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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients treated with remdesivir appear to be at a higher likelihood of having elevated pancreatic enzyme levels, a recent Japan study has found.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused the postponement of several sexual and reproductive health surgeries, which in turn leads to severe restrictions in the patients’ private lives and aggravates their worries about their disease, a recent study has found.

Anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) treatment appears to be less effective in elderly-onset inflammatory bowel disease, a recent study has found.

SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy or the postpartum period is tied to an increased risk of maternal mortality or serious morbidity due to obstetric complications, a study from the US showed.

Between 2009 and 2019, Google searches regarding erectile dysfunction (ED) across the United States peak during winter, hinting at a potential seasonal dimension of ED, a recent study has found.

When it comes to treating mild chronic hypertension during pregnancy, a strategy of lowering blood pressure (BP) below 140/90 mm Hg is preferrable, as it leads to better pregnancy outcomes without increasing the risk of birthing small-for-gestational-age babies when compared with a strategy of reserving treatment only for severe hypertension, according to the open-label Chronic Hypertension and Pregnancy (CHAP) trial.

Patients who use cannabis to treat nausea normally experience relief within a relatively short period of time, a recent study has shown. However, the level of antiemetic effect varies with the characteristics of the cannabis products consumed in vivo.

In Singapore, the high incidence of death and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the short term persists among patients with end-stage renal failure (ESRF) on different modalities of dialysis, reports a recent study.