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French study highlights atezolizumab–bevacizumab benefit in HCC

08 Sep 2026 by

Four-year updates from the CHIEF study show a durable survival benefit with atezolizumab plus bevacizumab in individuals with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

French study highlights atezolizumab–bevacizumab benefit in HCC

08 Sep 2026

Physical activity helps with perinatal depressive, anxiety symptoms in women

08 Sep 2026

Light-to-moderate physical activity appears to exert positive effects on perinatal depressive and anxiety symptoms in women, according to a meta-analysis.

Physical activity helps with perinatal depressive, anxiety symptoms in women

08 Sep 2026

Optimizing tolvaptan use in ADPKD

08 Sep 2026 by

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) – one of the leading causes of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) – is associated with various extrarenal manifestations. Timely intervention is crucial for slowing renal function decline in rapid progressors. At the Hong Kong Medical Forum (HKMF) 2026, Professor Yong-Chul Kim from the Division of Nephrology, Seoul National University Hospital, South Korea, shared his country’s approach to patient education in ADPKD and discussed the role of tolvaptan, a vasopressin V2- receptor antagonist, in disease management, highlighting evidence from clinical trials and real-world studies.

Optimizing tolvaptan use in ADPKD

08 Sep 2026

Nose-only swabs a viable alternative to nose + throat swabs for flu and SARS-CoV-2 detection

08 Sep 2026 by

According to an outpatient surveillance study in Hong Kong, minimally invasive nose-only swabs achieved high agreement with joint nose and throat swabs (NTS) for reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) detection of influenza and SARS-CoV-2, thus presenting a viable alternative specimen type for supervised respiratory virus testing.

Nose-only swabs a viable alternative to nose + throat swabs for flu and SARS-CoV-2 detection

08 Sep 2026

Sleeve gastrectomy an important option for treating teens with severe obesity, MASLD

07 Sep 2026 by

For adolescents with severe obesity and metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), vertical sleeve gastrectomy yields greater improvements in histologic and cardiometabolic outcomes compared with comprehensive lifestyle intervention, as shown in a single-centre, nonrandomized cohort study.

Sleeve gastrectomy an important option for treating teens with severe obesity, MASLD

07 Sep 2026

Resistant starch supplementation helps improve metabolic, gut health

07 Sep 2026

A narrative review suggests the potential of resistant starch (RS) as a dietary strategy for supporting metabolic and gut health in Asia-Pacific populations undergoing rapid nutritional transition.

Resistant starch supplementation helps improve metabolic, gut health

07 Sep 2026

Trust needed to pave way for AI use in emergency care: study

07 Sep 2026 by

Narrowing the gap between technological capability and human confidence in the context of artificial intelligence (AI) in emergency care still needs a lot of work and close collaboration among developers, clinicians, and patients, suggests a Singapore study.