September 16th, 2020Disease-spreading mosquitoes may be more likely to occupy areas impacted by human activities like pesticide use and habitat destruction, than they are areas less...
September 16th, 2020Eating out may come with a higher risk of catching COVID-19 than riding public transportation or getting a haircut at a salon, a study suggests. The findings, from the...
With many HIV treatment programmes in sub-Saharan Africa still expecting new patients to attend a clinic monthly for their first six months of antiretroviral therapy...Medical Practice
More than one quarter of 120,000 Australian asthma patients have been prescribed potentially dangerous amounts of steroid tablets, with researchers warning this puts...Oncology
Launching a dual-pronged attack on tumours using a combination of two precision medicines could treat patients with multiple common cancers, a clinical trial shows. It...Ophthalmology
Investigators have determined that treating patients with an advanced form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) with levodopa, a safe and readily available drug...
September 16th, 2020World Health Organisation-recommended campaigns to circumcise millions of African boys and men to reduce HIV transmission are based more on systemic racism and...
September 16th, 2020Nobel laureate gynaecologist Dr Denis Mukwege has been placed under the guard of UN security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after receiving death...
September 16th, 2020According to a Rutgers University-led national survey in the United States, most doctors misperceive the risks of nicotine, the addictive chemical in tobacco products....
September 16th, 2020A US simulation study highlights the limitations of face shields and masks with exhalation valves — a popular alternative to face masks because of comfort — against...
