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Difficult intubation rare in caesarean delivery under general anaesthesia in Singapore

13 May 2022 by

One in 20 local obstetric patients delivering by caesarean section go through a difficult intubation, but none of them has had any failure of intubation, reports a Singapore study.

Difficult intubation rare in caesarean delivery under general anaesthesia in Singapore

13 May 2022

MRI provides long-term prognosis of patients with biochemical recurrence

13 May 2022

Use of prostatectomy bed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can give out long-term prognostic information for assessing patients with biochemical recurrence following prostatectomy, reveals a recent study.

MRI provides long-term prognosis of patients with biochemical recurrence

13 May 2022

Menstrual pad monitoring promising for HPV detection

13 May 2022 by

The Q-Pad, a modified sanitary pad that passively collects menstrual blood, facilitates the self-collection of dried blood spot samples that can match clinician-collected cervical specimens (CCS) for the detection of human papillomavirus (HPV), reports a new study presented at the 2022 Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG 2022).

Menstrual pad monitoring promising for HPV detection

13 May 2022

Smokers at higher risk of death from prostate cancer

13 May 2022

Prostate cancer patients who are also smokers have a greater risk of death, an effect that is further exacerbated by obesity, reports a recent study.

Smokers at higher risk of death from prostate cancer

13 May 2022

Moderate carb intake tied to low cardiovascular disease risk in middle-aged women

13 May 2022

Middle-aged women with moderate consumption of carbohydrates have the lowest risk of cardiovascular disease, a study suggests. Meanwhile, increasing saturated fat intake is linked to a lower likelihood of diabetes, hypertension, and obesity.

Moderate carb intake tied to low cardiovascular disease risk in middle-aged women

13 May 2022

Healthy sleep pattern confers survival benefits on diabetic patients

13 May 2022

Among patients with diabetes, those who adhere to a healthy sleep pattern are at lower risks of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality, a recent study has found.

Healthy sleep pattern confers survival benefits on diabetic patients

13 May 2022

Neoadjuvant nivolumab plus chemo: New SoC in resectable NSCLC

13 May 2022 by

In patients with resectable non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), neoadjuvant nivolumab in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy significantly improves event-free survival (EFS) and shows a trend towards better overall survival (OS) vs chemotherapy alone, without impeding the feasibility of surgery or increasing adverse events (AEs), according to results of the phase III CheckMate 816 trial.

Neoadjuvant nivolumab plus chemo: New SoC in resectable NSCLC

13 May 2022

Sotorasib continues to impress at 2 years in KRAS G12C–mutant NSCLC

13 May 2022 by

Long-term findings from the pooled phase I/II CodeBreak 100 trial support the efficacy of sotorasib in certain patients with KRAS G12C–mutant non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Sotorasib continues to impress at 2 years in KRAS G12C–mutant NSCLC

13 May 2022

SWOG S1616 suggests PFS benefit with ipi-nivo combo in metastatic/unresectable melanoma

12 May 2022 by

The combination of ipilimumab and nivolumab may provide a progression-free survival (PFS) benefit in patients with metastatic or unresectable melanoma who did not respond to anti-PD-1/anti-PD-L1 therapy, according to a small study presented at AACR 2022.

SWOG S1616 suggests PFS benefit with ipi-nivo combo in metastatic/unresectable melanoma

12 May 2022

Bempedoic acid shows long-term efficacy, safety

12 May 2022

In patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, continued treatment with bempedoic acid for up to 2.5 years effectively keeps levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) low, while also being generally well-tolerated, according to the results of a phase 3, open-label extension (OLE) study.

Bempedoic acid shows long-term efficacy, safety

12 May 2022

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Difficult intubation rare in caesarean delivery under general anaesthesia in Singapore

Difficult intubation rare in caesarean delivery under general anaesthesia in Singapore

MRI provides long-term prognosis of patients with biochemical recurrence

MRI provides long-term prognosis of patients with biochemical recurrence

Menstrual pad monitoring promising for HPV detection

Menstrual pad monitoring promising for HPV detection

Smokers at higher risk of death from prostate cancer

Smokers at higher risk of death from prostate cancer

Moderate carb intake tied to low cardiovascular disease risk in middle-aged women

Moderate carb intake tied to low cardiovascular disease risk in middle-aged women

Healthy sleep pattern confers survival benefits on diabetic patients

Healthy sleep pattern confers survival benefits on diabetic patients

Neoadjuvant nivolumab plus chemo: New SoC in resectable NSCLC

Neoadjuvant nivolumab plus chemo: New SoC in resectable NSCLC

Sotorasib continues to impress at 2 years in KRAS G12C–mutant NSCLC

Sotorasib continues to impress at 2 years in KRAS G12C–mutant NSCLC

SWOG S1616 suggests PFS benefit with ipi-nivo combo in metastatic/unresectable melanoma

SWOG S1616 suggests PFS benefit with ipi-nivo combo in metastatic/unresectable melanoma

Bempedoic acid shows long-term efficacy, safety

Bempedoic acid shows long-term efficacy, safety