European Medicines Agency steps up effort on superbugs
The number of people in Europe dying because of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) infections has hit an all time high, according to new EU data. An estimated 35,000 Europeans… read more.
The number of people in Europe dying because of antimicrobial resistant (AMR) infections has hit an all time high, according to new EU data. An estimated 35,000 Europeans… read more.
Your entire medical journey lives in digital health records, but how do you know if those records are wrong, incomplete or missing important information? That’s the focus of… read more.
A scalpel-free, high-tech form of brain surgery pioneered at UVA Health offers long-term relief for patients with essential tremor, a common movement disorder, a five-year review shows. The study… read more.
A new test has been developed in Turku, Finland, that helps in separating heart attack patients from those whose cardiac troponin values are elevated due to renal insufficiency…. read more.
Sarcopenia, a clinical syndrome characterized by progressive and extensive decline in skeletal muscle mass, force and function, is widely considered part of aging. Early diagnosis is extremely important… read more.
Tuberculosis can be tough to detect. Diagnosis usually requires coughing up a sputum sample from the lungs, which can be unpleasant, impractical, and even hazardous. But in a… read more.
A new screening test app could help advance the early detection of Parkinson’s disease and severe COVID-19, improving the management of these illnesses. Developed by a research team… read more.
The same metabolite is linked to cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. A substance produced by gut microorganisms can lead to scarring and blood vessel damage in patients with scleroderma,… read more.
Researchers at the Kennedy Institute, University of Oxford, led by Professor Jagdeep Nanchahal have demonstrated the efficacy of the anti-TNF drug adalimumab for patients with early stage Dupuytren’s… read more.
Chlamydia, the leading cause of sexually transmitted bacterial infections, evades detection and elimination inside human cells by use of a cloaking device. But Duke University researchers have grasped… read more.
When double reading screening mammograms, radiographers (technologists) trained for the task perform as well as radiologists in key areas, according to a study published in Radiology, a journal of… read more.
Lung cancer, the most common cancer worldwide, is targeted with radiation therapy (RT) in nearly one-half of cases. RT planning is a manual, resource-intensive process that can take… read more.