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Skipping mammograms may up breast cancer mortality risk 15 Apr 2021

Skipping even one scheduled mammography screening prior to a breast cancer diagnosis could increase a woman’s risk of breast cancer mortality, according to a prospective, observational study from Sweden.

Cerebral embolic protection during TAVI safe, but has no clear benefits

15 Apr 2021

Male phenotype of PCOS uncovered; risks of T2D, CVD likely

15 Apr 2021

Beyond 6 hours: Late thrombectomy still beneficial in select stroke patients

15 Apr 2021

Warfarin use tied to bleak outcomes in ILD patients

15 Apr 2021

Male voiding behaviour varies daily, worsens with age

15 Apr 2021

High psychological resilience tied to better function, independence in hip fracture patients

15 Apr 2021

Old age, antiplatelet use, right colon polyp predict post-EMR bleeding in cirrhotics

15 Apr 2021

Patients, doctors to continue using telemedicine postpandemic

15 Apr 2021

Infliximab comparable with ustekinumab for biologic-naïve CD patients

15 Apr 2021

Room temperature affects BP measurements

15 Apr 2021

Management of MDROs in the ICU and the role of newer antimicrobial agents 30 Mar 2021;
Intensive care unit (ICU) patients are at risk of developing serious infections with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), which require appropriate and adequate antibiotic coverage. Early empirical coverage is pivotal in saving patients’ lives. At a recent webinar co-organized by the Society of Infectious Disease (Singapore) and Pfizer, renowned Professor David Paterson, Professor of Medicine and Director, The University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, and Consultant Infectious Diseases Physician, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia, discussed the role of newer antimicrobial agents, including ceftazidime-avibactam (Zavicefta) in the management of MDROs in the ICU. Dr Wong Sin Yew, Infectious Disease Physician at Gleneagles Medical Centre and Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre, Singapore, chaired the event.