Paris, France — Forty years after the creation of TULIPE, a nongovernmental organization (NGO) that gathers funds from pharmaceutical companies to provide an emergency response during times of crisis, in 1982, NGO representatives and TULIPE partners have reviewed the healthcare situation in Lebanon, which is “sinking into the depths of a black hole,” according to
Any significant reduction in one’s consumption of dietary salt can improve high blood pressure, according to a new study. The study’s main focus was addressing primary aldosteronism, a common secondary cause of hypertension. The researchers also observed that a lower sodium intake reduced symptoms of depression and anxiety in participants. A new study investigates the
NEW ORLEANS — Don’t treat suspected cases of onychomycosis before confirming the diagnosis with a laboratory test, Boni E. Elewski, MD, advises. “The PAS [periodic acid-Schiff] stain is very popular because it can identify the presence or absence of fungal elements, but a fungal culture will identify the organism living in the nail,” Elewski, professor
NEW ORLEANS – Treatment of patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) with the SGLT2 inhibitor dapagliflozin (Farxiga) for 24 weeks produced significant and beneficial reductions in left-heart filling pressures in a mechanistic, randomized clinical study. The findings “provide new insight into the mechanisms underlying the favorable clinical effects of dapagliflozin in patients with
Limit time in water to avoid drying your skin. Try to keep your showers to 5 minutes, and baths to 15 minutes or less. Moisturize your skin after every shower, bath, or hand washing when your skin is still damp. This helps seal in much-needed moisture and heal your skin, along with reducing redness and
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Photo: Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images Food and Drug Administration advisers on Wednesday signaled openness to expediting an experimental drug from Biogen that targets a rare form of ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease. Why it matters: ALS is a progressive and fatal neurological disease that typically kills patients within three to five years of the first symptoms,
Clinical trials are the backbone of evidence-based medicine. This is where new drugs and treatments are tested on humans for the first time. The results of such trials are therefore highly relevant. But unfortunately many clinical trial results from German universities are not published at all or are registered too late—and if they are published,
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a new compound which could inform future HIV cure strategies, according to research published in Science Advances. The current standard treatment for people living with HIV is antiretroviral medication, which suppresses viral replication and spread, but does not cure HIV. This is because the virus can hide inside immune cells,
If you’ve ever been admitted to hospital or visited an emergency department, you’ve likely had an electrocardiogram, or ECG, a standard test involving tiny electrodes taped to your chest that checks your heart’s rhythm and electrical activity. Hospital ECGs are usually read by a doctor or nurse at your bedside, but now researchers are using
Clinical researchers from Oxford University’s Department of Psychiatry and Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust have reviewed the international research evidence regarding the impact of viewing images of self-harm on the internet and in social media. This indicates that viewing such images usually causes harm, though the findings also highlighted the complexity of the issue. In
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The cellular glitches underlying a rare genetic disorder called activated PI3K Delta syndrome 2 (APDS2) have been identified by researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. The disorder is caused by genetic variations that disrupt immune cell signaling through a protein called PI3K. “This study tells us how signaling in the immune system needs
A booklet developed by cardiovascular and genetics experts and provided to patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) of unknown cause was effective in increasing screening of relatives at risk for the heart muscle disease, according to a study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine. DCM is a
Doctors thought I was abusing my baby – his ‘bruises’ were actually leukaemia Beth Reilly, 23, became concerned last October when her son had 18 bruises She was told he was fine six times before he was diagnosed with a rare cancer READ MORE: Brave girl of 13 beats leukaemia in world-first clinical trial A mother-of-one
