Most countries experience substantial shortages of available organs for transplantation. Technological advancements and aging populations further expand the transplant waitlist every year. What can we do to increase the organ supply? Researchers have proposed various schemes to boost the consent…

Lorraine: Dr Hilary warns of potential rise in Covid cases A GP has outlined the key Covid symptoms to spot as we head into the Christmas period. The latest government data from November 12 suggests that the EG.5.1 variant, known…

A recent Scientific Reports study investigates whether the association between proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and the use of histamine-2 receptor antagonists (H2RA) affects the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Study: Proton pump inhibitors and chronic kidney disease risk: A comparative…

What is Paxlovid exactly, and how does it work? A chief goal of medications for outpatients is to prevent hospitalization and death. How good is Paxlovid at that goal? Another goal of these therapies is to speed recovery. How does…

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Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have demonstrated that in T follicular helper cell lymphoma, a subgroup of hematologic malignancies, individual tumor cells are highly heterogeneous, even within the same patient. They also revealed that the accumulation of genetic and…

Contaminated blood scandal victims say Rishi Sunak ‘should be ashamed’ after PM was ‘forced to do right thing’ and compensate families quickly following a humiliating Tory revolt Nearly two dozen Tory MPs rebelled to speed up access to payments for…

In a recent study published in The Lancet Neurology, researchers evaluated the effectiveness of ketogenic diets compared to anti-seizure medications in lowering seizure frequency among newborns with drug-resistant epilepsy. Study: Classic ketogenic diet versus further antiseizure medicine in infants with drug-resistant…

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