Cart is empty An international randomized controlled trial, advised by a steering committee co-led by a senior clinician-scientist from the National Cancer Centre Singapore and Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, has reported that the combination therapy of atezolizumab and bevacizumab in the adjuvant setting is safe and effective in reducing cancer recurrence in patients with the primary liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), at high risk for recurrence after curative intent resection or ablation.
New study reveals role of hippocampus in two functions of memory
For the first time, a study in rats teases apart the role of the hippocampus in two functions of memory—one that remembers associations between time, place and what one did, and another that allows one to predict or plan future actions based on past experiences.
Australian national register could help reduce Indigenous rheumatic fever numbers
Australia’s First Nations populations are among the world’s highest sufferers of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD), yet only one in five patients received treatment in 2019.
Iron fortified cereal could be the answer to bridging infant iron gap
New research from SAHMRI may have found a solution to improve iron intake among older Australian infants, iron fortified infant cereals.
Speed at which consent judgements are being awarded worry Fube
By NATION REPORTER
CHILUBI member of Parliament Mulenga Fube has expressed worry at the speed at which compensations for wrongful detentions are being awarded to ruling party and sympathizers through consent judgements at the expense of old cases.
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From diagnosis to services and support: How Australia’s long COVID response is falling short
Around 5-10% of people in Australia experience symptoms for more than three months after a COVID infection, termed long COVID.
Study finds oral steroid usage increased across US, Taiwan and Denmark in past decade
When being treated for an upper respiratory infection, it’s common for patients to be prescribed a short course of an oral steroid.
Diagnosis and management of postoperative wound infections in the head and neck region
In everyday clinical practice at a department for oral and maxillofacial surgery, a large number of surgical procedures in the head and neck region take place under both outpatient and inpatient conditions. The basis of every surgical intervention is the patient’s consent to the respective procedure. Particular attention is drawn to the general and operation-specific risks.
Homeless people are 16 times more likely to die suddenly, San Francisco County study finds
A study led by UC San Francisco has found that people who are experiencing homelessness have a 16-fold higher rate of sudden death from heart attacks, as well as other causes.
Novel cause of brain mosaicism and focal epilepsy identified
In most people, every cell in their body contains the same genetic information. However, sometimes people can have two or more genetically different sets of cells. This usually happens during fetal development and is known as mosaicism. Sometimes one of those groups of cells has genetic changes that can cause diseases or disorders.