Prophylactic cardiac treatment in DMD patients is associated with a 54% lower hazard of death, highlighting its potential survival benefit. Only 27.7% of DMD patients received prophylactic cardiac ...

Results from Phase 2 clinical studies, CHAPTER-1 and RAPIDe-1, provide evidence of viability of bradykinin B2 receptor antagonism in management ...

Prophylactic medication after ileocaecal resection in patients with Crohn's disease reduces long-term rates of severe endoscopic recurrence and endoscopic or radiologic recurrence, serving as a ...

High-dose methotrexate (HDMTX) is an antineoplastic dosing strategy used to treat various cancers including primary central nervous system lymphoma. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) is commonly ...

A Glasgow mother says her son was left disabled after being prescribed powerful anti-infection drugs during cancer treatment because of ...

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Matched cohort studies revealed infrequent adverse events (AEs) with either treatment, but the number needed to harm for any AE was more than three times higher with colchicine vs NSAIDs. The ...

The introduction of urate-lowering therapy can affect the risk for gout flares, with fewer flares observed when less intensive treatment and flare prophylaxis were used. The introduction of ...

Medicare may cover full cost of preexposure prophylaxis drugs; rules aim to prevent excessive compensation in Medicare Advantage (MA) market; health officials advocate for widespread syphilis testing ...