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In Singapore, many older patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are managed exclusively in the primary care setting, according to a new study. Referrals seem to be more dependent on a patient’s demographic factors rather than medical determinants.

Most of SG’s older CKD patients managed in primary care

Wall motion abnormalities up risk of heart failure

Global wall motion score index (WMSI), as well as abnormalities in any of the left ventricular (LV) regional walls, is associated with the risk of incident heart failure (HF), reports a new study.

Wall motion abnormalities up risk of heart failure

23 Mar 2022

Older population faces challenge in adopting telemedicine

Telemedicine is here to stay and as the population of Malaysia ages, it is imperative that the older population come to terms with technology and embrace telemedicine in order to improve their access to healthcare.

Older population faces challenge in adopting telemedicine

Intradialytic parenteral nutrition intervention boosts nutritional status in haemodialysis patients

An intradialytic parenteral nutrition (IDPN) program helps improve serum albumin, body weight, oral intake, and other nutritional indices in haemodialysis (HD) patients with protein-energy wasting (PEW), a recent study has found.

Intradialytic parenteral nutrition intervention boosts nutritional status in haemodialysis patients

While social media has become an integral part of our lives, overuse and addiction can be taxing on our mental health.

Social media is an integral part of modern life. With its ubiquity come both pros and cons. On one hand, it has the ability to connect family and friends from different corners of the world. On the other, it creates the incessant exposure to information, both good and bad. This constant barrage of information, especially negative or contrary to one’s world view, can lead to negative consequences.

While social media has become an integral part of our lives, overuse and addiction can be taxing on our mental health.

Sotrovimab reduces hospitalization, death in patients with COVID-19 regardless of serostatus

Treatment with sotrovimab reduces the risk of all-cause hospitalization or death in patients with COVID-19 who are at high risk of progression to severe disease, regardless of anti-SARS-CoV-2 serostatus, according to a study presented at CROI 2022.

Sotrovimab reduces hospitalization, death in patients with COVID-19 regardless of serostatus

23 Mar 2022

Sarcopaenia ups vessel, organ invasion risk in papillary thyroid cancer

In patients with papillary thyroid cancer, sarcopaenia significantly worsens the risk of local progression and tumour invasion into major organs or blood vessels, a recent study has found.

Sarcopaenia ups vessel, organ invasion risk in papillary thyroid cancer

Integrated psychotherapies help patients with eating disorders cope with trauma

22 Mar 2022 by

A treatment approach of combining interventions from cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) specific to either eating disorder (ED) or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is safe and effective, helping improve symptoms of PTSD in patients with both ED and PTSD (ED-PTSD), as shown in a recent study.

Integrated psychotherapies help patients with eating disorders cope with trauma

Is subcutaneous better than transvenous ICD in older patients?

Older patients undergoing subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) implantation have a comparable risk of death, device reoperation, device removal for infection, device reoperation without infection, and cardiovascular and all-cause readmission with those receiving transvenous ICD (TV-ICD), a study has shown.

Is subcutaneous better than transvenous ICD in older patients?