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Using an interactive animated video to improve children’s cooperativeness during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is as good as using both regular and interactive videos, according to a Singapore study.

Interactive videos help prepare children for MRI scans

Electroacupuncture: A non-pharma Tx option for central obesity?

A Hong Kong study demonstrated the potential of electroacupuncture for the treatment of central or abdominal obesity.

Electroacupuncture: A non-pharma Tx option for central obesity?

14 Feb 2024

COVID-19 associated with increased BPH complications and deterioration

SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with significantly higher incidence of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) complications and addition of 5-alpha reductase inhibitor (5ARI) for combination therapy in male patients with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) on alpha-1 adrenoreceptor blocker (AARB) monotherapy, a territory-wide retrospective cohort study in Hong Kong has shown.

COVID-19 associated with increased BPH complications and deterioration

14 Feb 2024

Semaglutide for weight management beneficial to Asians with overweight, obesity

Treatment with semaglutide induces weight loss in Asians with overweight or obesity, regardless of the presence of type 2 diabetes, according to the phase IIIa STEP 7 study.

Semaglutide for weight management beneficial to Asians with overweight, obesity

Risk of PFCs lower with anti-TNF therapy if given early

Early treatment with tumour necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors lowers the risk of perianal fistulizing complications (PFCs) in children and teens compared with no immunosuppression or immunomodulators without TNF inhibitors in a post-hoc analysis of a prospective observational study.

Risk of PFCs lower with anti-TNF therapy if given early

Lying flat prior to thrombectomy good for LVO stroke

Positioning patients with large vessel occlusion (LVO) stroke flat on the bed prior to thrombectomy helps improve neurologic outcomes in the randomized controlled ZODIAC* trial.

Lying flat prior to thrombectomy good for LVO stroke

Smoking raises risk of death in early-stage melanoma

Smokers who have received a diagnosis of early-stage melanoma are at increased risk of death, according to a study.

Smoking raises risk of death in early-stage melanoma

Dietary niacin may protect against death in NAFLD

13 Feb 2024 by

Dietary niacin intake may benefit individuals with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), with a study suggesting that a higher intake lowers the risk of mortality.

Dietary niacin may protect against death in NAFLD

13 Feb 2024

Serious infections prevalent in RTX-treated patients with SLE

A recent study has reported the prevalence of serious infection (SI) among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) following treatment with rituximab (RTX).

Serious infections prevalent in RTX-treated patients with SLE

13 Feb 2024

Augmented reality app boasts capacity in estimating children’s weight

13 Feb 2024 by

An augmented reality mobile application (app), called the Paediatric Augmented Reality Scale (PARS), performs slightly better than the Broselow tape (BT) and Paediatric Advanced Weight Prediction in the Emergency Room extra-long and extra-large (PAWPER-XL) tape methods in estimating body weight of children, a Korea study has shown.

Augmented reality app boasts capacity in estimating children’s weight