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Increased intake of omega-3 fatty acids is associated with lower all-cause mortality in individuals with diabetes, as reported in a study.

Individuals with long-term exposure to air pollutants appear to be at higher risk of pneumonia, with the risk being more pronounced among smokers, as shown in a study.

Intraoperative blood transfusion appears to increase the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) within 90 days following radical cystectomy among patients with bladder cancer, a study has shown.

Postoperative salvage radiotherapy (SRT) plus 6 months of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) with abiraterone acetate/prednisone (AAP) and apalutamide (Apa) results in better progression-free (PFS) and metastasis-free survival (MFS) among patients with prostate cancer, findings from FORMULA-509 have shown. However, the primary analysis did not reach the prespecified threshold for statistical significance.

Use of the miniature transperineal electrical stimulator vPatch can potentially treat lifelong premature ejaculation (PE) by prolonging coitus on demand, suggests a recent study.

Findings from the RESCUE BT2 study support the potential of tirofiban to improve neurologic outcomes than aspirin in patients with acute ischaemic stroke without visible large or medium vessel occlusion (LVO or MVO) within 24 hours of last known well or of onset of stroke symptom progression. However, its efficacy was countered by the higher rate of symptomatic intracranial haemorrhage (sICH).

Not a lot of individuals, especially women, are initiated on dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) with aspirin and clopidogrel after a transient ischaemic attack or minor acute ischaemic stroke, and this is despite evidence showing that such a strategy may prevent a second and potentially more serious stroke, as reported in a study presented at ISC 2023.

Hong Kong’s first younger-onset dementia (YOD) support programme is launched recently to provide free diagnostic, referral and follow-up services to individuals aged 40–65 years with suspected or diagnosed YOD.

Further lowering blood pressure helps cut the risk of adverse perinatal events for pregnant women with pregestational diabetes mellitus (DM) and mild chronic hypertension, according to the secondary analysis of the Chronic Hypertension and Adverse Pregnancy (CHAP) study presented at SMFM 2023.