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Birth control pills pose inflammatory bowel disease risk
Birth control pills pose inflammatory bowel disease risk
06 Dec 2021 byJairia Dela Cruz

The use of combined oral contraceptive pills (COCPs) appears to confer some risk of inflammatory bowel disease, which increases accordingly with duration of COCP exposure, as shown in a study.

Birth control pills pose inflammatory bowel disease risk
06 Dec 2021
Pre-eclampsia/eclampsia predicts HFpEF hospitalization
Pre-eclampsia/eclampsia predicts HFpEF hospitalization
06 Dec 2021

Pre-eclampsia/eclampsia is associated with a higher risk of hospitalization due to heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), reveals a recent study.

Pre-eclampsia/eclampsia predicts HFpEF hospitalization
06 Dec 2021
Dry eye disease harms work productivity
Dry eye disease harms work productivity
06 Dec 2021

Dry eye disease, whether related to Sjögren’s Syndrome or not, disrupts several parameters of work productivity, a recent study has found.

Dry eye disease harms work productivity
06 Dec 2021
Keeping yourself safe when consulting remotely
Keeping yourself safe when consulting remotely
06 Dec 2021

Medical Protection Society (MPS) has received numerous requests for advice on the risks involved in remote consulting, or telemedicine, since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is important that you are aware of and protect yourself against the medicolegal pitfalls. Dr Sara Sreih and Dr Uzair Sidek, medicolegal consultants of MPS, answer frequently asked questions on safety during remote consulting.

Keeping yourself safe when consulting remotely
06 Dec 2021