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Pelvic floor muscle exercises beneficial in postprostatectomy urinary incontinence
Pelvic floor muscle exercises appear to exert favourable effects on urinary incontinence in men who have undergone prostate cancer surgery, according to a study.
Pelvic floor muscle exercises beneficial in postprostatectomy urinary incontinence
17 May 2022Add-on ixazomib does not improve cyclophosphamide-dexamethasone combo in frail MM patients
The addition of ixazomib to cyclophosphamide-dexamethasone treatment does not seem to result in better survival and response rates in patients with newly diagnosed and relapsed multiple myeloma (MM), a recent study has found.
Add-on ixazomib does not improve cyclophosphamide-dexamethasone combo in frail MM patients
17 May 2022ED-dispensed mifepristone plus misoprostol improves access to early pregnancy loss care
Administering mifepristone and misoprostol in the emergency departments (EDs) appears to be effective, increasing the availability of early pregnancy loss medical management services to women during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US, as shown in a study presented at the 2022 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.
ED-dispensed mifepristone plus misoprostol improves access to early pregnancy loss care
16 May 2022Beta-blockers reduce mortality risk in older patients with HFrEF
Use of beta-blockers results in a lower risk of all-cause mortality, but not of heart failure (HF) readmission, in older patients with HR with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), reports a recent study. Results are similar between patients admitted and not admitted from nursing homes.
Beta-blockers reduce mortality risk in older patients with HFrEF
16 May 2022COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy persists in pregnant women despite recommendations
Acceptance rates of COVID-19 vaccines have remained unchanged among unvaccinated pregnant women following national recommendations, with nearly one-third of patients seeing the vaccine as something harmful to their pregnancy, according to a study.