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Negative upper endoscopy findings in GERD signal lower upper gastrointestinal cancer risk
Negative upper endoscopy findings in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) indicate lower risk of developing upper gastrointestinal cancer, a new study has found.
Negative upper endoscopy findings in GERD signal lower upper gastrointestinal cancer risk
21 Oct 2021
SGLT2i alone or with DPP4 inhibitors prevents hospitalization due to heart failure
Use of sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) either alone or in combination with dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors (DPP4is) reduces the risk of hospitalization from heart failure (HHF), a study has shown. In contrast, thiazolidinediones alone or in combination with DPP4is increases HHF risk, but glucose-lowering can help reduce HHF.
SGLT2i alone or with DPP4 inhibitors prevents hospitalization due to heart failure
21 Oct 2021
Calcifediol may prevent ICU admission, death in COVID-19
Treatment with calcifediol shortly after hospitalization with COVID-19 results in a significant reduction in intensive care unit (ICU) admission and death by more than 50 percent, reveals a study. In addition, baseline 25(OH)D levels is negatively associated with both ICU admission and mortality.
Calcifediol may prevent ICU admission, death in COVID-19
21 Oct 2021
Smartwatches reliably detect face touching
Smartwatches, with the support of machine learning algorithms, can perceive face-touching (FT) behaviours and may help contain outbreaks of respiratory infections such as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to a new study.
Smartwatches reliably detect face touching
21 Oct 2021
PCI yields short-term mortality gains in STEMI patients receiving dialysis
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) is as good as conservative management in terms of the benefit for in-hospital mortality among ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients receiving maintenance dialysis, a study has found.
PCI yields short-term mortality gains in STEMI patients receiving dialysis
21 Oct 2021
Nurse-led e-health rehab improves risk factors and HRQoL in CHD patients
A 12-week nurse-led e-health cardiac rehabilitation (NeCR) programme run on a website and a social media chat room effectively modifies behavioural risk factors and improves health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Chinese patients hospitalized for coronary heart disease (CHD), researchers from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and the University of Hong Kong have reported.