PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial aimed to evaluate and compare the desensitizing efficacy of Gluma, Er,Cr:YSGG laser irradiation, and their combined application in Stage III/IV periodontitis patients presenting dentin hypersensitivity (DH) following non-surgical periodontal therapy (NSPT). →

CONCLUSIONS: In this post-hoc analysis, group allocation was not associated with lower body weight at follow-up. Despite high levels of motivation and confidence regarding weight loss and favorable changes in diet and physical activity in the intervention group, these changes did not translate into measurable weight loss. →

CONCLUSION: Structured SP-based sexual health training incorporating SPs significantly improved sexual health communication competence during simulated consultations, particularly in patient-engagement domains. These findings support incorporating culturally adapted sexual health training into healthcare education and using SP assessments to evaluate communication competence in sensitive clinical contexts. →

Concentration-QTc analysis from Phase 1 studies is increasingly used to evaluate QTc prolongation risk as an alternative to thorough QT (TQT) studies. According to International Conference on Harmonization E14 documents, such analyses should include exposures at twice the highest clinically relevant exposure instead of a positive control to establish electrocardiogram (ECG) assay sensitivity; however, achieving… →

CONCLUSION: JAKi initiation was not associated with excess MACE (primary outcome), heart failure hospitalization, or VTE. A modest excess in all-cause mortality was observed as a secondary outcome, with no signal for any individual agent. This association was of modest robustness (E-value 1.586) and was not reproduced in any agent-specific cohort, so residual channeling bias… →