Category: 6. Health

Just one click with perinatal digital health records

If robots and fridges have strengthened Trinidad’s infrastructure, the country’s application of the Perinatal Information System (SIP and SIP Plus) is strengthening information.

Digitizing…

Cases of flu among people aged 65 and older have increased by almost 25 per cent over the last week, new figures show.

On Tuesday, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) published the latest figures for respiratory illnesses –…

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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is increasingly acknowledged as a big global danger to health in the 21st century. A systematic analysis of AMR from 1990 to 2021, with forecasts extending to 2050, underscores the escalating threat…

Early cancer screening is an important part of cancer control strategies. It significantly contributes to reduced mortality through timely detection and treatment of malignancies. However, despite medical advantages, screening…

Researchers have created the lining of a womb in a dish, which promises to shed light on the mysterious early stages of human pregnancy and the glitches that can lead to miscarriage and medical complications.

In laboratory experiments, early-stage…

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Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) serves as a life-sustaining transitional therapy for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and remains the primary treatment modality currently available for ESRD management.¹ Hemodialysis…

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Group A Streptococcus (GAS) infection is a common bacterial disease in children, often causing upper respiratory tract infections such as pharyngitis and tonsillitis, and, in severe cases, leading to complications such as rheumatic…

Research published in Cancer Discovery suggests that a high-fiber, plant-based diet delayed progression of multiple myeloma (MM) in patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) and smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM)….

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Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common digestive emergency in which aberrant activation of pancreatic enzymes leads to autodigestion and inflammation.¹ In 20–30% of patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP), the disease…