Two studies published by The BMJ today provide up to date evidence on the effectiveness of both currently licensed and
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New healthcare privacy challenges as online data tracking, sharing methods evolve
This past June, a John Doe plaintiff who was a patient at Baltimore-based Medstar Health System filed a class action
Continue reading »Suicide rates declining for white Americans, but not for minorities
In a finding that illustrates just how deeply racial disparities permeate the U.S. health care system, a new government report
Continue reading »New nasal vaccine strategy could improve COVID-19 protection
Researchers from the Centenary Institute and the University of Sydney have developed a new nasal vaccination strategy that induces potent
Continue reading »Could There Be a Better Treatment for MS Relapses?
What should you do if a patient with multiple sclerosis suffers an acute relapse, but the standard methylprednisolone treatment does
Continue reading »FDA Approves Mirvetuximab Soravtansine for Ovarian Cancer
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted accelerated approval to mirvetuximab soravtansine (Elahere) for use in pretreated patients
Continue reading »Obese patients undergoing knee replacement have higher risk of revision surgery, study finds
University of Queensland research has revealed Australians undergoing a knee replacement operation are at a higher risk of needing further
Continue reading »Brain-machine interface device predicts internal speech
New Caltech research is showing how devices implanted into people’s brains, called brain-machine interfaces (BMIs), could one day help patients
Continue reading »Novel Alzheimer’s Treatment Disappoints in Twin Phase 3 Trials
The investigational anti-amyloid monoclonal antibody gantenerumab (Genentech/Roche) showed no clear benefit for patients with early Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in the
Continue reading »Researchers find stronger immune response against herpes simplex virus 2 in obese mice
A team of researchers at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, working with a colleague from Myunggok Medical Research
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