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A recent meta-analysis has shown a clinically higher pooled incidence of thromboembolism and mortality in patients on direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) and that of bleeding in those on warfarin after bariatric surgery. However, the P values comparing the two groups are nonsignificant statistically.

In patients with soft tissue sarcoma (STS), preoperative radiation therapy (RT) performed at an academic cancer centre, as opposed to those done at a community centre, results in fewer wound complications following resection, according to a study.

ALXN1830, a humanized IgG4 antibody that blocks the neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn), is safe for the treatment of pemphigus in adults, reports a recent pilot trial. Aside from a good tolerability profile, ALXN1830 also induces rapid improvements in disease severity.

Cervical cancer stands out as a major concern for older women who are frequently undertreated and are at higher risk of death, a study reports.

A randomized clinical trial conducted by researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and clinicians at Shatin Hospital and Prince of Wales Hospital in Hong Kong finds computer-assisted rapid movement training (RMT) to be as effective as conventional balance training (CBT) at improving chronic stroke survivors’ overall balance, motor function and balance recovery, indicating potential for home-based telerehabilitation.

An observational single-institution cohort study provides evidence that levetiracetam use throughout the duration of standard chemotherapy is associated with longer median overall survival (OS) in patients with isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) wild-type glioblastoma.