The incidence of hepatitis B infection is now declining locally with the introduction of routine screening and immunisation. However, with the increasing local prevalence of diabetes and obesity associated with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), the incidence of HCC is not expected to decline but may conversely increase as seen in North America, where HCC is now the fastest rising cause of cancer deaths. Read more

The new tool allows doctors to perform keyhole surgery rather than remove a large piece of the skull to access the brain. With BrainPath, patients cut their hospital stay by half, and more than one-third of them have recovered well. Read more

However, a reported case of chest pain precipitated by fluvoxamine in an elderly with a known history of cardiovascular disease highlights the need for psychiatrists to be aware of chest pain as a potential side effect of fluvoxamine. Read more