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Apixaban is not inferior to enoxaparin for extended-duration venous thromboembolic event (VTE) prophylaxis (EP) following urologic oncology surgery, reveals a study. In addition, apixaban is associated with fewer major complications and compliance-related adverse events.

Following negative primary results, the final follow-up of the SYMPLICITY HTN-3 trial takes a turn for the better, demonstrating significant blood pressure (BP) reductions with renal denervation (RDN) in patients with uncontrolled hypertension (HTN).

Poverty status appears to be a prominent predictor of obesity risk in children, according to a recent study.

Patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) show slightly dysregulated levels of plasma microRNAs (miRNA), including miRNA-92a-3p and miRNA-29a-3p, a recent study has found.

A territory-wide cohort study in Hong Kong shows favourable hepatic safety profile with the oral antivirals, molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir/ritonavir, in COVID-19 patients, including those at risk of drug-induced liver injury (DILI).

Researchers from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have jointly developed an advanced imaging technique for retinal nerve fibre layer optical texture analysis (ROTA) that can improve the detection of early optic nerve damage in glaucoma.

Assessments of depressive, anxiety and psychotic symptoms and suicidal risk by telepsychiatry have good reliability in general when compared with face-to-face interviews, according to researchers from the Queen Mary Hospital (QMH).