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Health

A gene therapy restored helpful vision to patients with rare, inherited blindness

Pranjal Malewar

Scientists showed a very clean safety profile and efficacy.

Futuristic Bioprinting Facility for Organ Manufacturing and Transplants
Health

Heart-in-a-Box more effective than cooler for transplants

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Storing donor hearts in a "heart-in-a-box" reduces the risk of early heart failure compared to the usual ice cooler.

Young man on running road in the outdoors having a back pain
Health

World-first research shows walking alleviates back pain

Dr. Prajakta Banik

A randomized trial shows that the walk-back program prevents back pain relapses.

Pregnant woman relaxing in living room
Health

Obese women don’t need to put on extra kilos during pregnancy, study

Pranjal Malewar

The guidelines for weight gain during pregnancy in obese women have long been questioned.

Text written with blood by syringes
Health

HIV prevention medication doubles with digital health interventions

Dr. Prajakta Banik

HIV prevention among young people at risk for HIV acquisition.

Midsection of couple sitting at home
Health

Rheumatoid arthritis drugs may prevent disease

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Abatacept tested in high-risk individuals for rheumatoid arthritis in phase 2b trial.

Image showing Myelodysplastic neoplasms are most commonly diagnosed in older people. Photo: ColourboxMyelodysplastic neoplasms are most commonly diagnosed in older people.
Health

New treatments for severe blood disorders in bone marrow

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Sabatolimab plus hypomethylating agents in phase 2 MDS trial.

Children's nurse wiping blood with cotton wool
Health

COVID-19 vaccine gaps linked to 7,000+ hospitalizations, deaths

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Link between undervaccination and severe COVID-19.

Photo blue and white capsules pills spilled out of white plastic bottle with medical and healthcare icon.
Health

Unveiling superbug drivers beyond antibiotic

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Longitudinal study of multidrug-resistant E. coli across countries.

Health

Longer life with the aid of hearing aids

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Study links hearing aid use to lower mortality in U.S. adults with hearing loss.

Microbiologists studying dna
Health

Advancing infection diagnosis: Study on innovative metagenomic tool

Dr. Prajakta Banik

France's clinical metagenomics: A study on performance

Insulin diabetes, syringe, medical injection in hand, palm or fingers. medicine plastic vaccination equipment with needle.
Health

Weekly insulin injections for diabetes management

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Comparing weekly and daily insulin in type 1 diabetes (ONWARDS 6).

Old senior asian male hand nasal swab testing rapid tests
Health

Life expectancy may drop by 14 years with type 2 diabetes diagnosis at age 30

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Type 2 diabetes diagnosis age & life expectancy: A 23-million-year study.

Image showing Blue legs Symptom.
Health

Shedding light on the blue legs symptom of Long Covid

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Long COVID unveiled: Exploring dysautonomia, venous insufficiency, and acrocyanosis.

Image showing kid with cystic fibrosis
Health

Asthma and lung function in children is associated with food allergy

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Food allergy and lung function at six years.

Image illustration of Ugandan Infant
Neuroscience

New bacterial strain linked to Hydrocephalus in Ugandan infants

Dr. Prajakta Banik

New research confirms bacterial outbreak threatening Uganda's newborns.

Image showing hipfracturemap.
Health

Hip fracture care and costs vary widely across NHS hospitals

Dr. Prajakta Banik

NHS hospitals need to improve hip fracture care to reduce costs and improve outcomes.

Image showing Radiotherapy setup.
Health

Radiotherapy boost offers hope for shorter breast cancer treatment

Dr. Prajakta Banik

SIB radiotherapy: A new hope for early breast cancer patients.

patient prior to treatment with ritlecitinib
Health

A new treatment for alopecia areata is safe for adolescents

Pranjal Malewar

This new work is a huge advancement for treating alopecia areata.

Image showing air pollution
Environment

Almost nowhere on earth is safe

Pranjal Malewar

World first study into global daily air pollution shows almost nowhere on earth is safe.

Image showing to respiratory disease
Health

Respiratory disease in children linked to a higher risk of death for adults

Vidya Nagalwade

Early childhood infection is linked to a higher risk of dying from respiratory disease.

Mixing Covid-19 vaccine increases reactogenicity
Health

Mixing Covid-19 vaccine increases reactogenicity

Editorial Team

Adverse reactions were short-lived, with no other safety concerns.

Should home-based blood pressure monitoring be commonplace in NHS?
Health

Home-based blood pressure monitoring should be commonplace in NHS, study

Editorial Team

In a new study by the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and Birmingham, scientists reported that at the point when GPs construct their medicine changes in light...

Antidepressants more effective in treating depression than placebo
Health

Antidepressants are more effective in treating depression than placebo

Amit Malewar

An international study conducted by Oxford University suggests that antidepressants can be an effective tool to treat major depression, but this does not necessarily...

Afternoon Surgery has Lower Risk of Complications
Health

Afternoon surgery has lower risk of complications

Amit Malewar

Heart attacks and heart failure less common in patients having heart operations in the afternoon as opposed to the morning.

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