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Sepsis patients with mental disorders see lowered rates of short-term mortality, a recent study has found.

Among very low birthweight preterm infants with Gram-negative bacterial infections, inotropic support requirement, leukopenia, and elevated immature to total neutrophil ratio serve as red flags for late-onset sepsis mortality, according to a study from Singapore.

Dietary protein seems to have positive effects on sleep duration in middle-aged and older adults, especially when looking at the amino acid tryptophan (Trp) and its ratio with large neutral amino acids (LNAA), according to a recent Singapore study.

Even moderate alcohol drinking can be detrimental to cognitive health, such that intake levels of only one to two daily alcohol units lead to a reduction in brain volume, which becomes greater as alcohol intake increases, a study has found.

Patients with primary hyperparathyroidism are at increased risk of fractures, but surgery appears to be protective, according to a study.

Intramuscular (IM) olanzapine is similarly cost-effective with a better safety profile compared with IM haloperidol for sedating patients with acute agitation in Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments, according to cost-effectiveness data from a randomized clinical trial (RCT) conducted by the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and clinical teams of six A&E departments of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority (HA).