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Consumption of commercially available alkaline water does not provide significant benefits, partially because of its negligible alkali content, over tap water for patients with uric acid and cystine urolithiasis, reports a study.

Does drinking alkaline water help people with uric acid, cystine urolithiasis?

30 Jan 2024

Young-onset T2D tied to elevated risk of heart failure hospitalization

Individuals who received a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes (T2D) at a young age appear to have a disproportionately increased risk of hospitalization for heart failure (HF), according to a study.

Young-onset T2D tied to elevated risk of heart failure hospitalization

Illuminating the path to menopause: A doctor’s journey in advocacy and awareness

30 Jan 2024 by

MIMS Doctor speaks to Dr Premitha Damodaran, a renowned Obstetrics and Gynaecology consultant, about her passion for medicine and the topic closest to her heart—menopause.

Illuminating the path to menopause: A doctor’s journey in advocacy and awareness

Rusfertide stabilizes haematocrit for 2.5 years in PCV

The hepcidin mimetic rusfertide provides long-term control of haematocrit (2.5 years) and reduces the use of phlebotomy among patients with polycythemia vera (PCV) in the phase II REVIVE study

Rusfertide stabilizes haematocrit for 2.5 years in PCV

TDM offers benefits in thiopurine-treated children with leukaemia, IBD

Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) helps identify children treated by thiopurine for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who have not reached their target levels or are over treated, reports a recent study.

TDM offers benefits in thiopurine-treated children with leukaemia, IBD

29 Jan 2024

AI improves adenoma detection during colonoscopy

Compared with other endoscopic interventions such as high-definition (HD) colonoscopy, artificial intelligence (AI) has exhibited markedly better adenoma detection rate (ADR), as shown by the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis.

AI improves adenoma detection during colonoscopy

HBOT a promising treatment for fistulizing CD

A recent study has demonstrated the safety and potential effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in patients with fistulizing Crohn’s disease (CD).

HBOT a promising treatment for fistulizing CD

Poor posture can lead to chronic musculoskeletal pain over time

Chronic musculoskeletal pain may be the result of recurrent incidents of stiffness and body aches due to poor posture.

Poor posture can lead to chronic musculoskeletal pain over time

29 Jan 2024

$Durable responses seen with axatilimab in recurrent/refractory GVHD$

Durable responses seen with axatilimab in recurrent/refractory GVHD

The anti–CSF-R1 antibody axatilimab offers rapid and durable responses in patients with recurrent/refractory chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in the pivotal phase II AGAVE-201 trial.

Durable responses seen with axatilimab in recurrent/refractory GVHD