Integrating medical and social care
Neither poverty and its influence on health nor financial toxicity from medical bills are new 21st century phenomenon. Yet as […]
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Problems with fast-tracking new medicines and ways to fix the system
A pair of researchers, one with the University of Pennsylvania, the other Boston University, has published a Policy Forum piece […]
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A genetic mutation confirmed as predisposing factor
In 2019, the WHO positioned chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) third in the global ranking of causes of death. However, […]
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Promising new treatment for patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
A study from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) published today in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), found […]
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Human microRNA inhibits expression of pathogenic gene underlying facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is caused by aberrant expression of the DUX4 gene in skeletal muscles. Researchers at Nationwide Children’s […]
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How a molecule from the worm C. elegans could protect the brains of stroke patients
Each year, some 200,000 people in Germany and 1 million people in Europe suffer a stroke. This happens when blood […]
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Advances in sleep disorder diagnostics: Simpler measurements, more accurate analyses
Sleep disorders and insufficient sleep are major global problems contributing to, e.g., increased health care costs and sick leaves, and […]
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