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Short night-time sleep raises risk of peripheral artery disease
02 Sep 2023
byJairia Dela Cruz
People who sleep less than 5 hours a night are at heightened risk of incident peripheral artery disease (PAD), as shown in a study.
Short night-time sleep raises risk of peripheral artery disease
02 Sep 2023HCM tied to heart failure in women, all-cause death in men
25 Aug 2023
byStephen Padilla
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is more common among men in Singapore, reports a study. Women with HCM are more likely to develop heart failure, while men tend to have a worse prognosis in terms of all-cause mortality.
HCM tied to heart failure in women, all-cause death in men
25 Aug 2023Doxorubicin, hypertension predict lower breast cancer recurrence
21 Aug 2023
byStephen Padilla
Certain comorbidities such as hypertension and diabetes mellitus (DM), along with locally advanced stage at diagnosis and systemic treatment received (ie, doxorubicin), are significantly associated with tumour recurrences among patients with breast cancer, according to a study presented at the recent ASCO Breakthrough 2023.