Risk of major GI bleeding in older patients taking aspirin

The ‘ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly’, or ‘ASPREE’ study, was a randomised, controlled trial of aspirin versus placebo for prevention of CV events, between 2010-2017 by a team of researchers from Australia and the United States. Its aim was to address the...

Increased risk of SCC of lip tied to hydrochlorothiazide treatment

On the back of other recent research suggesting the possibility of increased risk of skin cancer associated with hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) treatment, an Australian case control study sought to determine the risk of lip cancer and malignant melanoma among people...