3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (346+ words) Put your brand in front of 47,000+ engaged healthcare professionals and decision-makers. Download our rate card A severe bout of Covid-19 can wake up a slew of dormant viruses hiding inside the body, according to an analysis of more… [More] A…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1026+ words) The death of a six-year-old girl after receiving experimental gene editing therapy at a hospital in Shanghai was never publicly disclosed, and experts say that much greater caution should have been exercised before this first-in-human study, and that red flags…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1147+ words) In a small trial, six people who were highly allergic to peanuts can now tolerate the nut after receiving a faecal transplant, reports a recently published study in Science Translational Medicine. The tria1 of 15 people is the first evidence that faecal…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1201+ words) A severe bout of Covid-19 can wake up a slew of dormant viruses hiding inside the body, according to an analysis of more than 1 000 people admitted to hospital with the disease, reports Nature. The researchers said this reactivation of pathogens…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1111+ words) A sweeping review of more than 350 studies by American researchers suggests that eating less protein appears to improve metabolism, reduce inflammation and cellular damage, and activate pathways linked to healthier ageing and longer life. Although protein-enriched products now fill grocery…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1110+ words) After more than a decade of research, testing and Africa’s only clinical trial of its kind, a cancer treatment that could improve the effectiveness of standard oncology care in South Africa’s public health system is poised for rollout, reports the…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1074+ words) The share of pharmaceutical tenders awarded to domestic firms has steadily shrunk in recent years, with little weight being accorded to local production. Consequently, the sector has shed more than 2 500 jobs in 18 months, medicine shortages are at an all-time high…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1255+ words) The recently announced failure of a promising heart drug targeting inflammation, and which was expected to be a blockbuster, has experts questioning whether inflammation really does cause heart disease, reports The New York Times. Novo Nordisk stunned the cardiology world…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (963+ words) A recent study found that older adults taking a daily multivitamin for three years reported significantly better functional health, including reductions in symptom burden and improvements in overall physical functioning, reports Medical News Today. Multivitamin supplementation describes a daily vitamin…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1286+ words) Experts say that removal of the fallopian tubes can reduce the risk of a woman getting ovarian cancer by 80% – and that most cases of ‘ovarian cancer’ actually involve the fallopian tubes. Few cases start in the ovaries, and those that…...