Category: 6. Health

When a librarian in Berkeley, Calif., was looking to take PrEP to prevent HIV, the doctor…

Award acknowledges exceptional scholars committed to the research fields of natural products chemistry and medicinal chemistry

Two researchers were recently recognised for pioneering breakthroughs in their respective scientific…

Oncologists have been moving away from the notoriously unpopular neutropenic diet. It requires nearly all food to be cooked to high temperatures — or, as some have described it, “boiled to death” — to reduce the risk of food-borne…

Winter is upon us, bringing with it a surge of viruses, including the flu. According to the World Health Organization, between 290,000 and 650,000 people die every year from the flu virus worldwide. There is therefore a clear need for effective…

NEW qualitative research suggests that injectable on-demand treatments for hereditary angioedema are associated with substantial emotional, logistical, and quality-of-life challenges for both patients and caregivers, potentially delaying…

The NHS has warned UK patients taking a commonly prescribed medication to seek urgent medical…

Overview

Launched by the WHO in 2018, the Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer (GICC) aims to achieve at least a 60% survival rate for children with cancer globally by 2030. The mortality due to childhood cancer in WHO SE Asia region…

Introduction

Skin and soft tissue defects in the foot and ankle are relatively common in clinical practice. The defects commonly occur as a result of different kinds of injuries that may involve bone, tendon, and neurovascular structures.¹…