Cart is empty In exploratory analyses of results from the SWOG S1801 trial in patients with stage III-IV resectable melanoma, researchers saw a major pathologic response in more than half of surgical specimens taken from patients who had been treated with neoadjuvant (pre-operative) pembrolizumab.
Incidence rate of abortions reduced during COVID-19 pandemic, according to study
The incidence rate of abortions decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic, mainly driven by procedural abortions, according to a study published online Oct. 24 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy risk increases with longer rugby careers, study finds
A rugby player’s risk for developing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) increases the longer their career lasts, according to a new landmark study involving Boston University researchers.
HH mourns Ng’andu Magande
By NATION REPORTER
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says he is deeply saddened by the untimely death of former Finance Minister N’gandu Peter Magande, who served the nation from 2003 to 2008.
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Texas sand fly may carry parasites that cause disfiguring skin disease, study says
A tropical disease once seen almost exclusively in returning travelers is now being detected in Texas and the South in people with no international travel history—caused by a parasite strain that’s different from the imported cases, new evidence suggests.
Burning sugarcane possible cause of mystery kidney disease in agricultural workers
The burning of sugarcane and rice husks may be releasing a toxicant causing a mysterious kidney disease in agricultural workers, according to a paper in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.
Gov’t rushed in removing fuel subsidy – Chifire
By NATION REPRORTER
GOVERNMENT was too quick to remove fuel subsidy because the country has not reached the level where income at individual level can sustain us, “governance defender Gregory Chifire has said.
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Many women can’t access miscarriage drug because it’s also used for abortions
Since losing her first pregnancy four months ago, 32-year-old Lulu has struggled to return to her body’s old rhythms. Lulu, who asked to be identified by her first name to protect her privacy, bled for six full weeks after her miscarriage and hasn’t had a normal menstrual cycle since.
HH gifts 800 inmates independence pardon
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has pardoned 832 inmates to commemorate Zambia’s 59th Independence anniversary.
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New research finds two regions of the brain critical to integrating semantic information while reading
Two different regions of the brain are critical to integrating semantic information while reading, which could shed more light on why people with aphasia have difficulty with semantics, according to new research from UTHealth Houston.