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Bedaquiline-containing regimens show sustained benefit in rifampicin-resistant TB

Bedaquiline-containing regimens show sustained benefit in rifampicin-resistant TB

16 Oct 2024 byJairia Dela Cruz

In the treatment of patients with rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (TB), two bedaquiline-containing regimens, namely a 9-month all-oral regimen and a shorter 6-month regimen with 8 weeks of aminoglycoside, maintains superior efficacy to a 9-month injectable regimen through 132 weeks, according to long-term data from the STREAM 2 trial.

16 Oct 2024
Sexual dysfunction prevalent in women with PAH Sexual dysfunction prevalent in women with PAH

Sexual dysfunction prevalent in women with PAH

15 Oct 2024

Many women with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) with a mild functional impairment suffer from sexual dysfunction, a recent study claims.

15 Oct 2024
Music a perioperative aide for lung cancer patients?

Music a perioperative aide for lung cancer patients?

15 Oct 2024 byAudrey Abella

Individuals with resectable stage IA to IIIB non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who plan to receive minimally invasive lung surgery may benefit from intensity-based personalized music therapy (IBP-MT) suggests the phase II Music of Lung Health II study.

15 Oct 2024
Clozapine-treated patients with schizophrenia at risk for ileus, pneumonia

Clozapine-treated patients with schizophrenia at risk for ileus, pneumonia

10 Oct 2024

Ileus and pneumonia occur more frequently than previously reported among individuals with schizophrenia treated with clozapine, reveals a recent study, noting that such conditions also contribute to increased mortality.

10 Oct 2024