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The 1-day regimen of octreotide following a successful endoscopic band ligation demonstrates noninferiority to the standard 5-day regimen in preventing 5-day rebleeding, with no significant differences in the prevention of 6-week rebleeding and all-cause mortality, a study has shown.

1-day octreotide infusion not inferior to 5-day regimen for acute esophageal variceal bleeding

Zinc supplementation may help prevent infection in young children with sickle cell anaemia

Zinc supplementation appears to reduce the incidence of all-cause infections in young children with sickle cell anaemia, according to a study.

Zinc supplementation may help prevent infection in young children with sickle cell anaemia

Flu vaccination in pregnancy cuts infant hospitalizations

05 Sep 2026 bởi

Maternal influenza vaccination appears to confer benefits to infants, having been associated with a reduced risk of infant influenza hospitalizations within a tropical setting, as shown in a retrospective study from Singapore.

Flu vaccination in pregnancy cuts infant hospitalizations

05 Sep 2026

Are PPIs necessary after endoscopic band ligation?

05 Sep 2026

Routine use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) after endoscopic band ligation (EBL) of esophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis lacks sufficient evidence, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Are PPIs necessary after endoscopic band ligation?

05 Sep 2026

Visceral adipose tissue may predict biological ageing in middle-aged adults

A recent study suggests dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)-derived visceral adipose tissue (VAT) may serve as a marker of accelerated biological ageing, independent of lifestyle and adiposity measures.

Visceral adipose tissue may predict biological ageing in middle-aged adults

How does elevated compare with flat head positioning post-thrombectomy for acute stroke patients?

In patients who had acute ischaemic stroke with successful reperfusion after thrombectomy, maintaining an elevated head position appears to have no substantial benefit on 90-day functional outcomes when compared with a flat head position.

How does elevated compare with flat head positioning post-thrombectomy for acute stroke patients?

04 Sep 2026

Digital intervention no better than usual care for postpartum smoking cessation

Use of the digital intervention BabyBreathe does not appear to significantly help pregnant women to continuously abstain from smoking postpartum when compared with usual care, a study has found.

Digital intervention no better than usual care for postpartum smoking cessation

Injectable HIV Tx trumps daily pill in virally suppressed adolescents

The week-96 LATA trial results demonstrate the superiority of long-acting injectable (LAI) cabotegravir/rilpivirine (CAB/RPV) to tenofovir/lamivudine/dolutegravir (TLD) for maintaining virologic suppression in adolescents with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa.

Injectable HIV Tx trumps daily pill in virally suppressed adolescents

04 Sep 2026

CVD risk in lupus patients lower with anifrolumab vs belimumab

In the treatment of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, anifrolumab is associated with reduced cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk compared with belimumab, as shown in a retrospective study.

CVD risk in lupus patients lower with anifrolumab vs belimumab

Lecanemab sustains benefit for AD in 3-year LEADER update