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Off-label use of cardiovascular (CV) drugs in home therapy is common for children with congenital or acquired heart disease, according to a study published in The American Journal of Cardiology. Researchers reviewed the records of…
Lithium added to usual care did not decrease suicide-related events among veterans with major depression or bipolar disorder. These findings were published in JAMA Psychiatry. Veterans (N=519) who had an inpatient admission to prevent suicide…
Antidiabetic agents such as metformin and sulfonylurea may reduce the risk of mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) who contract COVID-19, while the use of insulin in these patients may be associated with…
Treatment with investigational, microbiota-based, live biotherapeutic RBX2660 reduced recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (rCDI) in patients with rCDI and comorbid conditions, according to research presented at the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) 2021 Annual Meeting, held…
Among children with acute gastroenteritis, probiotic treatment with either combination Lactobacillus rhamnosus and L helveticus or L rhamnosus GG alone did not result in a decreased risk for severe disease compared with placebo, according to…
A nasal spray with iota-carrageenan (I-C), a sulfate polysaccharide synthesized from red algae, was found to be associated with a decreased risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection in healthcare workers who were exposed to patients with the…
Oral and topical antifungals are effective for patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) who develop dupilumab facial redness (DFR) after receiving dupilumab treatment, researchers reported in a study published in Dermatologic Therapy. The investigators reviewed data…
Treatment with interleukin (IL)-17 receptor A (RA) inhibitor brodalumab was well tolerated and effective for managing psoriasis in patients who had previously experienced treatment failure with other IL-17 RA inhibitors, according to study findings published…
Vertical transmission of HIV infection during the peripartum period or while breastfeeding was associated with maternal HIV drug resistance, viral load, and CD4 counts These findings, from a case-control study, were published in Clinical Infectious…
In patients hospitalized with COVID-19, treatment with janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors was found to be clinically safe and was associated with improved outcomes, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in International…
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