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Physicians across Southeast and East Asia describe significant gaps and inequalities in migraine care in the region, driven by specialist shortage, diagnostic delay, reliance on nonspecific medications, and limited access to migraine-specific therapies, as reflected in survey data from the SEALANT study.

Migraine care in Southeast, East Asia remains suboptimal: study

CKD patients more prone to tuberculosis

Patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD5) are at greater risk of developing tuberculosis (TB) than the general population, especially if they are male or receiving dialysis, suggests a Singapore study.

CKD patients more prone to tuberculosis

30 Mar 2026

Night-time road traffic noise is not cardio-friendly

Exposure to night-time road traffic noise (RTN) appears to adversely affect cardiovascular (CV) health, according to a study.

Night-time road traffic noise is not cardio-friendly

30 Mar 2026

Denosumab after a decade of Tx: Subsequent strategies and BMD trajectories

Continuing denosumab beyond 10 years results in further increases in lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD) and preserves femoral neck BMD, while switching to zoledronic acid leads to partial loss of previous gains and switching to romosozumab produces additional BMD gain at the lumbar spine, a cohort study in Hong Kong has shown.

Denosumab after a decade of Tx: Subsequent strategies and BMD trajectories

Exercise, intensive CV risk reduction minimally beneficial in people at high risk of dementia

Interventions such as aerobic exercise, intensive pharmacological reduction of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors, or both do not appear to provide significant improvements in cognitive function over 24 months in individuals at high risk of dementia, according to a randomized controlled trial.

Exercise, intensive CV risk reduction minimally beneficial in people at high risk of dementia

Antibiotics, low-yield investigations for recurrent UTI prevail in real-world practice

29 Mar 2026 by

Recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI) care in primary and secondary care settings appears to be characterized by low guideline adherence, with a substantial number of women still being treated with antibiotics and subjected to low-yield investigations, according to a study.

Antibiotics, low-yield investigations for recurrent UTI prevail in real-world practice

29 Mar 2026

Plant foods help lower risk of inflammatory bowel disease

High consumption of apple, pear, banana, mushrooms, onion, and garlic may reduce the risk of developing Crohn’s disease (CD), while a high intake of potatoes may induce the development of ulcerative colitis (UC), a study has shown.

Plant foods help lower risk of inflammatory bowel disease

Poststroke epilepsy linked to major vascular cognitive disorder

In young stroke survivors, poststroke epilepsy is independently associated with major vascular cognitive disorder, with impairment in the attention and working memory cognitive domains, according to a multicentre prospective cohort study.

Poststroke epilepsy linked to major vascular cognitive disorder