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In patients with diffractive multifocal intraocular lenses (MIOL), age is associated with worse visual acuity (VA) and area-of-focus (AoF), a recent study has found.

Eyesight worsens with age in patients with diffractive multifocal intraocular lenses

Social, emotional functioning better in survivors of childhood leukaemia

Compared with the general population, survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) appear to have better social and emotional functioning, reports a new study.

Social, emotional functioning better in survivors of childhood leukaemia

Droplet digital PCR pioneered for minimal residual disease detection in leukaemia

26 Nov 2022 bởi

Droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR) has been pioneered for more precise detection of minimal residual disease (MRD) to assess treatment response and prognosis of leukaemia patients at the Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital (HKSH).

Droplet digital PCR pioneered for minimal residual disease detection in leukaemia

Lower all-cause death, fewer HF events with empagliflozin in acute HF

Patients hospitalized with acute heart failure (HF) have a reduced risk of subsequent HF events or all-cause mortality if treated with once-daily empagliflozin while in hospital, according to results of the EMPULSE trial presented at HFSA 2022.

Lower all-cause death, fewer HF events with empagliflozin in acute HF

25 Nov 2022

Fear of recurrence common among survivors of gynaecologic cancers

Women who survive gynaecologic cancers are often afraid of recurrence, a recent study has found. Distress, hopelessness, anxiety, and post-traumatic growth appear to be important indicators of such fear.

Fear of recurrence common among survivors of gynaecologic cancers

Smartphone-bundled earphones may double as low-cost hearing aids

Certain commercial wireless earphones used with smartphones compare favourably with conventional hearing aids and thus have the potential to be repurposed as assistive listening devices in individuals with mild-to-moderate hearing impairment, as reported in a study from Taiwan.

Smartphone-bundled earphones may double as low-cost hearing aids

Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography detects carotid artery inflammation in Takayasu arteritis

Follow-up monitoring of the carotid artery with contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) identifies response or relapse in most patients with Takayasu arteritis (TAK), reports a study.

Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography detects carotid artery inflammation in Takayasu arteritis

Fatigue worsens quality of life, productivity in patients with psoriatic arthritis

Patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) usually complain of fatigue, which is less frequently diagnosed by many physicians, reports a study. Severe fatigue may lead to poorer physical functioning, work productivity, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL).

Fatigue worsens quality of life, productivity in patients with psoriatic arthritis

25 Nov 2022

Coronary calcium scoring improves risk prediction in CAD patients

Risk stratification for myocardial infarction and death in patients with suspected obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) may be improved by the addition of coronary artery calcium score (CACS) to classical risk factors in simple clinical likelihood (CL) models compared with the basic pretest probability (PTP) model, suggests a recent study.

Coronary calcium scoring improves risk prediction in CAD patients

Severe PARDS tied to delayed resolution of oxygenation defects

In patients with paediatric acute respiratory distress syndrome (PARDS), the time to disease resolution is longer in those with more severe disease, according to a Singapore study.

Severe PARDS tied to delayed resolution of oxygenation defects