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SG: Acne in youths managed suboptimally in primary care
The prescribing patterns for acne among local primary care physicians appear to deviate from clinical practice guidelines used to achieve optimal outcomes for young people, as shown in a Singapore study.
COVID-19 medicine use in pregnancy increases with disease severity
Use of medicines for COVID-19 during pregnancy is higher in patients with more severe disease, according to a study. In addition, a trend towards increased corticosteroids use has been observed and appears to be consistent with changing guidelines.
Maximal transurethral resection tied to better outcomes at cystectomy
Pathological response at cystectomy may improve with maximal resection in patients undergoing transurethral resection for muscle-invasive bladder cancer prior to neoadjuvant chemotherapy, according to a study.
Higher sodium intake tied to higher atherosclerotic burden
Increased sodium intake is associated with increased coronary and carotid atherosclerosis burden in the general Swedish population, even in normotensive individuals and those without known cardiovascular disease (CVD), the SCAPIS* study finds.
Biofeedback-virtual reality device beneficial in chronic migraine
For individuals with chronic migraine, frequent use of a portable biofeedback-virtual reality device leads to a decreased frequency of acute analgesic drug use and an improvement in depression, as shown in a pilot study.
