Monthly Archives: December 2025

Gradual Antidepressant Tapering With Therapy Reduced Relapse Risk

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Slow tapering with psychological support is just as effective as continuing antidepressants—and clearly safer than abrupt or rapid discontinuation—in preventing relapse among people whose depression is in remission. In this systematic review and network meta-analysis of 76 trials including 17,379 adults with remitted depression or anxiety, several strategies outperformed abrupt […]

Corticosteroids Reduce Short-Term Deaths in Severe Pneumonia and ARDS

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Adjunct low-dose, short-course corticosteroids probably reduce short-term mortality in adults with severe pneumonia or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), according to a review of 20 randomized trials involving 3459 participants. Drawing from major medical databases through September 2025, the analysis found that corticosteroids (3 mg/kg of body weight per day […]