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Singaporeans’ affair with Western-style fast food: Unhealthy and possibly deadly
A diet heavy in Western-style fast food is known to make people fat and unhealthy, and a recent study quantifies its toll in an Eastern population, particularly Singaporeans: Frequent intake puts one at risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) and dying from coronary heart disease (CHD).
Brentuximab vedotin-chemo confers OS advantage over bleomycin-containing chemo for advanced HL
In the 6-year follow-up of the ECHELON-1 trial, a combination of the CD30-directed ADC* brentuximab vedotin and a chemotherapy (CT) regimen comprising doxorubicin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (A+AVD), showed a survival advantage over a combination comprising the same CT regimen plus bleomycin (ABVD) in patients with previously untreated stage III or IV Hodgkin’s lymphoma (HL).
Hepatitis B vaccine with TLR-9 agonist achieves high protection in people with HIV
Among people living with HIV (PLHIV), immunization with a hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-based vaccine adjuvanted with a toll-like receptor (TLR)-9 agonist can induce a 100-percent seroprotection rate, according to a study presented at the recently concluded Virtual ID Week 2022.
Treatment failure risk in older IBD patients higher with vedolizumab vs TNF antagonists
The use of vedolizumab in the treatment of older patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) appears to not only pose a higher risk of treatment failure but also offer no significant safety advantage when compared with tumour necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists, according to a study.
