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Once-daily oral treatment with the JAK inhibitor upadacitinib delivers clinically meaningful facial and total body repigmentation in adults and adolescents with non-segmental vitiligo, according to the phase III Viti-Up 1 and 2 trials.

Upadacitinib for non-segmental vitiligo hits targets in two phase III trials

Gene deletions tied to poor cognition in schizophrenia patients

Several copy number variants (CNVs) contribute to severe phenotypes in schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSDs), and disruptions in foetal brain development are associated with poor cognition, suggests a study.

Gene deletions tied to poor cognition in schizophrenia patients

Drug interactions not uncommon in breast cancer patients on chemo

Potential drug-drug interactions (DDIs) exist in breast cancer patients undergoing cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitors chemotherapy, suggests a study.

Drug interactions not uncommon in breast cancer patients on chemo

27 Aug 2026

Glucose dynamics predict satiety, energy intake in women

Glucose nadir and rip appear to influence both satiety and subsequent energy intake in healthy young women, independent of post-prandial fluctuations of insulin and other appetite-related gut hormones, according to a study.

Glucose dynamics predict satiety, energy intake in women

Ebola survivors sustain neurologic complications

Patients with Ebola virus disease (EVD) appear to experience neurological symptoms during acute infection and numerous neurological sequelae during recovery, according to a study.

Ebola survivors sustain neurologic complications

$HK’s first robotic, minimally invasive pelvic fracture reduction and fixation paves way for precision trauma care$

HK’s first robotic, minimally invasive pelvic fracture reduction and fixation paves way for precision trauma care

Hong Kong’s first robotic-assisted, minimally invasive pelvic fracture reduction and fixation surgery has been performed by an orthopaedic team of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). As of August 2026, three procedures have been performed, with blood loss reduced by up to 90 percent and incision size reduced by about 80 percent.

HK’s first robotic, minimally invasive pelvic fracture reduction and fixation paves way for precision trauma care

Multidomain lifestyle intervention improves cognition among older adults at high risk of dementia

A multidomain, systematic lifestyle intervention (SLI) may yield a significantly greater improvement in global cognitive function over 2 years compared with a flexible lifestyle intervention (FLI) among older adults at high risk of dementia, according to the LatAm-FINGERS* trial presented at AAIC 2026.

Multidomain lifestyle intervention improves cognition among older adults at high risk of dementia

Anaemia prognostic of short- and long-term mortality in stroke patients

26 Aug 2026 by

Anaemia in patients with acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) is associated with an increased risk of death both in the short and long term, as shown in a local study.

Anaemia prognostic of short- and long-term mortality in stroke patients

Ribociclib improves survival in advanced breast cancer

Ribociclib combined with letrozole or fulvestrant demonstrates robust progression-free (PFS) and overall survival (OS), with modest objective response rates in heavily pretreated patients with advanced breast cancer, according to a real-world study.

Ribociclib improves survival in advanced breast cancer

Potential overuse seen in empiric antibiotic therapy for paediatric CSF infection

26 Aug 2026 by

Empiric antibiotic prescription patterns vary substantially in children with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt infection, and overuse is not uncommon, a study has found.

Potential overuse seen in empiric antibiotic therapy for paediatric CSF infection