MHT linked to dementia risk, even with short-term use: study
Editor’s note: The headline for this article has been updated. See response to comment below. Use of menopausal hormone therapy is linked to an elevated…
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Moderate to severe psoriasis tied to lower fertility rates
Patients with moderate to severe psoriasis have lower fertility rates than women without psoriasis, according to a study in JAMA Dermatology. Dr Teng-Chou Chen (PhD),…
Surgery a viable first-line option for Crohn’s disease: doctors
Early ileocecal resection could be an effective first-line therapy for Crohn’s disease, according to Danish and US gastroenterologists, challenging the current paradigm of reserving surgery…
Faecal transplants ‘show promise’ for immune-mediated colitis
Patients with refractory immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced colitis may benefit from faecal microbiota transplants, according to a study in Science Translational Medicine. Doctors from the University…
Psychological monitoring should be routine post-ICD, cardiologists say
Patients who have received implantable cardioverter defibrillators regardless of indication should be closely monitored for mood disorders, results from a large meta-analysis suggest. Australian cardiologists…
Safe to stop immunotherapy at two years in advanced NSCLC: study
Patients who are progression-free on immunotherapy for advanced or metastatic lung cancer can safely discontinue therapy after two years, US oncologists report. Despite doctors’ “substantial…
Fixed-duration combo therapy shows promise for leukaemia
Fixed-duration ibrutinib plus venetoclax is beneficial for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, including those with high-risk features, according to a study in Clinical Cancer Research.…
Ketamine as beneficial as ECT for severe depression in head-to-head trial
Ketamine is as effective as electroconvulsive therapy for non-psychotic patients with treatment-resistant major depression, results from a head-to-head trial show. US psychiatrists say 55% of…
Prenatal valproate exposure tied to psychiatric disorders in late childhood
Prenatal exposure to the antiepileptic valproate is associated with an increased risk for later psychiatric disorders among children of mothers with epilepsy, according to a…
Biologic safer than systemic corticosteroids for pemphigoid: study
The monoclonal antibody rituximab is just as effective as systemic corticosteroids in treating patients with pemphigoid, but is associated with fewer adverse events, according to…
