Conference Reports

Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2020 Annual Meeting

29 November 2020 - 05 December 2020

The 40th Annual Pregnancy Meeting of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine (SMFM 2020)

Grapevine, Texas, US

03 February 2020 - 08 February 2020

American Thoracic Society 2019 (ATS 2019) International Conference

Dallas, Texas, US

17 May 2019 - 22 May 2019

Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2019 Meeting

Baltimore, Maryland

24 April 2019 - 01 May 2019

12th IDF-WPR Congress & 10th AASD Scientific Meeting

Kuala Lumpur

22 November 2018 - 25 November 2018

European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress 2018

15 September 2018 - 19 September 2018

24th Malaysian Dietitian’s Association National Conference

Kuala Lumpur

25 June 2018 - 26 June 2018

Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RCOG) World Congress 2018

Singapore

21 March 2018 - 24 March 2018

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Folate levels during pregnancy affect offspring neurodevelopment

18 Nov 2020

Serum folate levels during pregnancy correlate with the child’s neurodevelopment at 2 years of age, particularly in terms of language development, a recent study has shown. Folate supplementation may be a valuable nutritional intervention to consider.

Fetoscopic laser ablation improves survival in TTTS, requires highly skilled team

Stephen Padilla, 23 Nov 2020

Fetoscopic laser ablation (FLP) is an effective treatment for twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) in monochorionic twin pregnancies, but it requires a tertiary neonatal facility and a highly specialized team in performing intervention therapies for the treatment of potential complications, according to a Singapore study.