"Gut health" was once a term used only by naturopaths and others in pseudoscience realms. But it has become commonplace in mainstream medicine, largely due to the rising number of patients presentin… [+5007 chars]
Atherosclerosis, a buildup of plaque, can lead to heart disease, artery disease, and chronic kidney disease and is traditionally treated by inserting and inflating a balloon to expand the artery. Oth… [+2830 chars]
Cases of monkeypox continue to climb across the globe, with more than 200 confirmed and suspected cases documented in over 20 countries. Scientists are starting to gather their first clues about thes… [+3139 chars]
Speaking about the research, Director of Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, Professor Pam Kearns said: The treatment for glioblastomas remains extremely challenging. Even with surgery, radioth… [+524 chars]
The Best Emollients for Eczema trial has found that no one type of moisturiser is better than another. This study, the first in the world to directly compare different types of moisturisers, highlig… [+5515 chars]
News The latest confirmed death has prompted health authorities to remind GPs of their role in vaccination uptake. People among the high-risk groups are advised to avoid mosquito exposure and speak… [+4950 chars]
New experiments conducted in mice add to mounting evidence in opposition to a popular claim that COVID-19 vaccination during early pregnancy may cause birth defects or fetal growth problems. The stud… [+2804 chars]
Australia Touts Success of Dedicated General Practice Respiratory Clinics During COVID-19 Pandemic In a special report, Australian researchers describe the national rollout of General Practice Respi… [+1934 chars]
I read the recent letters regarding the bowel cancer screening poo in the post test (18 May) with an enduring sense of frustration regarding the lack of public awareness of what this test is actually… [+1445 chars]
Placeholder while article actions load The spread of the monkeypox virus has pushed the United States and European countries to evaluate their vaccine supplies and possible treatments,even as health… [+5078 chars]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says there have been 131 confirmed monkeypox cases and 106 further suspected cases since the first was reported on May 7 outside the countries where it usually spr… [+1822 chars]
In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers designed a lentivirus-based mammalian surface-display platform combined with deep mutational scanning (DMS) to evaluate the impac… [+6003 chars]
