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Pandemic empties the coffers of SG’s hospitals
In Singapore, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has imposed a heavy financial burden on hospitals, driven mostly by the setting up of facilities and procurement of patient-care supplies, a new study has found.
Pandemic empties the coffers of SG’s hospitals
24 Dec 2021TAF useful in pregnant women with chronic hepatitis B infection
Treatment with tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) for pregnant women with active chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infection, when administered throughout or initiated early in pregnancy, is effective and safe in both mothers and infants, according to a study.
TAF useful in pregnant women with chronic hepatitis B infection
20 Dec 2021Foetal brain unaffected by mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in pregnancy
Mild-to-moderate COVID-19 during pregnancy does not appear to affect the foetal brain, according to a prospective study presented at RSNA 2021.
Foetal brain unaffected by mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in pregnancy
20 Dec 2021COVID-19 causes lighter heart damage during second vs first wave of infections
In fatal cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), cardiac inflammation, cardiomyocyte injury, and microvascular thrombogenicity are substantially lower in the second vs first wave of infections, a new study has found.