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Potassium-competitive acid blockers linked to gastric cancer risk after H pylori eradication

15 Feb 2024

Exposure to potassium-competitive acid blockers (PCABs) may heighten the risk of developing gastric cancer after successful treatment for Helicobacter pylori infection, according to a study.

15 Feb 2024

Mupirocin proves safety as prevention for catheter-related infections

14 Feb 2024 by

Use of topical mupirocin prophylaxis is feasible and has an acceptable safety profile for the long-term prevention of indwelling pleural catheter (IPC)- or indwelling peritoneal catheter (IPeC)-related infections, results of a pilot study have shown.

14 Feb 2024

COVID-19 associated with increased BPH complications and deterioration

14 Feb 2024 by

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.

14 Feb 2024

Serious infections prevalent in RTX-treated patients with SLE

13 Feb 2024

A recent study has reported the prevalence of serious infection (SI) among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) following treatment with rituximab (RTX).

13 Feb 2024

Novel anti-influenza A virus inhibitor works in patients with uncomplicated flu infection

10 Feb 2024

Treatment with the anti-influenza A virus inhibitor onradivir is safe and leads to symptom improvement and viral load reduction in adults with uncomplicated influenza infection, according to data from a phase II trial.

10 Feb 2024

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

07 Feb 2024

A comparative analysis has shown that COVID-19 is distinctly more severe than seasonal influenza, with significantly increased long-term risks of adverse health outcomes and burdens.¹

07 Feb 2024

Cardiac surgery outcomes worsen during COVID

03 Feb 2024 by

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.

03 Feb 2024

Shorter antibiotic dosing for pneumonia holds up against usual care in Asians

02 Feb 2024 by

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.

02 Feb 2024

Certain lupus patients prone to flares after COVID-19 vaccination

01 Feb 2024

Among Asian patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), those who are younger, male, from ethnic minority backgrounds, and have suboptimal disease control at time of vaccination are at increased risk of flares following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination.

01 Feb 2024

Early oral antibiotic switch a good alternative to prolonged IV treatment in gram-negative bacteraemia

31 Jan 2024

In the treatment of uncomplicated gram-negative bacteraemia, switching to oral antibiotics within 4 days appears to be effective, with the all-cause mortality risk comparable to that of continued intravenous (IV) antibiotic treatment, according to a study.