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Does obesity raise mortality risk in COVID-19 patients?
Does obesity raise mortality risk in COVID-19 patients?
22 Aug 2024

Obesity does not appear to elevate the risk of death in critically ill patients with COVID-19, results of a study have shown. In addition, patients with BMI <25 kg/m2 have a higher rate of mortality than those with greater BMI levels.

Does obesity raise mortality risk in COVID-19 patients?
22 Aug 2024
Preventing exacerbations across a broad range of severe asthma patients
Preventing exacerbations across a broad range of severe asthma patients
22 Aug 2024 byDr. Herbert Kwok, Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong

Preventing exacerbations remains a primary goal in asthma management. In an interview with MIMS Doctor, Dr Herbert Kwok of the Department of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong, discussed challenges in achieving this goal, particularly in patients with difficult-to-treat type 2 (T2)–low disease, and shared real-world cases from his practice. He also offered insights into the role of airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) in asthma and explained how blocking thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) with tezepelumab can prevent exacerbations and improve AHR across a broad range of severe asthma patients.

Preventing exacerbations across a broad range of severe asthma patients
22 Aug 2024
Cervical cancer: PFS advantage with pembrolizumab plus CCRT consistent in Asians
Cervical cancer: PFS advantage with pembrolizumab plus CCRT consistent in Asians
21 Aug 2024 byJairia Dela Cruz

Patients with high-risk locally advanced cervical cancer in East Asia get progression-free survival (PFS) boost with pembrolizumab plus concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT), similar to those observed in the overall population of the phase III ENGOT-cx11/GOG-3047/KEYNOTE-A18 study.

Cervical cancer: PFS advantage with pembrolizumab plus CCRT consistent in Asians
21 Aug 2024