Laparoscopy Offers No Long-Term Edge Over Open Surgery in Small Bowel Obstruction: LASSO Trial

Finland: A five-year follow-up of the Laparoscopic vs Open Adhesiolysis for Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction (LASSO) randomized clinical trial has found no significant long-term advantage of laparoscopic surgery over the…

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WHO launches first-ever implementation handbook to accelerate country action on hepatitis elimination

The World Health Organization (WHO) released landmark Consolidated guidance and implementation handbook on hepatitis B and C, to support countries to expand prevention, testing, treatment, service delivery and programme monitoring,…

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Nemolizumab Demonstrates Sustained Long-Term Benefit in Prurigo Nodularis: Study

Long-term results from the OLYMPIA open-label extension study show that nemolizumab (Nemluvio) provides durable efficacy and good tolerability for up to 3 years in patients with moderate-to-severe prurigo nodularis. By…

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