News & Updates

Increased intake of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) or artificially sweetened beverages (ASB) does not appear to contribute to the risk of dementia in older adults, according to a study.

Screening for anal cancer among men who have sex with men (MSM) with HIV aged ≥35 years is cost-effective, according to a recent study. However, there is a need for value-based prioritization strategies to improve screening use.

Treatment with semaglutide may offer some advantage over empagliflozin, with a recent study showing a much lower risk of death and cardiovascular (CV) events among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) who received semaglutide.

In a post hoc analysis using the phase III REGENCY study dataset, obinutuzumab on top of standard therapy (ST) demonstrates significant superiority to placebo plus ST across numerous renal response definitions in patients with active lupus nephritis (LN).

The Pharmacists Healthcare Leadership Forum (PHLF) 2025, organised by the Malaysian Pharmacists Society’s Hospital and Clinical Pharmacy Chapter in collaboration with the Community Pharmacy Chapter and the Community Public Awareness Chapter, was a remarkable success. 

Among women hoping to get pregnant, greater day-to-day variability in sleep onset and duration—both indicators of chronodisruption—are linked to a longer time to conception over a year of follow-up, as reported in a study.

High outdoor temperatures may predispose individuals to atrial fibrillation (AF), with the odds increasing two- to threefold at extremely high temperature levels, according to a study.

A recent study in Norway has recommended the use of faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) as a first-line treatment to patients with primary Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI).