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Both exogenous hyper- and hypothyroidism may increase the risk of incident stroke, according to a study, which notes the importance of patient medication safety.

Maintenance treatment with bimekizumab achieves complete scalp, palmoplantar, or nail clearance in patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis, according to two phase III trials presented at EADV 2021.

The oral selective Janus kinase 1/2 inhibitor baricitinib, when added to standard of care (SoC), reduced the risk of mortality among adults hospitalized with COVID-19. However, the primary outcome of disease progression was not met in the baricitinib group, results of the phase III COV-BARRIER study showed.

Negative upper endoscopy findings in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) indicate lower risk of developing upper gastrointestinal cancer, a new study has found.

Use of sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) either alone or in combination with dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors (DPP4is) reduces the risk of hospitalization from heart failure (HHF), a study has shown. In contrast, thiazolidinediones alone or in combination with DPP4is increases HHF risk, but glucose-lowering can help reduce HHF.