Health

October 26, 2026

New drug shows durable efficacy across diverse pediatric and adult cancers

ASCO Perspective "Though the study is small and early, it demonstrates compelling evidence that may pave the way for a...

Natural Caesarean section is safe, popular and feasible and is not encouraging maternal requests for C-section births

An expert speaking at this year's Euroanaesthesia congress in Geneva (3-5 June) will say that "Natural Caesarean Section" - in...

Olaparib slows growth of BRCA-related metastatic breast cancer

ASCO Perspective "These long-awaited findings show that this new class of treatment can deliver better results for women with BRCA-positive...

Nothing to fear for ‘good Samaritan’ doctors who assist medical emergencies

Experts at this year's Euroanaesthesia congress in Geneva (3-5 June) will look at what can happen when doctors are called...

Abiraterone slows advanced prostate cancer, helps patients live longer

ASCO Perspective "This study provides strong evidence to support adding abiraterone to standard hormone therapy, primarily for men with metastatic...

Cardiac arrest on plane journeys: New guidelines proposed

New guidelines to deal with the in-flight emergency of cardiac arrest in a passenger or crew member are being proposed...

Web-based system for self-reporting symptoms helps patients live longer

ASCO Perspective "Online technologies have transformed communications in practically every aspect of our lives, and now we're seeing they're also...

Emergency medicine in space: Normal rules don’t apply

Experts at this year's Euroanaesthesia congress in Geneva (3-5 June) will discuss the unusual and challenging problem of how to...

Vapor from novel tobacco hybrid device minimally impacts human cells

New laboratory data reveal that vapour from a novel hybrid tobacco heating product (THP) iFuse and two standard THPs produced...

Pregnancy after breast cancer does not increase chance of recurrence

ASCO Perspective "These data provide reassurance to breast cancer survivors that having a baby after a breast cancer diagnosis may...

Global study sets new risk-based standard to personalize chemotherapy for colon cancer

ASCO Perspective "In this case, less is more. We're now able to spare many patients with colon cancer unnecessary side...

Development of a novel vaccine for Zika

New Orleans, LA - June 4, 2017 - Research presented by Farshad Guirakhoo, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, GeoVax, Inc., at...

Zika virus successfully diagnosed from semen

New Orleans, LA - June 4, 2017 -Research presented at ASM Microbe 2017 by experts at the Fertility and Cryogenics...

US National Academy of Medicine to establish its first intl. health policy fellowship

WASHINGTON - The U.S. National Academy of Medicine (NAM) announced today that it will establish the National Academy of Medicine...

Polymer pioneer

Taking a transformative approach to functional materials, a UC Santa Barbara polymer chemist has created innovative results that feature new...

Secukinumab and ixekizumab in psoriasis: Considerable added benefit for certain patients

Psoriasis is an incurable chronic disease with a hereditary component, in which the body's immune system attacks parts of the...

For older adults, antibiotics may not be appropriate treatment for some UTIs

In a new research paper published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Thomas E. Finucane, MD, of the...

NIH scientists try to crack the brain’s memory codes

Credit: Courtesy of Zaghloul lab, NIH/NINDS. In a pair of studies, scientists at the National Institutes of Health explored how...

Specific long-term therapy may not prevent fractures in older women

Osteoporosis is a disease that causes thinning of the bones, loss of bone density, and increasingly fragile bones. This puts...

Study of kids with autism identifies hospitalization risk factors