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Intracardiac noninferior to transesophageal echo for preventing thromboembolic complications

19 Oct 2025

For patients undergoing atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation, intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) is as good as transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in terms of reducing the risk of thromboembolic complications, according to a study.

Intracardiac noninferior to transesophageal echo for preventing thromboembolic complications

19 Oct 2025

$Hand fractures more common among male workers in SG$

Hand fractures more common among male workers in SG

18 Oct 2025 by

Young to middle-aged men who are skilled manual workers tend to be the ones who usually sustain hand fractures among the general population of Singapore, reports a study. The little finger ray and the distal phalanges are the most common ray and location of hand fractures, respectively.

Hand fractures more common among male workers in SG

18 Oct 2025

Paliperidone 6-month LAI sustains symptomatic, functional remission in schizophrenia at 3 years

18 Oct 2025 by

Patients with schizophrenia who either continued on the LAI paliperidone palmitate (PP) 6-monthly for up to 3 years or transitioned from PP 3-monthly treatment have sustained symptomatic and functional remission, as shown in a post hoc analysis of the single-arm, OLE study PSY3016

Paliperidone 6-month LAI sustains symptomatic, functional remission in schizophrenia at 3 years

18 Oct 2025

Exercise pulse pressure inversely linked to HF hospitalization

17 Oct 2025

Resting pulse pressure (PP) and exercise PP show different effects on the risk of heart failure (HF) hospitalization in adults, a recent study has shown.

Exercise pulse pressure inversely linked to HF hospitalization

17 Oct 2025

Shorter noninferior to standard acetylcysteine regimen for paracetamol overdose

17 Oct 2025 by

A shorter acetylcysteine regimen shows similar safety and effectiveness to the standard regimen for moderate paracetamol overdoses ≤30 g, reveals a recent study. This almost halves the duration of treatment required.

Shorter noninferior to standard acetylcysteine regimen for paracetamol overdose

17 Oct 2025

Olive leaf extracts lower BP in hypertension

17 Oct 2025

The use of oral olive leaf extract (OLE) appears beneficial to patients with hypertension, inducing reductions in 24-h blood pressure (BP), BP load, and diastolic BP variability. OLE also improves lipid profile, systemic inflammation, and body weight.

Olive leaf extracts lower BP in hypertension

17 Oct 2025

Deep learning-based model shows promise for personalizing ESCC treatment

17 Oct 2025 by

A retrospective analysis shows the ability of Vision-Mamba (Vim), a novel deep-learning (DL) model, to predict pathologic complete response (pCR) in individuals with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) following neoadjuvant immunotherapy and chemotherapy (nICT).

Deep learning-based model shows promise for personalizing ESCC treatment

17 Oct 2025

COVID-19 vaccines remain effective against severe outcomes

17 Oct 2025 by

Even as COVID-19 severity wanes and public uptake declines, previous receipt of the 2024-2025 COVID vaccines continues to reduce emergency visits, hospital stays, and deaths among US veterans, as shown in a recent study.

COVID-19 vaccines remain effective against severe outcomes

17 Oct 2025

WHtR, body roundness predict incident CVD in males

16 Oct 2025

Body roundness index (BRI) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) are more effective at predicting incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) in males than BMI, waist circumference (WC), and a body shape index (ABSI), as shown in a study with a 13-year follow-up.

WHtR, body roundness predict incident CVD in males

16 Oct 2025

High burden of asthma readmission seen in preschool children

16 Oct 2025 by

Asthma readmission is highly prevalent among preschool children, reveals an Australia study, noting the need to identify modifiable factors such as asthma management after discharge to ease the burden of hospital readmission in this population.

High burden of asthma readmission seen in preschool children

16 Oct 2025

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Intracardiac noninferior to transesophageal echo for preventing thromboembolic complications

Intracardiac noninferior to transesophageal echo for preventing thromboembolic complications

Hand fractures more common among male workers in SG

Hand fractures more common among male workers in SG

Paliperidone 6-month LAI sustains symptomatic, functional remission in schizophrenia at 3 years

Paliperidone 6-month LAI sustains symptomatic, functional remission in schizophrenia at 3 years

Exercise pulse pressure inversely linked to HF hospitalization

Exercise pulse pressure inversely linked to HF hospitalization

Shorter noninferior to standard acetylcysteine regimen for paracetamol overdose

Shorter noninferior to standard acetylcysteine regimen for paracetamol overdose

Olive leaf extracts lower BP in hypertension

Olive leaf extracts lower BP in hypertension

Deep learning-based model shows promise for personalizing ESCC treatment

Deep learning-based model shows promise for personalizing ESCC treatment

COVID-19 vaccines remain effective against severe outcomes

COVID-19 vaccines remain effective against severe outcomes

WHtR, body roundness predict incident CVD in males

WHtR, body roundness predict incident CVD in males

High burden of asthma readmission seen in preschool children

High burden of asthma readmission seen in preschool children