News & Updates

In pharmacotherapy trials for obesity, there appears to be strong placebo and nocebo effects, according to a recent Singapore study. These should be taken into consideration for designing future studies.

Of various universal screening modalities for biliary atresia, the stool colour card and direct bilirubin (DB) measurements prove to be cost-effective depending on willingness-to-pay thresholds (WTP), a new Japan has found.

Among older patients with cancer, geriatric impairments appear to have a strong negative impact on quality of life (QoL) and physical function (PF), reports a recent study. However, radiotherapy (RT) appears to be well-tolerated in this group.

Supplementation with glutamine in patients with severe burns falls short of reducing the time to discharge alive from the hospital, according to the results of the RE-ENERGIZE trial.

In vitro fertilization (IVF) pregnancies conceived with donor sperm are not necessarily at increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomes compared with similar pregnancies conceived with partner sperm, according to a study.

Unilateral pleural effusion impairs the ipsilateral hemidiaphragm function and sets off compensatory hyperactivity of the contralateral hemidiaphragm, which resolves postdrainage, suggest the results of the second PLeural Effusion And Symptom Evaluation (PLEASE-2) study.

Consuming Jarlsberg cheese – a type of Norwegian cheese that contains long-chained vitamin K2 and DHNA* – may help fend off bone weakening, a study from Norway has shown. What’s more, it appears to do so without adversely affecting lipid levels, even extending its benefit to glycated haemoglobin levels.