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Treatment with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) guided by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) delivers optimal local control, resulting in better overall survival with an acceptable safety profile among heavily morbid, pretreated older patients with a liver tumour, reports a study.

Small amounts of vigorous intermittent lifestyle physical activity (VILPA) were associated with lower incident cancer risk in non-exercising adults, findings from the UK Biobank Accelerometry Study suggest.

One-fourth of pupils in Hong Kong experienced ≥1 mental disorder in the past year, and 4 percent had suicidal ideation, according to a territory-wide study by the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).

A 10-year territory-wide study has shown a 9.5-fold increase in utilization of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) among adult patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) of public hospitals in Hong Kong, especially older patients and patients with more severe disease or comorbidities.

The presence of anorexia nervosa during pregnancy may contribute to elevated risks of clinically important adverse pregnancy outcomes, with a significant proportion of the excess risk due to an underweight prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) or gestational weight gain below the recommendation, as shown in a study.

The world is out of the pandemic, but several subvariants of Omicron are still evolving, says Dr Adrian Chan, respiratory physician and intensivist at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Singapore, during his talk at APSR 2023.

Women who consume energy drinks before pregnancy may potentially be at increased risk of gestational hypertension, as reported in a study.

For older adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who are initiating a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD), low-dose methotrexate appears to be associated with a heightened 90-day risk of serious adverse events compared with hydroxychloroquine, as shown in a study.