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A retrospective case series at a tertiary hospital in Singapore has shown that the cumulative surgical success rate after phacotrabeculectomy remains high at 89.1 percent even 13 years post-surgery, with success defined as IOP ≤21 mm Hg

Combining verinurad with allopurinol does not appear to boost oxygen uptake or improve symptoms in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), despite yielding significant reductions in serum uric acid (SUA) levels, according to a phase II study.

A high total dose of primaquine outperforms a low dose at preventing the recurrence of Plasmodium vivax malaria in children, although it comes with more serious adverse events, according to the results of a meta-analysis.

Women with vasculitis who get pregnant can deliver live births at term, although flares or hospitalization due to vasculitis may occur during pregnancy, according to a study.

Use of chemical venous thromboembolism (VTE) in paediatric trauma patients who meet the high-risk criteria is safe and does not appear to carry any risk of bleeding complications, according to a study.

A randomized clinical trial (RCT) conducted by researchers from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) demonstrated a very similar maintenance of outcomes and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) with immediate or gradual brace weaning in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS).