Role of adjunctive cariprazine for treatment-resistant depression in patients with major depressive disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Introduction: Cariprazine is an orally active dopamine D3-preferring D3/D2 receptor and serotonin 5-HT1A receptor partial agonist, being considered as a treatment for refractory MDD. Therefore, we aim to perform the first meta-analysis of current literature, to collate changes in depression from baseline and assess tolerability of adjunctive cariprazine in MDD populace.

Methods: PubMed, Embase, Google Scholar, ClinicalTrials.

Incidence of adverse cardiovascular events in patients with insomnia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of real-world data.

Insomnia is a prevalent sleeping disorder associated with increasing cardiovascular (CV) mortality and morbidity. However, data incorporating recent clinical studies evaluating these outcomes is scarce. Hence, we aimed to investigate the association of insomnia with CV mortality, myocardial infarction (MI), all-cause mortality, and incidence of CV disease by conducting the first-ever meta-analysis of real-world data evaluating these CV outcomes.

Comprehensive overview of human monkeypox: epidemiology, clinical features, pathogenesis, diagnosis and prevention.

Monkeypox (MPX) is a zoonotic disease caused by the monkeypox virus (MPXV), belonging to the orthopoxvirus genus with a presentation resembling smallpox making it historically challenging to distinguish the disease from smallpox clinically. Since a British citizen brought MPX into the country on 6 May 2022, there have been concerns about the re-emergence of the human MPXV. Since then, the WHO has reported 92 confirmed cases and 28 suspected cases in 13 nations where MPXV was not endemic.

COVID-19 and early puberty-An unintended consequence of COVID-19 lockdown?

The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) causes the disease COVID-19, also termed as acute atypical pneumonia leading to respiratory failure. Children were more likely to spend time at home due to the lockdown mandated by governments as a preventive measure, which led to alterations in dietary habits and sleeping patterns which could have had a substantial influence on their sexual development, including but not limited to faster onset of puberty. Existing data suggested a plausible relationship between COVID-19 and early puberty.

Olumniant (Baricitinib) oral tablets: An insight into FDA-approved systemic treatment for Alopecia Areata.

Olumniant (Barcitinib) has gained swift approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a promising medication for the treatment of adults with severe Alopecia Areata. This drug has proven to be effective for various conditions including Covid-19 and Rheumatoid Arthritis as well as being found to be less costly and minimally invasive, with no need for post-operative management. However, its use has some considerable potential implications before its prescription can be made commonplace.