Based on results from the CheckMate743 trial, the dual regimen of ipilimumab and nivolumab is the standard of care for the treatment of unresectable pleural mesothelioma. However, research published today in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology (JTO) showed that a group of Australian patients treated with that immunotherapy combination experienced higher levels of toxicity than were reported in the clinical […]

Reviewed Essential features of the cortex, an important part of the human brain and its development, are more accurately captured in organoids generated by researchers of the Princess Máxima Center for pediatric oncology and the Hubrecht Institute. The scientists developed mini-organs with features like cell organization, stem cell expansion and cell identity that more closely mimic the real-life situation. These […]

Australia will ban imports of disposable vapes from January 1, the government said Tuesday, slamming the devices as recreational products addicting children. The block on single-use vapes is aimed at reversing a “disturbing” increase in vaping among young people, Health Minister Mark Butler said. Australia first revealed the import ban in May but had not given a start date until […]

Everybody desires great skin. But flawless and blemish-free skin is worth a lot. Everyone wants to feel comfortable in their own skin without having unwanted spots and putting on too much makeup to hide them. Our skin is the largest organ in our body, yet one of the least appreciated. People always go in search of what to do, use […]

Photo: Providence With so few health systems running artificial intelligence at scale, real-world advice can help healthcare organizations guide the deployment of their AI systems.  Eve Cunningham currently serves as group vice president and chief of virtual care and digital health for Providence, which includes virtual care enterprise service lines, hospital-at-home, remote patient monitoring programs, virtual nursing and more. She […]

The DAPPER study was conducted with the National Cardiovascular Center as the principal investigator, with 294 patients participating from 18 facilities in Japan. In this study, researchers investigated whether dapagliflozin suppresses urinary albumin excretion, a sensitive marker of kidney damage, and whether it also suppresses cardiovascular events in patients with chronic heart failure and type 2 diabetes mellitus. This study […]

Another viral cover-up or the effects of China’s draconian lockdowns? Everything we know about the mystery pneumonia surge that Beijing kept quiet for five MONTHS The outbreak began in May but was not reported to authorities until recently  Experts have voiced concern over a possible cover up similar to that of Covid-19 READ MORE:  Rahm Emanuel breaks ranks, says there […]

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Common neuropsychiatric symptoms that doctors see in Alzheimer’s disease patients originate from brain inflammation rather than amyloid and tau proteins, report University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers in JAMA Network Open. The finding strengthens mounting evidence for the role of neuroinflammation in Alzheimer’s progression and suggests new pathways for the development of therapies targeting neurological symptoms of the disease. […]

A quartet of psychologists, economists and health behaviorists from the University of Bamberg, the University of Chicago, the University of Vienna and the University of Erfurt, respectively, has found that people’s political views on vaccinations is colorizing their memories of the severity of the global pandemic. In their paper published in the journal Nature, Philipp Sprengholz, Luca Henkel, Robert Böhm […]