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Singaporean patients have a poor overall appreciation of robotic surgery and harbour several misconceptions about the procedure, according to a recent study.

In a newborn-screened cohort of children with cystic fibrosis (CF), azithromycin treatment from infancy to 36 months did not reduce the extent of structural lung disease (SLD). However, it did decrease airway inflammation and morbidity and improved some clinical outcomes associated with CF lung disease, the phase III COMBAT CF study has shown.

Breast reconstruction with latissimus dorsi (LD) flap appears to impair shoulder strength, a recent study has found. Activities of daily living (ADLs) remain unhindered after LD procedures.

A 12-week course of daily oral contraception with ulipristal acetate does not appear to be reliable, with a recent study showing that women who have received daily oral ulipristal acetate have progesterone concentrations that indicate ovulation during treatment.

Treatment with pegcetacoplan improves the quality of life (QoL) of patients with paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) who were naïve to complement inhibitor therapy, according to the PRINCE study update presented at EHA 2022. This comes with the added benefit of disease control.