GENERAL MEDICINE

T2DM patients who have been on metformin therapy is found to benefit from the drug in that metformin is associated with a threefold decrease in mortality due to COVID-19. The exact mechanism…

Fergus W Hamilton et al. conducted a cohort study to determine whether lymphopenia in patients who develop pneumonia is associated with an increased risk of death. The study, that included 40,909…

The meta-analysis carried out by Suetonia C Palmer et al. aimed to determine the effect of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists…

Adopting an aggressive treatment strategy that comprises upfront cytoreductive surgery plus hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy may be beneficial for certain older women with ovarian cancer…

Morika Suzuki et al. report the case of a 55-year-old man who presented with fever and dysuria. Subsequent to his hospital admission he showed urinary retention and later on developed involuntary…

Acute respiratory exacerbations are found to be reduced in children with HIV-associated chronic lung diseases with the administration of azithromycin, according to a study. This could be achieved…

The cohort study conducted by Katharine Thomas et al. attempts to find out whether intra-articular and soft tissue corticosteroid injections are associated with an increased incidence of acute…

Yasir Ahmed et al. report a case of a 58-year-old man with a history of a possible…