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IBD patients at higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease

IBD patients at higher risk of Alzheimer’s disease

13 Apr 2023

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) shows an independent relationship with the development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), with such association being stronger in patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) than those with ulcerative colitis (UC), reveals a study.

13 Apr 2023
Apremilast safe, effective in moderate-to-severe genital psoriasis Apremilast safe, effective in moderate-to-severe genital psoriasis

Apremilast safe, effective in moderate-to-severe genital psoriasis

13 Apr 2023 byStephen Padilla

Treatment with apremilast demonstrates consistent efficacy in genital psoriasis and overall psoriasis symptoms at 16 weeks irrespective of body surface area (BSA) at baseline, suggest the results of the phase III DISCREET trial presented at the recent AAD 2023.

13 Apr 2023
COVID-19 vaccine perception poor among SG drivers

COVID-19 vaccine perception poor among SG drivers

12 Apr 2023 byAudrey Abella

A substantial proportion of transport drivers in Singapore had poor vaccine perception, were hesitant to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, and were unwilling to receive the third dose (booster shot) despite the high vaccination coverage in the city-state, a cross-sectional pilot study reports.

12 Apr 2023