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Itraconazole appears to be effective in the treatment of patients with tinea corporis/cruris (TCC) or ringworm of the body, as shown in a study. However, the treatment duration needs to be longer and, even with successful treatment, many patients experience relapse.

There appears to be no longitudinal association between hair cortisol and cortisone levels with dementia and various measures of cognitive function, a recent study has found.

Lecanemab reduces brain amyloid burden and offers moderate slowing of cognitive decline in early Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but is associated with adverse events (AEs), according to the results of the phase III, double-blind, placebo-controlled CLARITY AD trial, presented at the 15^th Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD 2022) conference.

Researchers from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) report that the incidence of “young stroke” (ie, strokes occurring in those aged 18–55 years) has increased by 30 percent in Hong Kong’s residents since 2001.

Some patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) need a loop diuretic dose reduction within 2‒3 months following initiation of sacubitril-valsartan, suggests a study.