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Champagne cork related eye injuries can be a substantial threat to eye health

Be careful this holiday season, warn researchers in the Christmas issue of The BMJ. Eye injuries while opening bottles of fizz can be significant and easily avoided.

21 Dec 2023

UKHSA announces concerning rise in antibiotic-resistant Shigella cases

There has been a concerning rise in cases of extensively antibiotic-resistant Shigella sonnei infections, mainly in gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM), UKHSA has announced.

21 Dec 2023

MHRA provides 5 festive top tips for people taking medicines or using medical devices

Christmas and New Year is a time when we particularly want to keep well and stay safe. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has set out 5 festive top tips for people taking medicines or using medical devices.

21 Dec 2023

UKHSA and ONS publish latest Winter CIS data

The Winter CIS was launched jointly by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in November 2023 to deliver real-time prevalence and positivity data to aid the surveillance of COVID-19 in the community and help understand the winter pressures on the NHS.

21 Dec 2023

The year in opioid settlements: 5 things you need to know

This year, about $1.5 billion has landed in state and local government coffers from court settlements made with more than a dozen companies that manufactured, sold, or distributed prescription painkillers and were sued for their role in fueling the opioid crisis.

21 Dec 2023

Inside the Pentagon’s painfully slow effort to clean up decades of PFAS contamination

Oscoda, Michigan, has the distinction as the first community where "forever chemicals" were found seeping from a military installation into the surrounding community.

21 Dec 2023

Deep flaws in FDA oversight of medical devices, and patient harm, exposed in lawsuits and records

Living with diabetes, Carlton "PeeWee" Gautney Jr. relied on a digital device about the size of a deck of playing cards to pump insulin into his bloodstream.

21 Dec 2023

JUNE Medical’s Galaxy II® self-retaining surgical retractor receives MDR certification for its high quality and safety

JUNE Medical is proud to announce that its Galaxy II® self-retaining surgical retractor has received Medical Device Regulation (MDR – Regulation (EU) 2017/745) certification from BSI Group for its use in the European Union.

From JUNE Medical 21 Dec 2023

Brazilian review explores emerging therapies for advanced Hodgkin lymphoma

A new review paper was published in Oncotarget's Volume 14 on December 12, 2023, entitled, "Current perspectives on the management of refractory or relapsed classic Hodgkin lymphoma in Brazil: Balancing efficacy, safety, and tolerability."

20 Dec 2023

Study points to senolytic drugs as potential weapon against lung emphysema

A new research paper was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 15, Issue 23, entitled, "Benidipine calcium channel blocker promotes the death of cigarette smoke-induced senescent cells and improves lung emphysema."

20 Dec 2023

Football linked to more brain damage beyond white matter marks

Signs of injury to the brain's white matter called white matter hyperintensities, as seen on brain scans, may be tied more strongly to vascular risk factors, brain shrinkage, and other markers of dementia in former tackle football players than in those who did not play football, according to a study published in the December 20, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

20 Dec 2023

Protein "on/off switch" controls breast cancer spread and immunotherapy response

Despite their promise, immunotherapies fail to treat many cancers, including over 80% of some of the most advanced breast cancers.

20 Dec 2023

Study reveals the unseen toll of silent burps on quality of life and mental health

The inability to burp - called retrograde cricopharyngeus dysfunction (R-CPD) - is caused by failure of the throat's cricopharyngeal muscle to relax to allow the outward passage of gas.

20 Dec 2023

Study links early parental loss to attachment issues in adult relationships

Women who lost a parent early in life may be more likely to experience separation anxiety with romantic partners during adulthood, according to a study published in Stress and Health.

20 Dec 2023

$Higher doses of topical corticosteroids linked to increased risks of osteoporosis and bone fractures$

Higher doses of topical corticosteroids linked to increased risks of osteoporosis and bone fractures

New research indicates that higher doses of topical corticosteroids, which are commonly used to treat inflammatory skin conditions, are linked with elevated risks of osteoporosis and bone fractures associated with osteoporosis.

20 Dec 2023

Study reveals brain's built-in mechanism for stitching experiences into memories

Scientists at NTNU's Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience in Norway have discovered a pattern of activity in the brain that serves as a template for building sequential experiences.

20 Dec 2023

Shedding light on heat stress during pregnancy with £1.4 million Wellcome Trust grant

Researchers from the Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia (MRCG) at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) will continue to evaluate the mechanisms behind the acute and chronic effects of extreme heat on expectant mothers and their unborn children, as part of a £1.4m grant from the Wellcome Trust.

20 Dec 2023

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Champagne cork related eye injuries can be a substantial threat to eye health

UKHSA announces concerning rise in antibiotic-resistant Shigella cases

MHRA provides 5 festive top tips for people taking medicines or using medical devices

UKHSA and ONS publish latest Winter CIS data

The year in opioid settlements: 5 things you need to know

Inside the Pentagon’s painfully slow effort to clean up decades of PFAS contamination

Deep flaws in FDA oversight of medical devices, and patient harm, exposed in lawsuits and records

JUNE Medical’s Galaxy II® self-retaining surgical retractor receives MDR certification for its high quality and safety

Brazilian review explores emerging therapies for advanced Hodgkin lymphoma

Study points to senolytic drugs as potential weapon against lung emphysema

Football linked to more brain damage beyond white matter marks

Protein "on/off switch" controls breast cancer spread and immunotherapy response

Study reveals the unseen toll of silent burps on quality of life and mental health

Study links early parental loss to attachment issues in adult relationships

Higher doses of topical corticosteroids linked to increased risks of osteoporosis and bone fractures

Study reveals brain's built-in mechanism for stitching experiences into memories

Shedding light on heat stress during pregnancy with £1.4 million Wellcome Trust grant

Research unveils widespread link between body bugs and kidney stone formation

Moderate low-carb diet safe and effective for adults with type 1 diabetes

How fasting makes the brain and gut work together for weight loss

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

Obesity, GLP-1s, and metabolic care

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