Prophylactic cardiac treatment in DMD patients is associated with a 54% lower hazard of death, highlighting its potential survival benefit. Only 27.7% of DMD patients received prophylactic cardiac ...

This is a video synopsis/summary of an Insights involving Allison Wheeler, MD. Wheeler addresses the nuanced considerations for implementing prophylaxis in patients with mild to moderate hemophilia A, ...

Prophylactic medication after ileocaecal resection in patients with Crohn's disease reduces long-term rates of severe endoscopic recurrence and endoscopic or radiologic recurrence, serving as a ...

Despite the availability of long-term prophylaxis (LTP), a substantial proportion of patients with hereditary angioedema (HAE) in Sweden continue to require repeated on-demand or short-term treatments ...

Updated HIV post-exposure prophylaxis guidelines introduce new PEP regimens, shorten follow-up HIV testing, and refine management after occupational exposure when source patients have undetectable ...

The introduction of urate-lowering therapy can affect the risk for gout flares, with fewer flares observed when less intensive treatment and flare prophylaxis were used. The introduction of ...

Matched cohort studies revealed infrequent adverse events (AEs) with either treatment, but the number needed to harm for any AE was more than three times higher with colchicine vs NSAIDs. The ...