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Video on HIV treatment myths
Stellenbosch University is launching an educational video that aims to teach communities about the disease and start conversations about so-called HIV 'cures'.
Green tea extract licensed for EGWs
Sinecatechins ointment 10%, a new patient-applied treatment formulated from green tea has been licensed in Canada as efficacious in treating external anogenital warts (EGWs).
‘The Dress’ that took neurology — and the Internet — by storm
When you look at this photograph, what colours are the dress? Some see blue and black stripes, others see white and gold stripes. This striking variation took the internet by storm in February; and now Current Biology is publishing three short papers on why the image is seen differently by different observers.
For neuro-scientists like Bevil Conway, 'The Dress' phenomenon marked the greatest extent of individual differences in colour perception ever documented. It's long been known that certain optical illusions can cause us to see two different shapes in the same image (a face or a vase), but what makes 'The Dress' photograph so mind-blowing is that it's the first time a single image could be seen by different people as wholly different colours. Improving OCSCC cancer survival
Neck dissection to remove lymph nodes and treatment at academic institutions was associated with improved survival in patients with stages I and II oral cavity squamous cell cancer (OCSCC), according to a Yale study.
Clarity on kidney cancer treatments
A head-to-head comparison of two biologic therapies used to treat some advanced kidney cancers provides much-needed clarity on the preferred treatment.
Novel CAD system to detect strokes
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed a novel computer-aided detection system for acute stroke using computer intelligence technology. It is able to detect if the patient was struck by ischaemic stroke or haemorrhagic stroke and the detection accuracy is 90%.
Clinicians must understand information needs
Clinicians need to understand the differing needs of cancer survivors in order to better address concerns about cancer recurrence, late effects, and family members' risks.
Managing hot flashes without hormones
Managing menopausal symptoms like hot flashes may be possible without taking hormones, but the evidence supporting most alternatives is weak, European researchers say.
California law against 'anti-vaxxers'
California parents who do not vaccinate their children would have to home-school them under a Bill passed by the state Senate, the latest move in a battle between public health officials and 'anti-vaxxers' who fear vaccines are dangerous.
Refusals to treat Compensation Fund patients
Doctors and medical practitioners across South Africa are refusing to treat Compensation Fund patients because of its failure to settle claims, research for the Democratic Alliance (DA) has shown. Government hospitals have also turned patients away.