The study found that even taking semaglutide for less than a month before surgery had benefits, such as fewer minor complications like wound issues, bleeding, kidney problems, pneumonia, and infections. Importantly, taking the medication for at…
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Celebrating 10 years of Nature Microbiology
Our January 2026 special issue commemorates the tenth anniversary of the journal and celebrates researchers, peer reviewers and readers from the microbiology community and beyond.
When Nature…
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Disabling prescribing system alerts may have led to hospital paracetamol overdose
Disabling decision-support alerts on a hospital prescribing system may have contributed to a patient’s death by paracetamol overdose, NHS England has suggested.
Paula Doreen Hughes, aged 55 years, died on 10 January 2022 following a medication…
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United Kingdom bans junk food ads
by Alimat Aliyeva
A new ban on advertising unhealthy food and drinks has come into
force in the UK as part of the government’s efforts to combat
childhood obesity, Azernews reports.Experts estimate that this measure…
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Machine Learning Predicts Hyperglycemia Risk in Psoriasis
Researchers have developed and validated a machine learning model using XGBoost to predict hyperglycemia risk in patients with
psoriasis .1 Tested on both clinical and National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data sets, the model…Continue Reading
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Calculator offers accurate scoring of multilingual language ability
More than half of the world’s population speaks more than one language-but there is no consistent method for defining “bilingual” or “multilingual.” This makes it difficult to accurately assess proficiency across multiple languages…
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What are the biggest vaccine breakthroughs coming in 2026? We asked five experts
Maria Elena Bottazzi, Co-Director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, US
As we move into 2026, the vaccine development landscape is entering a period of…
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NICE recommends new treatment for highly active relapsing multiple sclerosis – The Pharmaceutical Journal
- NICE recommends new treatment for highly active relapsing multiple sclerosis The Pharmaceutical Journal
- Biogen’s Tysabri to be used on England’s NHS for highly active MS Pharmaceutical Technology
- Originator & Biosimilar Natalizumab Win…
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“Singing is praying” – how a choir in Turkana, Kenya, spread the word about immunisation
The crowd fell silent as the Women for Peace choir of Lodwar town in Kenya’s Turkana county formed a semi-circle. Their voices lifted and their lyrics – a public service announcement set to music – rang out:
“Today we are…
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How Can IP Personnel Protect Patients and Staff During Measles Outbreaks in an Era of Misinformation
Measles remains one of the most contagious infectious diseases encountered in health care settings. Despite the availability of a safe and highly effective vaccine, outbreaks continue to occur in the US and globally. Most recently,
South… Continue Reading
