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Postmenopausal women with low BMD: Exercise or bisphosphonates?

Postmenopausal women with low BMD: Exercise or bisphosphonates?

Postmenopausal women with low bone mass are encouraged to participate in bone-loading exercises and maintain adequate intake of calcium and vitamin D (CaD), while the addition of risedronate along with CaD can significantly improve BMD, particularly at the spine — such are the key messages of a recent study.

Postmenopausal women with low BMD: Exercise or bisphosphonates?

Simple, at-home test helps screen COVID-19-related anosmia, ageusia

Simple, at-home test helps screen COVID-19-related anosmia, ageusia

A quick, objective testing kit for daily self-assessment of olfactory and gustatory function can effectively measure smell and taste losses associated with COVID-19, as shown in a study.

Simple, at-home test helps screen COVID-19-related anosmia, ageusia

Endoscopic safer than radiological gastrostomy tube placement

Endoscopic safer than radiological gastrostomy tube placement

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) leads to fewer adverse outcomes and lower 30-day mortality than interventional radiologist-guided gastrostomy (IRG), according to a study.

Endoscopic safer than radiological gastrostomy tube placement

Older age, insulin use, stroke linked to diabetic peripheral neuropathy in T2DM

Older age, insulin use, stroke linked to diabetic peripheral neuropathy in T2DM

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is not uncommon among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Singapore and is significantly associated with increased age, Indian ethnicity, insulin use, diabetic retinopathy, and stroke, according to a recent study.

Older age, insulin use, stroke linked to diabetic peripheral neuropathy in T2DM

09 Dec 2021

Reirradiation leads to serious complications in soft-tissue sarcoma patients

Reirradiation leads to serious complications in soft-tissue sarcoma patients

Local control of recurrent soft-tissue sarcoma (STS) remains a challenge, according to a recent study, noting that reoperation and reirradiation can cause debilitating complications affecting function and quality of life.

Reirradiation leads to serious complications in soft-tissue sarcoma patients

Is ART safe for women with ulcerative colitis, Crohn's Disease?

Is ART safe for women with ulcerative colitis, Crohn's Disease?

Assisted reproductive technology (ART) is both safe and effective in women with ulcerative colitis and medically managed Crohn’s disease (CD), with comparable pregnancy and live birth rates to those of the general population, a study has shown.

Is ART safe for women with ulcerative colitis, Crohn's Disease?

Late anastomotic leakage after rectal cancer surgery common, milder than early leakage

Late anastomotic leakage after rectal cancer surgery common, milder than early leakage

Late anastomotic leakage (AL) is more common than AL in rectal cancer patients who undergo surgery after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) and is less likely to involve require intensive intervention, a recent study has found.

Late anastomotic leakage after rectal cancer surgery common, milder than early leakage

$Novel BTK inhibitor as good as established therapies for refractory marginal zone lymphoma$

Novel BTK inhibitor as good as established therapies for refractory marginal zone lymphoma

The next-generation selective Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor zanubrutinib appears to be safe and effective in the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory marginal zone lymphoma, as evidenced by high rates of objective response and complete response, according to data from the phase II MAGNOLIA (BGB-3111–214) study.

Novel BTK inhibitor as good as established therapies for refractory marginal zone lymphoma

Prenatal nicotine, cannabis exposures not a hazard to neurodevelopmental outcomes

Prenatal nicotine, cannabis exposures not a hazard to neurodevelopmental outcomes

Neither prenatal nicotine nor cannabis exposure adversely affects offspring intelligence quotient (IQ), a study reports. However, cannabis exposure appears to have unfavourable effects on attention in early childhood.

Prenatal nicotine, cannabis exposures not a hazard to neurodevelopmental outcomes

Evinacumab reduces LDL-C levels in homozygous FH

Evinacumab reduces LDL-C levels in homozygous FH

Treatment with evinacumab, an angiopoietin-like protein 3 (ANGPTL3) inhibitor, reduces low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels in adolescents and adults with homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH), according to a study presented at AHA 2021.

Evinacumab reduces LDL-C levels in homozygous FH

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