Revolution in leukaemia care as new drug appoved
Revolution in care of leukaemia as new treatment drug approved for cancer patients: Asciminib for Chronic myeloid leukaemia CML works…
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Study finds TB treatment safe during pregnancy
Study finds TB treatment during pregnancy is safe for mum and baby: Seven out of 10 pregnant women were cured of…
Immune-suppressing drugs and booster vaccination
Interrupting treatment of immune-suppressing medicines, doubles antibody response to COVID-19 booster vaccination: A major clinical trial, led by experts at…
Lack of innovation fuelling AMR
Lack of innovation set to undermine antibiotic performance and health gains: Development of new antibacterial treatments is inadequate to address…
Glasto: the dangers of mixing drugs
Glastonbury Festival: Expert issues warning about the dangers of mixing drugs: last year it was reported that the river that runs…
New nano-gel to protect from hearing loss
New nano-gel to protect children receiving chemotherapy from hearing loss: Curtin University researchers will test a new nano-gel they have…
When to consider addiction treatment
When to consider drug and alcohol addiction treatment? There are many reasons to seek treatment for drug and alcohol addiction.…
A staggering 49% of us have hay fever!
Current estimates show that almost half the UK population are affected by hay fever, almost double the number previously thought.…
WHO’s Science in 5: Upcoming new vaccines
What are the new vaccines in the pipeline? What are the challenges to turning vaccines into vaccination ? What timelines…
Immunisation: Increase spending to at least 2.5%, says European coalition
The Coalition for Life-course Immunisation (CLCI) has published a report looking at the future of vaccination programmes in Europe beyond…