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New Online Service Encapsulates the Impact of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Healthcare

Dr Mahnaz Hashmi spoke to EMJ with great excitement about the recent trend of clinicians stepping out from their day-to-day role of treating patients and…

Study Provides New Information About How HIV is Spread

THE RISK of HIV outbreaks has increased in Ukraine as a result of the movements of displaced HIV-infected people caused by the ongoing conflict in the…

Cardiovascular Disease Patients Should be Monitored Following an Appointment with a Health Professional

PATIENTS with chronic ischaemic cardiovascular disease have poor outcomes after being seen by a health professional, according to research by the…

Significant Benefits Accrue from Investment in Research on Musculoskeletal Conditions

MAJOR long-term economic benefits, as well as improvements to health, are delivered by investment in research on musculoskeletal conditions such as…

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Pioneering Technology to Help Reduce Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease – Showcased at Arab Health

London, United Kingdom, 15 January, 2018 – A pioneering technology that allows patients to control their Parkinson’s disease symptoms using an iPod will…

Less Sugar in Maternal Diet Could Prevent Congenital Heart Disease

HIGH GLUCOSE levels during pregnancy have detrimental effects on the developing fetus, by stopping the conceptus’ heart cells from maturing normally…

New CRISPR/Cas9 Technique to Potentially Cure Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

GENETIC ENGINEERING has been used to restore the insulin-producing cells in a Type 1 diabetes mellitus mouse model. Scientists at the Salk Institute for…

Drug Used to Treat Urinary Incontinence Also Enhances Quality of Sleep in Women

QUALITY of sleep in women can be improved by taking a drug used to treat urinary incontinence, according to researchers from Stanford University…

Hormone Therapy Can Treat Eating Disorders in Transgender People

EATING disorders, such as anorexia and bulimia, in transgender people can be treated with cross-sex hormone therapy (CHT), according to researchers…

Major Vaccination Programme to Prevent the Spread of Diphtheria

VACCINATION of around half a million children in Rohingya refugee camps, temporary settlements, and surrounding areas in Bangladesh is taking place to…