There was no clinically meaningful difference in the risk for hepatocellular carcinoma between patients taking tenofovir vs. entecavir to treat chronic hepatitis B virus infection, according to study… [+3366 chars]
A multidisciplinary team of experts has developed a new clinical pathway for the management of Cushing syndrome resulting from ectopic production of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). The recommend… [+5126 chars]
THERE are health conditions that get scoffed at, or which people laugh off and try to ignore. Piles is one of them. Dr Zoe Williams answers some common questions sent in by readersCredit: The Sun … [+5997 chars]
Investigators at St Vincents University Hospital in Ireland reacted to a recently published article about systemic immune inflammation in hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) in a letter to the editor publi… [+2678 chars]
By incorporating artificial components into E. coli bacteria to create biohybrid microrobots, a group of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems’ Physical Intelligence Depar… [+5570 chars]
The National University of Ireland in Galway (NUI Galway) launched a national survey to investigate the stigma that people living with HIV have to face when accessing healthcare settings. They are cu… [+4130 chars]
Irritable bowel syndrome, commonly referred to as IBS, is a condition in which multiple symptoms can appear together, creating recurring pain in the abdominal area and even causing bowel dysfunction.… [+7313 chars]
<li>WHO. Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Situation Dashboard 2021; 2021. Available from: https://covid19.who.int/. </li><li>WHO. Munich Security Conference 2020. Available from: https://www.who.int/d… [+18299 chars]
Women in Uganda with HIV may be more susceptible to chronic lung diseases, according to results of a longitudinal cohort study published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society. “To our knowledg… [+2076 chars]
Introduction Ralstonia mannitolilytica (R. mannitolilytica) is one of the most prevalent species of the Ralstonia genus.1 It refers to a gram-negative, oxidase-positive, non-fermentative rods typica… [+16852 chars]
The rate of opioid-related deaths, hospitalizations, and emergency department (ED) visits is higher in Canadians with lower socioeconomic status (SES), compared with those with higher SES, data indic… [+6492 chars]
The highest uptake for Covid-19 vaccines for children aged five to 11 years old was in Dublin, according to the latest figures released this week. According to the Central Statistics Office (CSO), t… [+1342 chars]
