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Lung cancer has come a long way from the days when its diagnosis often meant swift mortality. Today, the inevitable death sentence, major advances in medicine have transformed lung cancer into a chronic disease. Here, innovations in targeted therapies, early detection, and personalized treatment plans are offering new hope to patients.

Two experts discussed the finer points on identifying symptoms of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and effective treatment options for patients with MCI at the recent 18th International Congress of the Asian Society Against Dementia (ASAD) in Penang.

A retrospective case series at a tertiary hospital in Singapore has shown that the cumulative surgical success rate after phacotrabeculectomy remains high at 89.1 percent even 13 years post-surgery, with success defined as IOP ≤21 mm Hg

At the recent Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation (SPAF) Forum in Kuala Lumpur, experts from various specialties converged to share their experience and to reiterate the message of early treatment, sufficient anticoagulant dosage, and a holistic approach to achieve best outcomes in patients with AF.

Combining verinurad with allopurinol does not appear to boost oxygen uptake or improve symptoms in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), despite yielding significant reductions in serum uric acid (SUA) levels, according to a phase II study.

A high total dose of primaquine outperforms a low dose at preventing the recurrence of Plasmodium vivax malaria in children, although it comes with more serious adverse events, according to the results of a meta-analysis.

Women with vasculitis who get pregnant can deliver live births at term, although flares or hospitalization due to vasculitis may occur during pregnancy, according to a study.