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A manikin study has shown that use of the standard face shield is not enough to protect against droplet dispersion during oropharyngeal COVID-19 swabs, but the SG Shield results in significant reduction of droplet contamination to the swab provider’s face and chest.

In individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D), the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP1-RA) liraglutide appeared to yield a cardioprotective benefit, data from the secondary endpoint analysis of the LIRAFLAME* trial suggests.

Cardiac manifestations, such as acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and myocarditis, after vaccination for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are more common in men, according to a recent Singapore study. AMI is more likely to arise after the first shot, while myocarditis becomes more common after the second dose.

Women on menopausal hormone therapy are at risk of developing hypertension, particularly those using oral oestrogen plus a progestogen such as pregnane and norpregnane derivatives, according to a study.

Among women receiving immunosuppression treatment with mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors (mTORi), the incidence of ovarian cyst appears to be a common adverse event, according to the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Extending treatment with letrozole for 5 years improves disease-free survival (DFS) rates in postmenopausal women with early-stage breast cancer who have already received tamoxifen for 2–3 years, according to the GIM4* trial.

A small open-label study supports the safety and motor performance effectiveness of closed-loop adaptive deep-brain stimulation (aDBS) compared with conventional daily deep-brain stimulation (cDBS) sessions in Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients.