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Improved cervical screening uptake among local South Asian women following CUHK training
Expansion of a territory-wide cervical screening programme to train a group of local South Asian women has enabled education regarding cervical cancer and screening services among their peers, and considerably improved screening uptake.

Vertical COVID-19 transmission low in SG
Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection from mothers to newborns appears to be rare in a cohort study conducted by the KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH), Singapore General Hospital (SGH), and National University Hospital (NUH).

Supplementation with essential amino acid improves liver health in teen girls with PCOS
Short-term supplementation with a selective essential amino acid (EAA)-containing product significantly improved liver-related outcomes among adolescent girls with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) in a recent study.

Apixaban cheaper, on par with enoxaparin as VTE prophylaxis in gynaecologic cancer patients
Patients with gynaecologic cancer who used apixaban for postoperative venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis achieve similar 90-day and lower 30-day rates of VTE when compared with those who used enoxaparin, reports a study presented at SGO 2024.




