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  • A multidimensional model of ethical challenges in hemodialysis: a qualitative study for specialist physicians | BMC Medical Ethics

    A multidimensional model of ethical challenges in hemodialysis: a qualitative study for specialist physicians | BMC Medical Ethics

    Characteristics of participants

    The characteristics of the 28 participants are provided in Table 2. They had an average age of 36.1 years (range: 27.0–45.0), with 9.1 years of work experience (range: 1.0–17.0), including 7.1 years in HD…

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  • Buenos Aires Pertussis Outbreak Reveals Under-Vaccinations — Vax-Before-Travel

    Buenos Aires Pertussis Outbreak Reveals Under-Vaccinations — Vax-Before-Travel

    (Vax-Before-Travel News)

    A pertussis (whooping cough) outbreak has once again been reported in the Argentine Republic.

    As of mid-October, data up to Epidemiological Week 41 confirm that the Argentine health ministry reported 333 cases of…

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  • How menopause restructures the brain and affects thinking

    How menopause restructures the brain and affects thinking

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    New research links menopause to structural brain changes in regions tied to memory and emotional regulation, offering insight into cognitive shifts during midlife

    A new review study shows…

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  • Pulmonary fibrosis: new drug slows and reverses lung scarring

    Pulmonary fibrosis: new drug slows and reverses lung scarring

    Researchers have identified a key cellular mechanism that drives pulmonary fibrosis and successfully blocked it in mice, reducing lung scarring.

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    Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have discovered a…

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  • Changes in Health-Related Behaviours Among Adults Who Accessed Real-World Weight Management Support: 12-Month Outcomes

    Changes in Health-Related Behaviours Among Adults Who Accessed Real-World Weight Management Support: 12-Month Outcomes

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  • Breakthrough Genomics Showcases Largest Interpreted Literature Database and Unveils New AI Capabilities at ASHG 2025

    IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Breakthrough Genomics, a leader in AI-powered clinical genomics interpretation, today announced new research highlights and product…

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  • Gene Therapy for Heart Failure Demonstrates Safety and Efficacy in Phase 1 Trial

    A phase 2 trial is being conducted after findings showed safety of the gene therapy product and stabilization or improvement in severity of patients’ condition at 12 months post-treatment.


    Phase 1 data for a new gene therapy heart failure…

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  • Cellular Switch Found To Drive Lung Scarring in Mice

    Cellular Switch Found To Drive Lung Scarring in Mice

    Pulmonary fibrosis is a deadly disease in which the lungs become thickened and scarred, gradually losing their ability to deliver oxygen to the body. Now, scientists at UC San Francisco have identified a key cellular switch that drives this…

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  • Bovine TB Vaccine Trials Enter Next Phase

    Bovine TB Vaccine Trials Enter Next Phase

    Field trials for a cattle vaccine and companion skin test for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) have moved to the next phase, the Animal Plant Health Agency (APHA) has announced today in a significant milestone towards disease eradication.

    Vaccinating…

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