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.

In a study involving over 200,000 adults aged 55 and older with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) or acute hemorrhagic stroke (AHS), pre-antibiotic use within a year before the stroke event was linked to increased risks of secondary stroke in both groups (aHR of 1.03, p = 0.009 for AIS and 1.08, p < 0.001 for AHS). However, pre-antibiotic use in the AIS group was tied to a reduced risk of mortality (aHR 0.95, p < 0.001).