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Getting a different type of mRNA vaccine for the booster shot leads to a stronger neutralizing immune response against the COVID-19 Omicron variant, according to a recent Singapore study.

Influenza prevention measures for older persons must be intensified as the COVID-19 pandemic transitions into an endemic phase, urge health experts.

Cancer patients may be more susceptible to developing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic, reports a recent study.

A diet rich in fat but low in carbohydrates, popularly known as the ketogenic or “keto” diet, offers clinical benefits to patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS) in a phase II study. Quality of life (QoL) likewise improved, and so did disability.

A recent meta-analysis offers new proof of different canagliflozin doses for hypertension management in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) complicated by hypertension. However, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and the risk of urinary tract infection must be observed.

Subjective cognitive decline appears to be indicative of stage 2 Alzheimer’s disease, where individuals exhibit mild changes in mood or behaviour and subtle objective cognitive decline although not to the point of meeting mild cognitive impairment criteria, as suggested in a study.