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Urological prosthetic surgery: Which men are at risk of postoperative thromboembolism?
Some men who undergo artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) and inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP) surgery encounter a venous thromboembolism (VTE) event within 90 days of their operation, reports a study.
Urological prosthetic surgery: Which men are at risk of postoperative thromboembolism?
27 Sep 2022Are healthcare workers more stressed out during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Burnout continues to be a burden among healthcare workers (HCWs) during the COVID-19 pandemic despite the lack of quality research with pre-COVID-19 data, according to a Singapore study.
Are healthcare workers more stressed out during the COVID-19 pandemic?
27 Sep 2022Radical prostatectomy tied to higher survival than radiotherapy in prostate cancer
Treatment with radiotherapy appears to result in more all-cause or prostate cancer-specific mortality (PCSM) compared with radical prostatectomy (RP), suggests a study.
Radical prostatectomy tied to higher survival than radiotherapy in prostate cancer
27 Sep 2022Add-on reslizumab cuts exacerbations, OCS use in severe eosinophilic asthma
Reslizumab, a biologic targeting interleukin(IL)-5, reduced severe asthma exacerbation rate and oral corticosteroid (OCS) use in individuals with severe eosinophilic asthma, according to a real-world study using patient-level data from RAPSODI*.
Add-on reslizumab cuts exacerbations, OCS use in severe eosinophilic asthma
27 Sep 2022Better cardiovascular health wards off dementia in older adults
Improvements in cardiovascular health (CVH) appear to exert a strong protective effect against dementia in older Asians, reports a recent Korea study.
Better cardiovascular health wards off dementia in older adults
27 Sep 2022Eczema in kids: Ciclosporin induces rapid response, methotrexate affords sustained disease control
In the treatment of children with atopic eczema, ciclosporin is linked to a more rapid response while methotrexate (MTX) is associated with sustained disease control following discontinuation, a study has found.
Eczema in kids: Ciclosporin induces rapid response, methotrexate affords sustained disease control
27 Sep 2022Antihypertensive dosing TIME does not affect CV outcomes
Timing of antihypertensive medication intake, be it in the morning or evening, does not appear to affect the risk of cardiovascular death or hospitalization for non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI) or non-fatal stroke, according to results of the TIME trial presented at ESC 2022.
Antihypertensive dosing TIME does not affect CV outcomes
26 Sep 2022Mammography uptake among Malay-Muslim women low, blamed on multilevel factors
Breast cancer screening behaviour among Malay-Muslim women in Singapore appears to hinge on multilevel factors that involve not only personal relationships but also their religious beliefs and screening facilities’ availability and access.