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Dancing, moving may reduce BMD loss in patients admitted in psychiatric hospitals

02 Sep 2023

Dance/movement therapy (DMT) rehabilitation appears to be beneficial to patients with schizophrenia who are admitted in psychiatric hospitals, yielding improvements in bone mineral density (BMD) and balance, as shown in a study.

Dancing, moving may reduce BMD loss in patients admitted in psychiatric hospitals

02 Sep 2023

Recaticimab delivers promising outcomes in non-FH, mixed hyperlipidaemia

01 Sep 2023 by

Monotherapy with recaticimab can significantly lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels in patients with nonfamilial hypercholesterolemia (non-FH) and mixed hyperlipidaemia, according to data from the phase III REMAIN-1 study presented at ESC 2023.

Recaticimab delivers promising outcomes in non-FH, mixed hyperlipidaemia

01 Sep 2023

Brolucizumab prolongs interval of anti-VEGF injections in nAMD patients

01 Sep 2023

Treatment with brolucizumab results in a longer interval between injections of antivascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) agents for most treatment-experienced eyes, especially those with shorter intervals before switching, while maintaining or improving visual acuity (VA), reports a study.

Brolucizumab prolongs interval of anti-VEGF injections in nAMD patients

01 Sep 2023

Dexamethasone superior to ranibizumab, methotrexate for recurrent uveitic ME

01 Sep 2023 by

Treatment with dexamethasone implant results in better outcomes for patients with persistent or recurrent uveitic macular edema (ME) at 12 weeks when compared with methotrexate or ranibizumab, a study has shown. The risk of intraocular pressure (IOP), however, is higher with dexamethasone, but elevations to levels of 30 mm Hg or more are rare.

Dexamethasone superior to ranibizumab, methotrexate for recurrent uveitic ME

01 Sep 2023

The Geneva patient: Another score on the HIV remission board

01 Sep 2023 by

Another HIV patient may be on the way to a cure following stem cell therapy using wild-type (WT) CCR5 donor cells for a rare and aggressive blood cancer.

The Geneva patient: Another score on the HIV remission board

01 Sep 2023

Healthy lifestyle, high Life's Essential 8 score protective in people with type 2 diabetes

01 Sep 2023

For individuals with type 2 diabetes, leading a healthy lifestyle and scoring high on the American Heart Association (AHA)’s Life's Essential 8 (LE8) metric can lead to lower risks of developing macrovascular and microvascular diseases, as shown in a study.

Healthy lifestyle, high Life's Essential 8 score protective in people with type 2 diabetes

01 Sep 2023

Meta-analysis: TTFields added to SoC improves OS in newly diagnosed GBM in real-world setting

01 Sep 2023 by

Results of a systematic review and meta-analysis suggest that adding tumour-treating fields (TTFields) to standard chemoradiotherapy (CRT) significantly prolongs overall survival (OS) for patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) treated in the real-world setting.

Meta-analysis: TTFields added to SoC improves OS in newly diagnosed GBM in real-world setting

01 Sep 2023

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16-31 August 2023)

01 Sep 2023

New drug applications approved by US FDA as of 16-31 August 2023 which includes New Molecular Entities (NMEs) and new biologics. It does not include Tentative Approvals. Supplemental approvals may have occurred since the original approval date.

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16-31 August 2023)

01 Sep 2023

Antibiotic use, resistance rates low after a decade of stewardship efforts in SG

31 Aug 2023 by

Ten years since the implementation of antimicrobial stewardship programmes (ASP) in Singapore, the use of several types of antibiotics has dropped, followed by reductions in antimicrobial resistance across several classes, as reported in a study.

Antibiotic use, resistance rates low after a decade of stewardship efforts in SG

31 Aug 2023

What is the leading cause of blindness in children?

31 Aug 2023

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) appears to be the leading cause of childhood blindness, reveals a recent study in the US. More than half of these blind patients have had a treatable cause of blindness.

What is the leading cause of blindness in children?

31 Aug 2023

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Dancing, moving may reduce BMD loss in patients admitted in psychiatric hospitals

Dancing, moving may reduce BMD loss in patients admitted in psychiatric hospitals

Recaticimab delivers promising outcomes in non-FH, mixed hyperlipidaemia

Recaticimab delivers promising outcomes in non-FH, mixed hyperlipidaemia

Brolucizumab prolongs interval of anti-VEGF injections in nAMD patients

Brolucizumab prolongs interval of anti-VEGF injections in nAMD patients

Dexamethasone superior to ranibizumab, methotrexate for recurrent uveitic ME

Dexamethasone superior to ranibizumab, methotrexate for recurrent uveitic ME

The Geneva patient: Another score on the HIV remission board

The Geneva patient: Another score on the HIV remission board

Healthy lifestyle, high Life's Essential 8 score protective in people with type 2 diabetes

Healthy lifestyle, high Life's Essential 8 score protective in people with type 2 diabetes

Meta-analysis: TTFields added to SoC improves OS in newly diagnosed GBM in real-world setting

Meta-analysis: TTFields added to SoC improves OS in newly diagnosed GBM in real-world setting

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16-31 August 2023)

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16-31 August 2023)

Antibiotic use, resistance rates low after a decade of stewardship efforts in SG

Antibiotic use, resistance rates low after a decade of stewardship efforts in SG

What is the leading cause of blindness in children?

What is the leading cause of blindness in children?