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Health care

AI-guided mammography reduces workload by 33% and increases detection of breast cancer

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The combined approach, in which AI helps radiologists highlight mammograms with flagged lesions, is thought to reduce the workload on radiologists while maintaining screening sensitivity.

06 June 2024, 10:34

FDA approves first mRNA vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus

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The FDA has approved the world's first mRNA-based vaccine 1345 (mRESVIA) against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for people aged 60 years and older to protect against lower respiratory disease.

03 June 2024, 15:35

Updated guidelines for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis

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Psoriatic arthritis is an autoimmune inflammatory disease. It presents with both joint-related and extra-articular symptoms and manifestations that may vary from person to person.

01 June 2024, 14:51

European regulator approves first Chikungunya vaccine

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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved the continent's first vaccine against the Chikungunya virus, warning that climate change could fuel the spread of the disease.

31 May 2024, 17:27

New targets: reduce deaths from antibiotic resistance and improve access to antibiotics

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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) threatens this foundation of modern medicine and is already leading to deaths and illnesses that could previously have been prevented.

31 May 2024, 12:39

Pharmaceutical company urged to share new 'breakthrough' HIV drug

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More than 300 politicians, health experts and celebrities have called on US pharmaceutical company Gilead to allow the production of cheap, generic versions of a promising new HIV drug.

30 May 2024, 11:54

FDA approves blood test to detect colorectal cancer

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A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel on Thursday recommended approval of a new blood test that can detect colon cancer.

26 May 2024, 20:07

Study: air pollution and high blood pressure are the main health risks

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A recent study published in The Lancet estimates relative health risks, exposure levels and disease burden as part of the Global Burden of Disease, Injuries and Risk Factors (GBD) study 2021.

22 May 2024, 09:58

Prophylactic treatment is recommended for all those who test positive for tuberculosis

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Preventive treatment for tuberculosis can prevent latent tuberculosis infections from developing into fatal disease.

20 May 2024, 15:25

Geatitis C poses a global threat to women of reproductive age

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The researchers found that during the study period, the global incidence of acute hepatitis C and HCV-associated cirrhosis increased by 46.45% and 72.74%, respectively.

20 May 2024, 14:54