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Cancer therapy takes a toll on women’s sexual health

06 May 2025 by

In women being treated for cervical cancer, chemotherapy and radiotherapy appear to have a substantial and lasting negative effect on sexual health, including satisfaction and desire, as shown in a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in Brazil.

Cancer therapy takes a toll on women’s sexual health

06 May 2025

Which factors predict regret after urinary reconstruction in spinal cord injury patients?

06 May 2025

Lower urinary tract reconstruction remains a well-accepted approach for managing refractory neurogenic bladder in patients with spinal cord injury, but decision regret persists for some.

Which factors predict regret after urinary reconstruction in spinal cord injury patients?

06 May 2025

$AI boasts accurate fracture detection in ED radiographs$

AI boasts accurate fracture detection in ED radiographs

06 May 2025 by

An artificial intelligence (AI) solution (RBfracture) has demonstrated high accuracy and similar sensitivity to human radiologists in diagnosing fractures on appendicular and pelvic radiographs in the emergency department (ED), reports a study in Singapore.

AI boasts accurate fracture detection in ED radiographs

06 May 2025

Testosterone may protect against effects of gender-related discrimination

06 May 2025

Testosterone appears to provide protective benefits against the negative impact of gender-related discrimination on well-being among LGBTQ+ individuals, suggests a recent study.

Testosterone may protect against effects of gender-related discrimination

06 May 2025

SG cancer care model continues to gain traction

06 May 2025 by

In Singapore, NCIS* on-the-go (NOTG) – a network of community cancer treatment clinics within 20 km of the hospital – draws out workload from the NUH** NCIS Cancer Centre, with a high patient satisfaction rate and significant time and cost savings.

SG cancer care model continues to gain traction

06 May 2025

Single primaquine dose helps block malaria transmission in children

06 May 2025

A single low primaquine dose appears to safely and efficaciously reduce transmission of Plasmodium falciparum in children, according to the results of a meta-analysis.

Single primaquine dose helps block malaria transmission in children

06 May 2025

BNT162b2 JN.1-adapted vaccine effective against COVID-19 hospitalization

06 May 2025 by

BNT162b2 JN.1-adapted vaccine provides protection against COVID-19–related hospitalization in Europe, a case-control study using the id.DRIVE platform has shown.

BNT162b2 JN.1-adapted vaccine effective against COVID-19 hospitalization

06 May 2025

More than half of UTIs treated inappropriately in primary care in SG

05 May 2025 by

New research from Singapore has shown that most patients with uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) being treated in primary care receive inappropriate antibiotics.