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A small open-label study supports the safety and motor performance effectiveness of closed-loop adaptive deep-brain stimulation (aDBS) compared with conventional daily deep-brain stimulation (cDBS) sessions in Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients.

Extending treatment with letrozole for 5 years improves disease-free survival (DFS) rates in postmenopausal women with early-stage breast cancer who have already received tamoxifen for 2–3 years, according to the GIM4* trial.

Smoking increases the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in cancer patients, but not in people without cancer, a recent study has found.

In the treatment of women with acute ischaemic stroke, mechanical thrombectomy is effective and can be safely performed during pregnancy or the postpartum period, as shown in a study.

Oteseconazole (VT-1161), a novel investigational fungal CYP51 inhibitor, outdid fluconazole/placebo for managing acute and recurrent* vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC), according to data from the phase III ultraVIOLET trial.

Undiagnosed depression, depressive symptoms, and suicidal ideation are all common among Hong Kong doctors, a recent study has found.