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Tips to help keep feet healthy during summer and prevent athlete’s foot

As the days heat up and we head into the Summer, many of us suddenly seem to remember that the appendages at the end of our legs need some love and care too.

22 Jun 2024

Study shows high burden of arthritis symptoms in patients people with psoriasis

Early results of an international study examining the risk of arthritis for people with psoriasis have shown a high burden of joint symptoms in 712 patients – 25% of the total studied so far.

22 Jun 2024

Breakthrough in hemophilia A treatment: Sobi's ALTUVOCT receives EU marketing authorization

Sobi® today announced the European Commission has granted Marketing Authorization for ALTUVOCT™ (efanesoctocog alfa), for the treatment and prevention of bleeds and perioperative prophylaxis in hemophilia A. ALTUVOCT is a high-sustained factor VIII replacement therapy for all ages and any disease severity.

22 Jun 2024

Nutritious diet may protect against type 2 diabetes, regardless of genetics

A healthy diet that adheres to nutrition recommendations is associated with better blood glucose levels and a lower risk of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. This association was observed also in individuals with a high genetic predisposition to type 2 diabetes.

22 Jun 2024

Transforming care for rheumatoid arthritis patients through symptom monitoring

Researchers at The University of Manchester are to trial a system that allows people living with rheumatoid arthritis to send their daily symptoms securely to their health record, in a first for the NHS.

22 Jun 2024

NAA's National Summit plans to address the neglect of Australians living with neurological conditions

Neurological conditions are on the rise in Australia and worldwide, yet despite being recognized as one of the nation's top disease burdens, neurological conditions remain under-recognized and underfunded.

22 Jun 2024

Nurse training key to improving cancer screening for transgender and gender diverse individuals

The lack of culturally safe health screening for people who are transgender and gender diverse (TGD) is putting them at greater risk of cancer going undetected, but nurse practitioners could be trained to help close the gap.

22 Jun 2024

New fingerprint test could ensure TB patients are taking their antibiotics

Scientists can now detect antibiotics in your fingerprints – aiding the fight against drug-resistant TB.

22 Jun 2024

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Live from Aspen: Health and the 2024 elections

The presidential election is less than five months away, and while abortion is the only health policy issue expected to play a leading role, others are likely to be raised in the presidential and down-ballot races.

21 Jun 2024

Tirzepatide emerges as first drug therapy for obstructive sleep apnea

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and international collaborators have led a worldwide, advanced study demonstrating the potential of tirzepatide, known to manage type 2 diabetes, as the first effective drug therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a sleep-related disorder characterized by repeated episodes of irregular breathing due to complete or partial blockage of the upper airway.

21 Jun 2024

Schadenfreude for a cause: Boosting donations through mild misfortune

Oh, the joy of inflicting pain upon others. The Germans have a word for it: schadenfreude, meaning "malicious pleasure."

21 Jun 2024

JAK1 inhibition and Anti-PD1 therapy enhance outcomes in advanced lung cancer

Adding an anti-inflammatory drug to anti-PD1 checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy has shown great promise as a new strategy against advanced lung cancer, based on results from a small clinical trial led by investigators at the Abramson Family Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.

21 Jun 2024

UTHealth Houston researchers to study circadian link in severe headaches with $2.4M grant

The link between severe headache disorders headaches and the body's circadian clock in pain timing and thresholds will be studied with a $2.4 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) to UTHealth Houston researchers.

21 Jun 2024

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Tips to help keep feet healthy during summer and prevent athlete’s foot

Study shows high burden of arthritis symptoms in patients people with psoriasis

Breakthrough in hemophilia A treatment: Sobi's ALTUVOCT receives EU marketing authorization

Nutritious diet may protect against type 2 diabetes, regardless of genetics

Transforming care for rheumatoid arthritis patients through symptom monitoring

NAA's National Summit plans to address the neglect of Australians living with neurological conditions

Nurse training key to improving cancer screening for transgender and gender diverse individuals

New fingerprint test could ensure TB patients are taking their antibiotics

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Live from Aspen: Health and the 2024 elections

Tirzepatide emerges as first drug therapy for obstructive sleep apnea

Schadenfreude for a cause: Boosting donations through mild misfortune

JAK1 inhibition and Anti-PD1 therapy enhance outcomes in advanced lung cancer

UTHealth Houston researchers to study circadian link in severe headaches with $2.4M grant

Low-cost CRISPR-based paper strip test offers rapid influenza diagnosis

Hematopoietic stem cells in the bone marrow age differently in genetically identical mice

Combination therapy shows great promise as a new strategy against advanced lung cancer

Integrated cellular map of heart cells unlocks cardiac fibrosis process

Study uncovers new insights into the main human cold and menthol sensor TRPM8

UT Health San Antonio researcher wins NIH grant to investigate alcohol-associated liver disease

Pre-med students get hands-on clinical training at UTA's Smart Hospital workshop

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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