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Treatment with deucravacitinib achieves better efficacy than placebo and apremilast in patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis, while also yielding a good safety profile, reports a recent study.

Among patients with type 2 acute myocardial infarction (AMI), the absence of standard modifiable cardiovascular risk factors (SMuRF) appears to worsen poor outcomes, such as mortality, stroke, and major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE), a new study has found.

Atrial fibrillation (AF) exacerbates the effect of air pollution exposure on acute ischaemic stroke outcomes, such that AF patients are more likely to develop stroke when exposed to increasing levels of smog (O3) and carbon monoxide (CO) compared with those who have no AF, according to a Singapore study.

Patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and constipation (IBS-C) can improve their symptoms by undergoing transcutaneous electrical acustimulation (TEA), suggests a study. TEA speeds up colon transit and reduces rectal sensation, which is potentially mediated by using the autonomic mechanisms.

A two-way association exists between coeliac disease (CeD) diagnosis and inflammatory bowel disease, which demands attention in the initial assessment and follow-up of such conditions, according to a study. Regardless of temporal sequence, this co-occurrence indicates a shared aetiology.

Pre-emptive removal of secondary* kidney stones during surgery to remove primary** stones led to fewer relapses and a similar number of emergency-department (ED) visits related to the surgery compared with leaving the secondary stones in place, a study suggests.