News & Updates
Filter by Specialty:
Spike mutations in COVID-19 variants threaten vaccine efficacy
Due to mutations in the virus’ Spike protein, the antibody neutralization activity of convalescent patients with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) seems to be attenuated against the B.1.1.7 and B.1.351 strains of SARS-CoV-2, according to a recent Singapore study.
Spike mutations in COVID-19 variants threaten vaccine efficacy
04 Nov 2021
Pancreas transplant alone delivers poor survival in uraemic patients with diabetes
Although a viable treatment option in patients with diabetes complicated by end-stage renal disease, pancreas transplant alone in uraemic (PTAU) patients confers inferior survival, graft survival, and immunological outcomes relative to simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplant, a recent study has found.
Pancreas transplant alone delivers poor survival in uraemic patients with diabetes
04 Nov 2021
RS-RARP confers better continence outcomes than conventional RARP
In prostate cancer patients, retzius-sparing robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy (RS-RARP) yields better continence outcomes compared with conventional RARP, a recent study has found.
RS-RARP confers better continence outcomes than conventional RARP
03 Nov 2021
Outpatient management of jaundice needed to lessen paediatric ED visits
Neonatal jaundice (NNJ) and pyrexia (NNP) are the most common diagnoses in the paediatric emergency department (PED) and during discharge from the hospital, a Singapore study has observed. In addition, the rates of hospital admission and referral from polyclinics and other clinics are higher than those in other series, driven by different healthcare structure, protocols, and workflows in the different studies.
