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Smartphone-based intervention helps improve mental health of university students

19 Dec 2023 by

Mobile Mindfulness Meditation (MMM) demonstrates effectiveness in reducing stress and anxiety among university students, leading to better mental health, according to a study.

Smartphone-based intervention helps improve mental health of university students

19 Dec 2023

Antipsychotic use for amphetamine-induced psychosis tied to longer hospital stay

19 Dec 2023

Patients with amphetamine-induced psychosis (AIP) who have been treated with antipsychotics appear to have a longer length of stay (LOS) than those who did not receive such treatment, reports a study.

Antipsychotic use for amphetamine-induced psychosis tied to longer hospital stay

19 Dec 2023

Real-world data highlight tofacitinib potential for irAE management in cancer patients

19 Dec 2023 by

In a study presented at ESMO Asia 2023, tofacitinib, a rapidly acting JAK-STAT inhibitor with reported efficacy in the treatment of various autoimmune diseases, was effective for the management of difficult-to-treat immune-related adverse events (irAEs) and was well-tolerated in cancer patients, with only a few patients developing infectious events.

Real-world data highlight tofacitinib potential for irAE management in cancer patients

19 Dec 2023

Add-on PCSK9 inhibitor cuts LDL-C by half, allows infrequent dosing in patients maxed out on statins

19 Dec 2023 by

Injection with the novel, long-acting PCSK9 inhibitor recaticimab once every 3 months reduces LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) levels by >50 percent compared with placebo in patients already maxed out on statins in the phase III REMAIN-2 trial.

Add-on PCSK9 inhibitor cuts LDL-C by half, allows infrequent dosing in patients maxed out on statins

19 Dec 2023

Pregnancy after breast cancer safe for BRCA carriers

19 Dec 2023

One in five young BRCA carriers with breast cancer subsequently conceive within 10 years, without any detrimental effect on disease-free survival, according to a study.

Pregnancy after breast cancer safe for BRCA carriers

19 Dec 2023

Even seemingly healthy teens with high BMI at risk of early CKD

18 Dec 2023

High body mass index (BMI) in late adolescence appears to be a risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD) in young adulthood, even for seemingly healthy individuals with a BMI that falls within the normal range but is closer to the upper limit, as reported in a study.

Even seemingly healthy teens with high BMI at risk of early CKD

18 Dec 2023

Real-world data favour etelcalcetide for treating SHPT in multiethnic Asians

18 Dec 2023 by

Etelcalcetide proves beneficial in the real-world treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) in multiethnic Asian haemodialysis patients, with the added advantage of reducing pill burden, as shown in a study from Singapore.

Real-world data favour etelcalcetide for treating SHPT in multiethnic Asians

18 Dec 2023

What prevents patients from receiving a COVID-19 vaccine?

18 Dec 2023

A recent study has found potential associations between vaccine hesitancy and epidemiologic factors, including barriers to receiving vaccination against COVID-19.

What prevents patients from receiving a COVID-19 vaccine?

18 Dec 2023

Exercise plus beetroot juice boosts heart function in women planning to conceive

18 Dec 2023 by

Beetroot juice in combination with exercise may help improve cardiovascular function in women who are planning to have children, suggests a study.

Exercise plus beetroot juice boosts heart function in women planning to conceive

18 Dec 2023

Second-line CAR-T too costly for treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

18 Dec 2023

Second-line treatment with axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel) or lisocabtagene maraleucel (liso-cel) helps improve survival in high-risk patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), but both therapies are expensive, a study has shown.

Second-line CAR-T too costly for treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

18 Dec 2023

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Smartphone-based intervention helps improve mental health of university students

Smartphone-based intervention helps improve mental health of university students

Antipsychotic use for amphetamine-induced psychosis tied to longer hospital stay

Antipsychotic use for amphetamine-induced psychosis tied to longer hospital stay

Real-world data highlight tofacitinib potential for irAE management in cancer patients

Real-world data highlight tofacitinib potential for irAE management in cancer patients

Add-on PCSK9 inhibitor cuts LDL-C by half, allows infrequent dosing in patients maxed out on statins

Add-on PCSK9 inhibitor cuts LDL-C by half, allows infrequent dosing in patients maxed out on statins

Pregnancy after breast cancer safe for BRCA carriers

Pregnancy after breast cancer safe for BRCA carriers

Even seemingly healthy teens with high BMI at risk of early CKD

Even seemingly healthy teens with high BMI at risk of early CKD

Real-world data favour etelcalcetide for treating SHPT in multiethnic Asians

Real-world data favour etelcalcetide for treating SHPT in multiethnic Asians

What prevents patients from receiving a COVID-19 vaccine?

What prevents patients from receiving a COVID-19 vaccine?

Exercise plus beetroot juice boosts heart function in women planning to conceive

Exercise plus beetroot juice boosts heart function in women planning to conceive

Second-line CAR-T too costly for treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Second-line CAR-T too costly for treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma