A meta-analysis of randomised trials indicates that gliptin treatment is associated with a small but significantly increased risk of acute pancreatitis among patients with Type 2 diabetes.

Follow-up of the Framingham Heart Study Third Generation cohort shows that increases in visceral adipose tissue over time are associated with worsening cardiovascular disease risk factors.

Screening cirrhotic patients at high risk of hepatocellular carcinoma with gadoxetic acid-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging results in significantly improved HCC detection compared with ultrasonography, findings indicate.

Rituximab therapy reduces the frequency of disease relapses and neurological disability in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders, a systematic review and meta-analysis shows.

Early initiation of endovascular stroke treatment is critical to give patients the best chance of achieving functional independence, say the HERMES collaborators.

Nonstatin therapies that act via upregulation of the low-density lipoprotein receptor prevent major vascular events as effectively as statins do, shows an analysis in JAMA.

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