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Increasing amounts of habitual coffee consumption were inversely linked with a lower risk for arrhythmia, according to a prospective cohort study of nearly 400,000 adults in the United Kingdom.

A novel noninvasive droplet digital polymerase chain reaction-based assay predicted treatment response months before standard imaging scans among a cohort of patients with metastatic HPV-associated oropharynx squamous cell carcinoma.

Among interventional cardiologists, operator sex did not influence risk-adjusted mortality or morbidity, although female operators scored higher on appropriateness metrics and prescribed more guideline-directed medical therapy.

In this podcast episode, Brennan Spiegel, MD, MSHS, discusses virtual and augmented reality in gastroenterology from both a clinical and research perspective, as well as his thoughts on the future of the field.

The COVID-19 pandemic led to early disruptions in diabetic foot care during lockdowns, and cases of diabetes-associated foot infections increased after lockdowns were lifted, according to a speaker.

Teprotumumab was approved for the treatment of thyroid eye disease in January 2020. As real-world experience with teprotumumab increases, several clinical reports describing patient responses, safety and effectiveness are now appearing.

Adults with type 2 diabetes experienced no difference in cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy measures or B-type natriuretic peptide levels after 12 weeks of dapagliflozin therapy vs. 12 weeks of glimepiride, according to trial data.

Potential behavioral changes stemming from puberty were among the most common concerns of parents whose daughters presented for a premenarchal visit, researchers wrote in the Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology.

Adults with epilepsy who initiated any osteoporosis drug therapy had a lower 3-year mortality risk compared with those who did not take a medication, according to study data published in Bone.

Several researchers and global oncology leaders received ASCO’s Special Awards, the society’s highest honors.