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The risk of developing infection following operative vaginal birth is high when episiotomy is performed, forceps are used, and among women who are primiparous and overweight, a study has found. As such, timely prophylactic antibiotics should be given.

When administered concomitantly with oxytocin, prophylactic granisetron appears to have no negative impact on myometrial contraction during caesarean delivery, reports a recent study.

The combination of nivolumab 1 mg/kg (NIVO1) and ipilimumab 3 mg/kg (IPI3) every 3 weeks followed by NIVO 240 mg every 2 weeks in the second-line setting continues to confer durable response and overall survival (OS) benefit in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (aHCC), according to 5-year data from the CheckMate 040* trial presented at ESMO GI 2022.

Treatment with revacept 120 mg appears to be beneficial in the treatment of patients with symptomatic internal carotid artery stenosis, according to a study.

Sexual aversion (SA), which is characterized by an unwillingness to get involved in any sexual activity, occurs in nearly 10 percent of adults, reveals a study in Canada.

Health-promoting behaviours mediate the association between psychiatric symptoms and quality of life (QoL) in people with mental health illnesses (PMI), researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have reported.