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The biggest obstacles to treating psoriasis in Malaysia are financial burden and ineffective treatment options, reveals a regional survey.

Cardiovascular death among seniors with pneumonia down with antibiotic therapy

In the treatment of older patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia, the use of guideline-concordant antibiotic therapy significantly lowers the risk of cardiovascular death in the first year of follow-up, as reported in a study.

10 Jan 2023

Vaccination drive seeks to prevent pneumococcal disease in vulnerable communities

The recent World Pneumonia Day 2022 saw the Malaysian Red Crescent Society (MRCS) partner with Pfizer Malaysia and non-governmental organizations such as BeVital, Community Health Care Clinic, PT Foundation, Ihsan Johor Relief and the National Cancer Society of Malaysia to vaccinate and protect 6,000 children and adults against pneumococcal disease.

Digital Pathology is a field whose time has come.

During the recent Digital Pathology Congress: Malaysia – National Policy on the Development and Use of Digital Pathology Technology, a panel of diverse speakers shared their experiences and insights on the rapidly developing field of digital Anatomic Pathology (AP), one of seven disciplines under the broad category of Laboratory Medicine.

$While many are focused on prevention of primary fractures, it is double important to prevent a secondary fracture.$

While many are focused on prevention of primary fractures, it is double important to prevent a secondary fracture.

In conjunction with World Osteoporosis Day (WOD), which falls on 20 October, Bone Health Alliance Malaysia (BHAM) urges Malaysians to prioritize bone health management and subsequent osteoporotic fracture prevention.

Corticosteroid poses no excess mortality risk in drug-induced liver injury

Treatment with corticosteroid in patients with drug-induced liver injury (DILI) does not appear to contribute to increased risk of death but rather helps normalize liver enzymes, as shown in a study.

Caudate, left hepatic lobes involved in liver injury in distal oesophageal carcinoma patients

A recent study has shown the involvement of the caudate and left hepatic lobes in cases of radiation-induced liver injury (RILI) in patients with distal oesophageal carcinoma. Imaging patterns of RILI on fluorodeoxiglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) also include one or two regions of increased FDG uptake with a nodular, diffuse, or combined appearance.

Valacyclovir after allogeneic HCT reduces CMV infection

09 Jan 2023 by

Viral prophylaxis with valacyclovir 1 g three times daily following allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) results in a lower incidence of clinically significant cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection as compared with acyclovir, according to a study.

Veterans with bladder pain syndrome report more food sensitivities

Food sensitivities are significantly more common among veterans with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome than those without, according to a study.