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High-acuity mental health-related emergency department (ED) attendances increased relative to other reasons during the COVID-19 pandemic, reports a Singapore study. The incidence of suicide attempts also rose with the progress of the pandemic.

A retrospective study spanning 25 years has shown that intravenous (IV) iron therapy in hospitalized patients with iron-deficiency anaemia and acute infections is associated with a lower risk of death.

Knowledge of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination has improved in Singapore following government efforts to enhance cervical cancer awareness through national campaigns and policy changes. However, this has not translated to an increase in vaccine acceptance rates, according to a study.