Medicine and Life Sciences - Pharmacology
Most of the time, when someone gets a cut, scrape, burn, or other wound, the body takes care of itself and heals on its own. But this is not always the case. Diabetes can interfere with the healing process and create wounds that will not go away and that could become infected and fester.
An analysis of data by researchers at Oxford Population Health's Cancer Epidemiology Unit has shown that use of progestogen-only hormonal contraceptives is associated with a 20-30% higher risk of breast cancer. The results are published in PLOS Medicine .
In one of the most comprehensive studies to date, the findings showed more than one in ten Americans used prescription opioids in the past 12 months By Western Communications , March 21, 2023 By Western Communications , March 21, 2023 More than 30 million Americans – roughly 12 per cent of the U.S. population – rely on prescription opioids.
Studies & Further Education People in Austria have great confidence in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), diagnostic and therapeutic methods of TCM should also be strengthened further in national healthcare systems.
Publication of the CIRI in the journal Science Translational Medicine on March 15, 2023. Press realease of the INSERM on March 17, 2023. A large proportion of the population has developed immunity to SARS-CoV-2 following infection and/or vaccination.
Date Scientists have found a new way to predict which myeloma patients will benefit the most from a treatment often used to help keep the blood cancer from coming back after a stem cell transplant. For people with certain high-risk genetic features in their cancer cells, the drug, called lenalidomide, cut their risk of seeing their cancer progress or dying by up to 40-fold.
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Opinion: TB in children isn't being controlled - it's key to fighting the disease for everyone else

Lessons learned during Ebola crisis can help manage Marburg outbreak: University of Toronto expert

'Not many natural scientists can offer the combination of basic research and clinically oriented research.'

Greater Manchester secures multi-million investment to improve the diagnosis and treatment of disease to save more lives
UBC-led biomedical innovation hub to accelerate development and manufacturing of lifesaving medicines for Canadians

More awareness needed to improve heart health in women: University of Toronto researcher

MedUni Vienna's Transplantation Research Platform Awards 'Start up Grants' to Young Researchers