Taiwan: Researchers have found in a nationwide cohort of patients with diabetes and a history of major adverse limb events that treatment with GLP-1 receptor agonists was associated with significantly…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a first-of-its-kind device for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer Optune Pax, developed by Novocure, is a portable,…
According to a new study bariatric surgery resulted in a significant short- to medium-term reduction in emotional eating, suggesting that surgical weight-loss treatments may have an added benefit on maladaptive…
USA: Researchers have drawn attention to an unusual but potentially distressing adverse effect linked to a commonly used postoperative treatment for non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). A multi-institutional case series published…
A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed that when home-delivered Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) -style foods were combined with dietitian coaching, blood…
Researchers have found in a new study that releasing sterile Wolbachia-infected male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes significantly reduced mosquito populations and lowered dengue infection risk. In treated areas, only 6% of…
A new study published in the journal of Dermatology Reports recognized psoriasis to be a risk factor for erectile dysfunction (ED), and the presence of ED in men with psoriasis…
Researchers in a global analysis have identified elevated body mass index and low physical activity as major, modifiable contributors to hypertension-related chronic kidney disease, with BMI emerging as the dominant…
In a new study that combines synthetic biology with cancer immunotherapy, researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) and Central South University…
The most prevalent cause of anaemia during pregnancy is iron deficiency anaemia (IDA), which is a microcytic anaemia characterised by impaired red blood cell formation. IDA is linked to poor…