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Severe OSA doubles the risk of unprovoked VTE

20 Sep 2022 by

Patients with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) who had the longest nocturnal hypoxaemia episodes have a twofold risk of developing venous thromboembolic events (VTE) in a study dubbed as the first to investigate the association between OSA and the incidence of unprovoked VTE.

20 Sep 2022

High-dose treprostinil for PH-ILD yields better outcomes

19 Sep 2022

In the treatment of patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) with fibrotic interstitial lung disease (ILD), a higher dose of inhaled treprostinil or getting at least nine breaths four times daily increases the likelihood of achieving clinical improvement and preventing clinical worsening, according to a study.

19 Sep 2022

Female gout patients at higher risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, severe sequelae

18 Sep 2022

Despite being vaccinated against COVID-19, women with gout have an excess risk of developing SARS-CoV-2 infection as well as severe sequelae from it, according to a study.

18 Sep 2022

Smoking during surgical mask use may impair vascular function

16 Sep 2022 by

Smoking during prolonged use of surgical facemasks due to the COVID-19 pandemic may further compromise vascular function, a study has shown.

16 Sep 2022

MRNA booster shot durably bolsters defenses against severe COVID-19

14 Sep 2022 by

Boosting with an mRNA vaccine yields significant protection against severe COVID-19 and may keep people out of the hospital for up to 6 months, as shown in a Singapore study.

14 Sep 2022

Airway clearance, exercise common physiotherapy practice in adult ICUs in Singapore

14 Sep 2022 by

Conventional airway clearance is still the most used treatment among all the available physiotherapy management techniques for patients in the intensive care unit (ICU), according to a Singapore study.

14 Sep 2022

Ivermectin not superior to placebo in mild COVID-19

13 Sep 2022 by

Early treatment with single- or double-dose ivermectin is no better than placebo in avoiding progression to hospitalization and in improving symptoms in mild COVID-19, results of a study have shown.

13 Sep 2022

Nirmatrelvir conferred protection in older adults during the Omicron outbreak

13 Sep 2022 by

During the surge of the Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant, antiviral therapy with nirmatrelvir significantly reduced the rate of COVID-19-related hospitalization or death among patients aged ≥65 years, according to a recent study.

13 Sep 2022

3D-printed masks a good alternative to N95 respirators

12 Sep 2022

Reusable 3D-printed respirators offer a cost-effective alternative to N95 masks in providing protection against respiratory pathogens, such as SARS-CoV-2, suggests a recent study. In addition, fit testing results show that some 3D-printed mask designs appear to exceed the fit of N95 masks.

12 Sep 2022

Tuberculosis survivors at risk of stroke

11 Sep 2022

Patients who have been treated for tuberculosis appear to have an elevated risk of ischaemic stroke compared with their counterparts who have never had the infection, according to a study.