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Health Stem Cell Treatment for Spinal Cord Injury Passes First Human Safety Trial
A new stem cell therapy for complete spinal cord injury has shown it is safe and workable in humans for the first time, according to a…
24 July 2026 -
Health Medical Students Accused of ‘Unprofessionalism’ for Raising Concerns, Report Warns
A new report warns that medical students in the UK are facing formal accusations of unprofessional behaviour when they speak up about their…
24 July 2026 -
Health Kidney Stone Infection Led to Brain Abscess, Case Study Finds
A patient with a large kidney stone developed a brain abscess after a persistent urinary infection evolved to spread beyond the urinary…
24 July 2026 -
Health Early Treatment Linked to Lower Risk of Kidney Failure in Cancer Complication, BMJ Study Finds
A new study published in the BMJ found that adults with a serious cancer-related condition called tumour lysis syndrome who received early…
24 July 2026 -
Health Vaccine Research Methods Debated in Leading Medical Journal
Two US infectious disease experts argue in the New England Journal of Medicine that observational studies deserve more weight in assessing…
23 July 2026 -
Health New Weight-Loss Drug Retatrutide Shows No Heart Benefit in Key Trial Measure
A major clinical trial of retatrutide, a new obesity drug, found it did not considerably reduce the risk of death, heart attack, or stroke…
23 July 2026 -
Health Weight-loss drug linked to hair loss risk, BMJ study finds
A new study published in The BMJ has found that GLP-1 drugs — the class that includes widely used weight-loss and diabetes medicines such…
23 July 2026 -
Health HIV Treatment Guidelines Explained: What the Latest Medical Guidance Says
The New England Journal of Medicine has published a review of antiretroviral therapy options, setting out how doctors choose the right HIV…
23 July 2026 -
Health Aortic Aneurysm in the Chest: What Kent Residents Should Know
The New England Journal of Medicine has published a clinical image case highlighting descending thoracic aortic aneurysm, a condition that…
22 July 2026 -
Health Dual Blood-Thinning Therapy Cuts Heart Risk After Stenting, Trial Finds
A major clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that continuing dual antiplatelet therapy for a second year…
21 July 2026 -
Health New Research Links Enzyme Deficiency to Lupus Inflammation
A correspondence published in the New England Journal of Medicine examines how a deficiency in the enzyme DNASE1L3 may allow harmful DNA…
21 July 2026 -
Health Gene Therapy for Inherited Deafness Shows Safety and Promise, Study Finds
Nature Medicine has published new findings suggesting that treating both ears in sequence with gene therapy is feasible, safe, and…
20 July 2026