Oct262023

Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitor Effects on Heart Failure Hospitalization and Cardiac Function: Systematic Review

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This paper, co-authored by Associate Professor Roy Rasalam (Principal Investigator at AusTrials Sunshine in Melbourne), systematically reviews randomized controlled trials assessing effects of sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) on hospitalization for heart failure (HHF) and cardiac structure/function and explore randomized controlled trial (RCT)-derived evidence for SGLT2i efficacy mechanisms in heart failure (HF). This review found…

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Nov252022

Another COVID Wave as Sub-Variants Take Hold

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The current outbreak of respiratory disease (SARS CoV-2) caused by the novel coronavirus (2019nCoV) began in late December 2019 in Wuhan, China. Nearly three years later, SARS CoV-2 transmission remains high, partly due to the emergence of multiple variant strains of the virus. The World Health Organization (WHO) situation report from late November identified 634,522,052…

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Oct142022

Meaningful Relief with Flurbiprofen 8.75 mg Spray in Patients with Sore Throat Due to Upper Respiratory Tract Infection

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This paper presents the result from a randomised, double-blind study in adults with sore throat due to upper respiratory tract infection who took flurbiprofen (n = 249) or placebo spray (n = 256). Pain relief was assessed using the Sore Throat Relief Rating Scale.  In this study, flurbiprofen spray provided significantly greater relief versus placebo…

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Oct142022

Efficacy of the Adjuvanted Recombinant Zoster Vaccine (RZV) by Sex, Geographic Region, and Geographic Ancestry/Ethnicity: A Post-Hoc Analysis of the ZOE-50 and ZOE-70 Randomised Trials

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Herpes zoster (HZ) risk appears to vary by sex and geographic ancestry/ethnicity. In 2 randomised clinical trials, participants received 2 doses of adjuvanted recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) or placebo intramuscularly, 2 months apart. In this post-hoc analysis, the efficacy of RZV against HZ and postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) were investigated by sex, geographic region, and geographic…

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