KINSHASA, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) — The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will launch a nationwide vaccination campaign against measles and rubella late November, covering almost all provinces, but in a phased approach, Health Minister Roger…
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Catalyzing solutions for equitable global access and sustainable financing for novel tuberculosis vaccines for adults and adolescents
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This report was developed by the WHO TB Vaccine Accelerator Finance and Access working group, co-led by WHO, Gavi and the Government of South Africa. It sets out the working group’s shared vision for equitable access to novel…
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Chronic kidney disease in Romania: national adjusted prevalence, risk factors, and temporal trends in high-risk groups | BMC Nephrology
This study provides the most comprehensive assessment to date of chronic kidney disease epidemiology in Romania, combining general population data from 2007 to 2008 with targeted screening in at risk of CKD individuals in 2023. The findings…
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Rising metastatic prostate cancer rates but narrowing racial gap | BMC Medicine
In this study, we investigated race-based trends in the incidence of metastatic PCa from 2005 to 2021 as well as race-based changes in PSA screening. Although the racial gap in metastatic PCa is narrowing, this occurred against a background of an…
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Socioeconomic status related to prescription of treatment in patients
Introduction
From a global perspective morbidity and mortality associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is increasing. The most important cause of the disease is exposure to airway irritants, mainly from tobacco smoke, but…
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Maternal type 1 diabetes confers a protective effect in children through epigenetic programming
Children with a family history of type 1 diabetes (T1D) have an increased risk of developing the disease. However, children born to mothers with T1D are less likely to develop the disease than those whose fathers or siblings have…
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Researchers identify patient response patterns to novel schizophrenia medication
Each year, about 100,000 Americans experience psychosis, a serious condition that disrupts thoughts and perceptions so profoundly that it can distort a person’s sense of reality. Now-just over a year after the first new…
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Long-term efficacy of anterior nucleus of the thalamus deep brain stimulation in drug-resistant epilepsy: a 5-year multicenter study | BMC Medicine
Asadi-Pooya AA, Brigo F, Lattanzi S, Blumcke I. Adult epilepsy. Lancet. 2023;402(10399):412–24.
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Endocan levels in patients with hyperprolactinemia | BMC Endocrine Disorders
In our study, the Endocan level, a newly identified marker of endothelial dysfunction, was found to be significantly elevated in the patient group with hyperprolactinemia. Although numerous studies have established a correlation between elevated…
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Evaluating CAR-T KYV-101 for Generalized Myasthenia Gravis
Kyverna Therapeutics is currently developing the chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy KYV-101 for the treatment of various autoimmune diseases. Among several trials the company is conducting is the phase 2/3 KYSA-6 clinical trial…
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