‘I was blamed for my baby’s death, now NHS needs to change’
Neil and Katie Russell are working with the hospital where their daughter died on the scheme.
Category: Health
FDA says its safety review of abortion pill will continue into next year
The Food and Drug Administration says its ongoing safety review of the nation’s main abortion pill will continue into next year
Optogenetic therapy improves light sensitivity in people with retinitis pigmentosa
An international research team has reported new results from the first clinical cohort of blind people treated with an optogenetic therapy for advanced retinitis pigmentosa.
Flexible mesh could power implantable electronics without batteries
A team of engineers led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst has designed an ultrathin, flexible mesh that seamlessly integrates electronics with human cells to
Single tRNA controls prostate cancer identity and treatment resistance
Researchers at Fred Hutch Cancer Center have identified a previously overlooked molecular regulator that helps determine whether prostate tumors remain sensitive to treatment or evolve
Major global alliance invests billions to build predictive AI models of biology
Biohub, the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Institutes of Health, and new funding partners today announced a major expansion of an international effort to
Researchers identify new protein regulator of muscle stem cell differentiation
Researchers at the Leibniz Institute on Aging—Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) in Jena and the BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg in Senftenberg have identified a previously unknown regulator of
Resident doctors cancel strike after new offer from government
The walkout had been due to start at 07:00 BST on Monday and last until Friday.
Texas carries out nation’s first execution since Christa Pike’s failed lethal injection
A Texas man who fatally shot a convenience store clerk in 2000 has been executed, a week after a failed lethal injection in Tennessee
The planet is getting hotter fast. This is what happens to your body in extreme heat
Human-caused climate change has already made heat waves around the world more frequent and intense.
What a medication abortion is like, according to a doctor
An expert in medication abortion describes how mifepristone and misoprostol work and what to expect after using these medications known as the “abortion pill.”
MD Anderson announces new roadmap to eliminate cervical cancer in Texas
On behalf of a statewide coalition of Texas health systems, academic institutions, community organizations and advocates, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today
Study uncovers a protective role for microglia in Parkinson’s disease
Researchers at the University of Oxford have uncovered a previously unrecognized protective role for microglia, the brain’s resident immune cells, in Parkinson’s disease.
Adults with ADHD face higher risk of developing dementia later in life
A new study led by University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers finds that adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) face a significantly higher risk of