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Novel device delivers improvements for BPH symptoms
The Optilume™ BPH Catheter System, a novel minimally invasive surgical therapy (MIST), provided rapid improvements for men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), the PINNACLE trial reports.
Novel device delivers improvements for BPH symptoms
31 Mar 2023
Chemo-induced nausea? Putting on some music may help, study suggests
For people undergoing chemotherapy, tuning in to some music may help soothe nausea symptoms, as reported in a small pilot study.
Chemo-induced nausea? Putting on some music may help, study suggests
30 Mar 2023
Ceftolozane/tazobactam safe, effective in complicated UTI
Combination therapy with ceftolozane and tazobactam demonstrates a favourable safety profile in children with complicated urinary tract infection (cUTI) similar to that of meropenem and to the previously reported safety profile in adults with cUTI, a study has shown.
Ceftolozane/tazobactam safe, effective in complicated UTI
30 Mar 2023
Remdesivir cuts mortality in COVID-19 patients requiring no or low-flow oxygen
In a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis, the broad-spectrum antiviral agent remdesivir reduced mortality in adult patients hospitalized for COVID-19 who did not require oxygen support or only required low-flow supplementation when the need for oxygen arose.
Remdesivir cuts mortality in COVID-19 patients requiring no or low-flow oxygen
30 Mar 2023
Indapamide shows low incidence of severe hypokalaemia in patients with hypertension
In a territory-wide, 12-year follow-up retrospective study by the University of Hong Kong, indapamide has demonstrated a low incidence of hospitalization for severe hypokalaemia in patients with hypertension. Use of sustained-release (SR) indapamide appears to lower the risk of severe hypokalaemia vs the immediate-release (IR) formulation.