Federal Health Nominee’s Past Vaccine Safety Statements Under Senate Scrutiny
Sean Kaufman, nominated for a key federal health position, faces Senate scrutiny over past statements questioning vaccine safety. Senator Bill…
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World-First Prenatal Surgery Saves Identical Twins from Life-Threatening Pregnancy Condition
Identical twins Nancy and Margo have become the first patients to survive in-utero surgery for twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, a rare…
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Placebo effect improves memory and physical performance in older adults, even when patients know pills are fake
Healthy older adults showed measurable improvements in memory and physical performance after three weeks of placebo treatment, even when they…
Vitamin B12 deficiency mimics ageing: why early detection matters for mitochondrial health
Vitamin B12 deficiency produces fatigue and cognitive decline that mimic normal ageing, yet often goes undiagnosed until neurological damage occurs.…
WOAH Completes Evaluation of Bovine TB Diagnostic Tests in Bid to Standardise Global Animal Health Surveillance
The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) has completed evaluation of bovine tuberculin diagnostic candidates, establishing standardised benchmarks for global…
Automated genomic reanalysis tool offers new hope for rare disease diagnosis at scale
A new automated tool called Talos has demonstrated the feasibility of systematically reanalysing genomic data to identify previously missed diagnoses…
Blood Policy Evolution Among Jehovah’s Witnesses: A Clinical Imperative for Informed Consent
The Jehovah's Witnesses blood policy shift now permits blood-derived products while maintaining whole-blood prohibition. Healthcare systems must update staff education,…
Eli Lilly Invests in AI-Driven Hair Loss Drug Development Through Absci Partnership
Eli Lilly has invested in Absci, a biotechnology startup using artificial intelligence to develop novel hair loss treatments and potentially…
Parental Obesity Linked to Childhood Weight and Eating Habits—But Genetics Matter More Than Direct Influence
A study of 86,000 Norwegian children reveals that while parental obesity is associated with offspring weight gain and eating behaviour,…
Gonorrhea burden in sub-Saharan Africa remains stubbornly high: new meta-analysis reveals 3.2% general population prevalence
A comprehensive meta-analysis covering 1,604 prevalence measures documents that Neisseria gonorrhoeae affects 3.2% of the general population in sub-Saharan Africa,…