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COVID-19 associated with increased BPH complications and deterioration
SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with significantly higher incidence of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) complications and addition of 5-alpha reductase inhibitor (5ARI) for combination therapy in male patients with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) on alpha-1 adrenoreceptor blocker (AARB) monotherapy, a territory-wide retrospective cohort study in Hong Kong has shown.
COVID-19 associated with increased BPH complications and deterioration
14 Feb 2024
Serious infections prevalent in RTX-treated patients with SLE
A recent study has reported the prevalence of serious infection (SI) among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) following treatment with rituximab (RTX).
Serious infections prevalent in RTX-treated patients with SLE
13 Feb 2024
Cardiac surgery outcomes worsen during COVID
Heart surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic took a turn for the worse, with higher cost and poorer survival regardless of people’s socioeconomic status, according to US data.
Cardiac surgery outcomes worsen during COVID
03 Feb 2024
Shorter antibiotic dosing for pneumonia holds up against usual care in Asians
In the treatment of Asian patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), shortened antibiotic treatment duration guided by clinical response compares favourably with longer treatment durations used in usual care in terms of 60-day mortality and pneumonia recurrence, as shown in the open-label REGARD-VAP trial.
