12th International Congress on Obesity (test)

Podcast: Professor Gregory Poland discusses updates on the development of RSV vaccines at IDWeek 2023

Podcast: Professor Gregory Poland discusses updates on the development of RSV vaccines at IDWeek 2023

“The most common source of manpower... are the patients’ families, which often have not received training in dementia care.”

With the aging Filipino population expected to increase in the decades to come, the country faces the challenge of taking good care of the elderly. One significant disease that plagues them is dementia, a neurocognitive disorder presenting with deterioration in cognitive function beyond what is expected from biological aging. Dementia significantly interferes with activities of daily living and social autonomy.

Death, adverse health outcomes higher for COVID-19 than influenza after hospital admission

Navigating invasive fungal infections in unconventional hosts — insights and strategies

At a recent symposium organized by Pfizer, in collaboration with the Society of Infectious Disease Singapore, A/Prof Carolina García-Vidal, Senior Specialist, Infectious Diseases Department at Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Spain, shared valuable insights on managing invasive fungal infections (IFIs) in nontraditional hosts. The session was chaired by Dr Jasmine Chung, Senior Consultant and Director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Unit, Singapore General Hospital.

Comparative Effectiveness of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines in the Immunocompromised Population: A Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Ministry of Health Singapore recommend a third dose of mRNA-1273 or BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine as a part of the primary vaccination course in individuals with moderate to severe immunocompromised (IC) conditions. A recent systematic literature review and pairwise meta-analysis comparing the clinical effectiveness of mRNA-1273 versus BNT162b2 in IC individuals found that mRNA-1273 is associated with better clinical outcomes compared with BNT162b2 in the vulnerable IC populations.

Criminal allegation against doctors

The allegations of a criminal nature against doctors are rare.

Atopic dermatitis: Key drivers in making treatment decisions

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic relapsing skin disease that requires long-term control. At the 25th World Congress of Dermatology (WCD) in Singapore, Professor Sonja Ständer, professor of dermatology and neurodermatology at the University Hospital Münster, Germany, and Professor Zuotao Zhao, dermatologist from the First Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China, shared clinical approaches to managing patients with moderate-to-severe AD. The session was chaired by Professor Johannes Ring, director, Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Biederstein at the Technical University of Munich, Germany. Among the key topics discussed were the multifactorial nature of AD, its primary symptoms, and the various therapeutic options for itch relief.

‘Planet-friendly’ foods help improve cardiovascular health in teens

Eating “planet-friendly” foods may result in better cardiovascular (CV) health in adolescents, according to a study involving European participants.

Mental wellbeing during a pandemic

The recurrent waves of the COVID-19 pandemic are having a significant impact on healthcare workers, and Medical Protection has called for more to be done globally to ensure that medical professionals have quick access to mental wellbeing support.

Football to help end malnutrition, obesity in children