News & Updates

It is extremely important to safeguard children’s mental health in the digital age. Recognizing the signs of online and gaming addiction early and providing early assistance as well as a supportive environment are vital for children to become mentally resilient adults, says Dr Tee Bee Chin.

An intranasally administered recombinant human erythropoietin without erythropoietic activity and shorter plasma half-life (neuroEPO) restores cognitive function or delays progression in most patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease, results of the phase II/III double-blind, placebo-controlled ATHENEA trial have shown.

Adding subcutaneous daratumumab to the three-drug regimen containing bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone (VRd) appears to improve outcomes for transplant-eligible patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM), with extended disease-free periods and increased depth of response, according to the phase III PERSEUS trial.