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The use of general anaesthesia (GA) seems to prolong hospital length of stay (LOS) among patients undergoing unilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA), according to a recent Singapore study.

B-cell signalling suppression with tirabrutinib appears to promote remission in patients with refractory pemphigus, as shown in a phase II trial. Furthermore, treatment has reduced oral corticosteroid exposure over time without any major safety concerns.

Some whole-diet interventions, such as fat-modified diets, appear to exert favourable effects on some lipid profile markers, glycaemic indices, and blood pressure among postmenopausal women, as reported in a review. However, the findings are inconclusive, given the large heterogeneity in diets, comparisons, and population characteristics across a limited number of studies.

The monoclonal antibody (mAb) combination therapy comprising BRII-196 and BRII-198 significantly reduced the risk of hospitalization and death by more than three-quarters in non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients who were at high risk of worsening illness, according to an interim analysis of the ACTIV*-2 trial presented at IDWeek 2021.

Long menstrual cycles over the menopause transition appear to be predictive of subclinical atherosclerosis after menopause, as suggested in a study.