an acceptable safety profile for the long-term prevention of indwelling pleural catheter (IPC)- or indwelling peritoneal catheter (IPeC)-related infections, results of a pilot study have shown.

Mupirocin proves safety as prevention for catheter-related infections

14 Feb 2024

Interactive videos help prepare children for MRI scans

14 Feb 2024 by

Using an interactive animated video to improve children’s cooperativeness during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is as good as using both regular and interactive videos, according to a Singapore study.

Interactive videos help prepare children for MRI scans

14 Feb 2024

Electroacupuncture: A non-pharma Tx option for central obesity?

14 Feb 2024 by

A Hong Kong study demonstrated the potential of electroacupuncture for the treatment of central or abdominal obesity.

Electroacupuncture: A non-pharma Tx option for central obesity?

14 Feb 2024

COVID-19 associated with increased BPH complications and deterioration

14 Feb 2024 by

SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with significantly higher incidence of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) complications and addition of 5-alpha reductase inhibitor (5ARI) for combination therapy in male patients with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) on alpha-1 adrenoreceptor blocker (AARB) monotherapy, a territory-wide retrospective cohort study in Hong Kong has shown.

COVID-19 associated with increased BPH complications and deterioration

14 Feb 2024

Semaglutide for weight management beneficial to Asians with overweight, obesity

14 Feb 2024

Treatment with semaglutide induces weight loss in Asians with overweight or obesity, regardless of the presence of type 2 diabetes, according to the phase IIIa STEP 7 study.

Semaglutide for weight management beneficial to Asians with overweight, obesity

14 Feb 2024

Risk of PFCs lower with anti-TNF therapy if given early

14 Feb 2024 by

Early treatment with tumour necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors lowers the risk of perianal fistulizing complications (PFCs) in children and teens compared with no immunosuppression or immunomodulators without TNF inhibitors in a post-hoc analysis of a prospective observational study.

Risk of PFCs lower with anti-TNF therapy if given early

14 Feb 2024

Lying flat prior to thrombectomy good for LVO stroke

14 Feb 2024 by

Positioning patients with large vessel occlusion (LVO) stroke flat on the bed prior to thrombectomy helps improve neurologic outcomes in the randomized controlled ZODIAC* trial.