30,000 kidney dialysis patients to benefit from no-scar operation… thanks to micro magnets in veins Innovative procedure creates super-strong needle access point into the body This can then cope with the large amount of blood taken out during treatment It…
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Targeted taxes and school lunch policies benefit low-income populations
Targeted taxes on sweetened beverages and policies that strengthen nutritional standards for meals and beverages at schools may be effective tools for decreasing the purchase of sweetened drinks and reducing obesity among children living in poverty, according to two studies…
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‘No benefit’ from hydroxychloroquine for virus: UK trial
A major British trial of hydroxychloroquine has found it has “no benefit” for patients hospitalised with the coronavirus, researchers said Friday, announcing they had stopped tests of the drug. “We have concluded that there is no beneficial effect of hydroxychloroquine…
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New research shows which ovarian cancer patients won’t benefit from immune-PARP combo
In patients with advanced ovarian cancer, a combination of drugs known as immune checkpoint inhibitors and PARP inhibitors can produce powerful remissions, clinical trials have shown, but up until now investigators haven’t been able to predict which patients won’t benefit…
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