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Intrapartum massage programme enhances analgesic-free labour
Intrapartum massage combined with slow rhythmic breathing and visualization helps modulate pain perception in nulliparous pregnant women, resulting in a shift towards the use of weaker analgesia and higher rates of analgesic-free labour, a randomized controlled trial in Hong Kong has shown.
Intrapartum massage programme enhances analgesic-free labour
27 Jan 2022
Are pregnant women with rheumatic disease at risk of poor COVID-19 outcomes?
Pregnant women with rheumatic disease and COVID-19 show favourable outcomes, but data are limited by the small sample size and methodology, reports a study.
Are pregnant women with rheumatic disease at risk of poor COVID-19 outcomes?
20 Jan 2022
Sitafloxacin a promising treatment alternative for UTI
Oral sitafloxacin was just as effective and safe as levofloxacin for the treatment of complicated and uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) in adults, according to a phase III study from China.
Sitafloxacin a promising treatment alternative for UTI
20 Jan 2022
Fulvestrant-palbociclib combo pre-progression improves PFS in ESR1+ mBC
Switching to a fulvestrant-palbociclib regimen prior to disease progression after detection of elevated ESR1 mutations in the blood of patients with hormone receptor-positive (HR+), HER2-negative (HER2-) metastatic breast cancer (mBC) who were receiving aromatase inhibitors (AIs) plus palbociclib extended their progression-free survival (PFS), results of the phase III PADA-1 trial showed.
