WHO recommends two more COVID-19 treatments
January 14th 2022 - A drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis has been recommended for patients with severe or critical
COVID-19, the World Health Organization announced today.
Dementia cases could triple globally by 2050
January 7th 2022 - The number of adults living with dementia is expected to nearly triple by 2050, according to a
new global report, published today.
Cancer deaths increased pre-pandemic
December 31st 2021 - Global cases of cancer increased significantly in the last decade, according to a major analysis
published last night.
Chinese COVID-19 vaccine is effective against severe disease
December 24th 2021 - One dose of the Ad5-nCoV COVID-19 vaccine is 57.5% effective against symptomatic
infection and 91.7% effective against severe disease after 28 days of vaccination, researchers report today.
Limited association between myocarditis and COVID vaccine
December 17th 2021 - The risk of myocarditis after an mRNA COVID-19 vaccination is rare, according to a
study reported
today.
Biomaterials test could avoid another vaginal mesh scandal
December 10th 2021 - A new test that has been developed for biomaterials could help to avoid a repeat of
the vaginal mesh scandal, researchers have reported.
Cancer deaths increased pre-pandemic
December 2021 - Global cases of cancer increased significantly in the last decade, according to a major analysis
published last night.
Too few heart failure patients diagnosed early
November 2021 - Three quarters of people in the UK with heart failure could have been diagnosed sooner if they had received a simple, reliable blood test,
a new report out today says.
Volunteers needed for international breast cancer study
October 2021 - A call has gone out for 10,000 volunteers in the UK to sign up to a four-year, international
breast cancer study.
Taking long-term antidepressants reduces relapse risk
September 2021 - Many users of antidepressants experience a relapse within a year if they stop taking the medication,
a new study reveals.
Hope for endometriosis drug target
August 2021 - A potential drug treatment for endometriosis could available after a gene that increases the
risk of the condition was identified.
Gene therapy programme launched for neurodegenerative diseases
July 2021 - An innovative gene therapy programme has been launched that could lead to novel treatments for
neurodegenerative diseases.
Ovary
transplant baby born
September 24th 2004 - The first baby has
been born to a woman who underwent an ovary transplant, it was announced
today.
Celebrations and questions over Tamara birth
September 27th 2004 - The birth of a baby
to a woman who had an ovarian transplant has created hope for dozens of
others - despite some scientific scepticism.
Bioterrorism
alert as physicians from Australasia and Thailand meet
May 6th - 8th 2002 - News Special from the
Royal Australasian College of Physicians Brisbane.
Creativity
or mental chaos - debated at international psychiatric conference
July 9th 2001 - The links between psychiatry
and the arts are to be celebrated at a conference which starts in London
today.
The Royal College of Psychiatrists has teamed up with the World Psychiatric
Association to stage the event: "2001: A Mind Odyssey".
Cover-ups that led to spread of mad cow disease
October 26th 2000 - The epidemic of so-called
mad cow disease in the United Kingdom probably sprang from a genetic mutation
in an animal in the early 1970s, according to a government report.
Curing bubble babies
June 27th 2000 - Two doctors spoke today
of the remarkable treatments they have devised for two once incurable
blood conditions - and how they hoped they could lead to more cures.
Childbirth and pregnancy - Steering a safe course. October 1998.
Childbirth and pregnancy - Original feature. March 1998
Discussion on the HRT - Cancer controversy - From February 2000.
Medicine & The Media - The breast cancer/HRT controversy. October 1997.
Human engine oil? - The conflicting evidence? From January 1998.