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Infused amino acid intake is positively associated with mortality in older patients receiving parenteral nutrition, a study has found.
Using mobile devices to deliver resilience training programmes effectively eases depressive symptoms and enhances resilience in parents caring for children with cancer, according to a new study.
Compared with nasopharyngeal swabs (NPS), saliva samples provide higher diagnostic yield for detecting positivity to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a recent study has found.
Symptom distress is prevalent among cancer survivors, according to data from the city’s first community-based multidisciplinary cancer survivorship clinic set up by the University of Hong Kong (HKU) Jockey Club Institute of Cancer Care (JCICC).
Initial treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) plus infliximab resulted in less additional therapy in multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) compared with IVIG alone, according to a recent study.
Elevated lead concentrations in plasma among kidney transplant recipients appear to contribute to an increased risk of late graft failure, a study reports.
Patients with psoriatic arthritis exhibit reduced hand grip strength, with the deterioration of skill, coordination, and functionality of hand commensurate with the severity of psoriatic arthritis, a study has found.
Measuring the index of microcirculatory resistance (IMR) early after heart transplantation can predict subsequent acute allograft rejection (AAR) at 1 year and clinical events at 10 years, suggests a study. In addition, early IMR measurement identifies patients at greater risk and may guide personalized post-transplantation management.
Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) is an effective treatment approach for blunt traumatic aortic injury (BTAI) in older or severely injured patients, a recent study has found. Meanwhile, open repair is a viable and important alternative for younger patients or those with unsuitable aortic anatomies.
Diabetes seems to affect men and women differently despite similar socioeconomic, biological, dietary, and lifestyle backgrounds, a recent India study has found.
