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A recent study has found a low incidence of mediastinitis, a rare complication of neonatal cardiac surgery, at a tertiary referral centre, but mortality is high. Fungal infection is the main predictor of death.
In populations exposed to contaminated drinking water, reduced arsenic exposure appears to lower mortality from chronic diseases, including cancer and cardiovascular disease (CVD), as shown in a study conducted in Bangladesh.
Consolidation treatment with dalbavancin appears safe and effective for the treatment of severe infections caused by Gram-positive microorganisms in children, suggests a study.
A self-administered hypnosis intervention helps reduce hot flashes and, in turn, improve the quality of life of postmenopausal women, as shown in a study.
For adults treated for persistent atrial fibrillation (AF), drinking a cup of coffee every day does not trigger AF recurrence or atrial flutter and even appears to reduce its incidence, according to the DECAF trial.
Treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) is safe and feasible in patients with aggressive pituitary neuroendocrine tumours (PNTs), a recent study has shown.
Patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)/metabolic dysfunction–associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) have an elevated risk of nephrolithiasis, according to a study.
Treatment with oseltamivir in children hospitalized with influenza helps prevent progression into a state requiring ICU admission and shorten the length of hospital stay, as shown in a US-based retrospective study.
The use of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors resulted in a reduced prevalence of anaemia and decreased risk of hospitalizations due to anaemia relative to the use of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP4) inhibitors in patients with diabetes, reports a study.
Impostor phenomenon (IP) appears to be prevalent among individuals aged 21‒29 years, according to a Singapore study involving employees in the National University Health System (NUHS).
