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Spirulina dietary supplement beneficial for COVID-19?
26 Aug 2024
byAudrey Abella
Supplementing standard COVID-19 treatment with Spirulina – a nutrient-rich superfood – may improve recovery and reduce mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, a study from Iran suggests.
Spirulina dietary supplement beneficial for COVID-19?
26 Aug 2024
Preventing exacerbations across a broad range of severe asthma patients
22 Aug 2024
byDr. Herbert Kwok, Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong
Preventing exacerbations remains a primary goal in asthma management. In an interview with MIMS Doctor, Dr Herbert Kwok of the Department of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong, discussed challenges in achieving this goal, particularly in patients with difficult-to-treat type 2 (T2)–low disease, and shared real-world cases from his practice. He also offered insights into the role of airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) in asthma and explained how blocking thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) with tezepelumab can prevent exacerbations and improve AHR across a broad range of severe asthma patients.
Preventing exacerbations across a broad range of severe asthma patients
22 Aug 2024
OCS use improves short-term outcomes in acute preschool wheeze
19 Aug 2024
byAudrey Abella
In a systematic review and individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis, the use of oral corticosteroids (OCS) improves short-term outcomes in children aged 12–71 months with acute preschool wheeze, more so among children with previous wheeze or asthma and those with moderate-to-severe acute wheeze.
