This Indian study demonstrated telmisartan to be efficacious and tolerable for BP control in Indian hypertension patients when used as monotherapy or in combination therapy. The benefits of telmisartan were independent of age, duration, and stages of hypertension.

New research has suggested that preoperative grip strength could be a valuable predictor for postoperative shoulder function in patients undergoing arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (ARCR). Higher baseline grip strength correlated with better postoperative shoulder function. Conversely, an increased number of total suture anchors and higher body mass index were associated with poorer postoperative outcomes.

A UK Biobank study analyzing data from over 99,000 participants found that higher variability in body mass index (BMI) was independently linked to a heightened risk of heart failure (HF). Over a median follow-up of 12.5 years, participants with higher BMI variability exhibited an increased risk of HF incidence (HR: 1.05 - 1.07), independent of confounding factors and BMI change rate.