New hand-held scanner generates 3D images in seconds to facilitate early diagnosis
A new hand-held scanner developed by UCL researchers can generate highly detailed 3D photoacoustic images in just seconds, ...
American Academy of Pediatrics releases clinical practice guideline for opioid prescriptions
The American Academy of Pediatrics has published its first clinical guideline for pediatricians on prescribing opioids, ...
People who experience side effects from cranial radiation therapy may recover full neurocognitive function within months
A substantial number of patients with brain metastases who experience cognitive side effects following radiation therapy may ...
Radiopharmaceutical therapy offers promise for people with tough-to-treat meningioma brain tumors
A radiopharmaceutical therapy that has successfully extended progression-free survival for patients with neuroendocrine ...
Access to a GP can make all the difference in surviving lung cancer—and that is a problem for Māori
Surviving lung cancer in Aotearoa New Zealand could depend on whether you can access a GP—raising questions about equity in ...
How alcohol-associated liver disease differs among races
Researchers have long known that outcomes for alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) aren't equal among all races and ...
Ketamine: What to know about the UK's growing drug problem
There is growing awareness of the problems caused by the use of a fast-acting drug called ketamine. Often referred to as K or ...
What is CAR-T cell therapy? Oncologist explains
Roughly 635,000 new cases of lymphoma were diagnosed worldwide, according to the World Cancer Research Fund International's ...
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Bacterial infections could be trigger for type 1 diabetes, new research suggests
For the first time, scientists have found that proteins from bacteria can trigger the immune system to attack insulin-producing cells, leading to the development of type 1 diabetes. The new ...
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Telemedicine improved doctors' quality of patient care during COVID, new research shows
We all remember when the COVID-19 lockdown in early 2020 upended the comfort of our daily routines. Businesses were forced to adapt to limited ways of engaging with customers, with varied levels ...
Shared reading starting in infancy promoted as a positive parenting practice with lifelong benefits
The American Academy of Pediatrics encourages parents and caregivers to read aloud with their newborns and young children as ...
South Africa has a good childhood vaccination system—what's stopping it from being great?
The two public health interventions that have had the greatest impact on the world's health are clean water and vaccines.