News & Updates

A recent study found an association between a healthy diet and greater physical fitness in middle-aged adults.

For patients with cancer who have recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE), direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) compare favourably with low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) in terms of recurrence prevention, according to a study.

Hypertensive individuals without a diagnosis of heart failure appear to have impaired ventilatory efficiency, which reflects an abnormal physiological response to exercise, according to a study.

Patients with persistent depressive or cognitive symptoms after an acute SARS-CoV-2 infection have elevated gliosis – a secondary event to brain injury – and inflammation as shown in a case-control study.

A territory-wide, retrospective cohort study in Hong Kong has shown that molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir/ritonavir are effective in reducing the risks of hospitalization and inpatient disease progression among older patients residing in nursing homes.

Antifibrotic treatment appears to put brakes on the decline of lung function, as evidenced by forced vital capacity (FVC) measurements, in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) related to connective tissue disease (CTD) or rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a study.

Interim results from the ongoing Study 306, a phase III open-label trial, show improved immunogenicity and safety of the bivalent Omicron-containing mRNA-1273.214 vaccine in children 6 months to 5 years of age, both as a primary series and a booster.