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HF care puts a dent on SG’s healthcare system

18 Mar 2025 by

A study evaluating the annual healthcare burden of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF; EF <40 percent) in Singapore shows that hospital-based HF care has a significant financial impact on Singapore’s healthcare system.

HF care puts a dent on SG’s healthcare system

18 Mar 2025

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16-28 February 2025)

14 Mar 2025

New drug applications approved by US FDA as of 16-28 February 2025 which includes New Molecular Entities (NMEs) and new biologics. It does not include Tentative Approvals. Supplemental approvals may have occurred since the original approval date.

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16-28 February 2025)

14 Mar 2025

Psychosocial stress increases susceptibility to intracerebral haemorrhage

13 Mar 2025

Psychosocial stress has emerged as a significant risk factor for intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH), both lobar and nonlobar, in a study that controlled for hypertension and other commonly associated risk factors.

Psychosocial stress increases susceptibility to intracerebral haemorrhage

13 Mar 2025

High-dose multivitamins, multiminerals offer no cardioprotection in chronic coronary disease

12 Mar 2025

For patients with chronic coronary disease, diabetes, and a previous myocardial infarction (MI), treatment with high-dose oral multivitamins and multiminerals (OMVM) alone or in conjunction with edetate disodium chelation therapy does not appear to reduce the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events, as reported in a study.

High-dose multivitamins, multiminerals offer no cardioprotection in chronic coronary disease

12 Mar 2025

Reintervention rarely occurs after TAVR

12 Mar 2025

Reintervention following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is few and far between and is usually done early after the procedure and by redo TAVR, according to a study.

Reintervention rarely occurs after TAVR

12 Mar 2025

Mobile app tracks BP changes in pregnant women

11 Mar 2025 by

Blood pressure (BP) estimates in pregnant women of the mobile app OptiBP meet the AAMI/ESH/ISO 81060-2:2018 criteria and are on a par with that of an oscillometric device, reports a study.

Mobile app tracks BP changes in pregnant women

11 Mar 2025

Replacing butter with plant-based oils good for longevity

11 Mar 2025

Switching from butter to plant-based oils such as olive, soybean, or canola may help prevent premature deaths, as reported in a study.

Replacing butter with plant-based oils good for longevity

11 Mar 2025

Salt substitution reduces stroke recurrence and death

10 Mar 2025 by

Use of reduced-sodium, added-potassium salt substitutes vs regular salt is safe and significantly reduces risks of stroke recurrence and death, without increasing the risk of hyperkalaemia, a prespecified secondary analysis of the Salt Substitute and Stroke study (SSaSS) has shown.

Salt substitution reduces stroke recurrence and death

10 Mar 2025

Benralizumab offers durability in EGPA, adds value to patients switched from mepolizumab

07 Mar 2025 by

The attainment of remission in EGPA is durable whether treated with benralizumab for 2 years or switched to benralizumab after 52 weeks of mepolizumab treatment, with additional merits observed among those who switched, as indicated in the OLE of MANDARA

Benralizumab offers durability in EGPA, adds value to patients switched from mepolizumab

07 Mar 2025

Adjunctive intra-arterial lytics bounce back in ANGEL-TNK, PEARL trials

07 Mar 2025 by

Two trials presented at ISC 2025 support intra-arterial thrombolysis as an adjunct to stroke thrombectomy in patients with large-vessel occlusions (LVOs).

Adjunctive intra-arterial lytics bounce back in ANGEL-TNK, PEARL trials

07 Mar 2025

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HF care puts a dent on SG’s healthcare system

HF care puts a dent on SG’s healthcare system

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16-28 February 2025)

Original New Drug Application Approvals by US FDA (16-28 February 2025)

Psychosocial stress increases susceptibility to intracerebral haemorrhage

Psychosocial stress increases susceptibility to intracerebral haemorrhage

High-dose multivitamins, multiminerals offer no cardioprotection in chronic coronary disease

High-dose multivitamins, multiminerals offer no cardioprotection in chronic coronary disease

Reintervention rarely occurs after TAVR

Reintervention rarely occurs after TAVR

Mobile app tracks BP changes in pregnant women

Mobile app tracks BP changes in pregnant women

Replacing butter with plant-based oils good for longevity

Replacing butter with plant-based oils good for longevity

Salt substitution reduces stroke recurrence and death

Salt substitution reduces stroke recurrence and death

Benralizumab offers durability in EGPA, adds value to patients switched from mepolizumab

Benralizumab offers durability in EGPA, adds value to patients switched from mepolizumab

Adjunctive intra-arterial lytics bounce back in ANGEL-TNK, PEARL trials

Adjunctive intra-arterial lytics bounce back in ANGEL-TNK, PEARL trials