A “two-for-one” cancer immunotherapy is potentially more effective and at least as safe as standard immunotherapies, physician-scientists from UPMC Hillman Cancer Center who led an international, early-phase clinical trial report in the journal Nature Medicine.
Two probiotics identified as promising hypertension treatments
An estimated 40% of the global adult population have high blood pressure, or hypertension, which puts people at risk of cardiovascular disease and other dangerous health conditions. Recent studies suggest that probiotics may offer a protective effect, but researchers have a limited understanding of why shaping the gut microbiota can regulate blood pressure.
Kalulushi MP, Kampamba tells parley UPND gov’t a hoax
says the CDF for which the new dawn administration is claiming all the glory as a game changer is a hoax
By NATION REPORTER
KALULUSHI Member of Parliament Kampamba Mulenga on Tuesday told Parliament that the UPND government was nothing but a hoax, claiming that the governing party had cheated Zambians with the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) as a game changer to the economic and social malaise of the country.
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CAR T-cell therapy effective in patients with blood cancer regardless of race: Study
Patients with multiple myeloma treated with idecabtagene vicleucel, known as “ide-cel,” a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, had no difference in overall survival outcomes regardless of race and ethnicity, according to a study published in Blood Advances.
Legislative activity in early 2023 related to vaccination requirements in schools was largely unsuccessful
Between January 1, 2023, and May 22, 2023, legislators in 43 states and the District of Columbia introduced 196 bills addressing school entry vaccination requirements, non-medical exemptions, and scope of practice for providers to administer vaccines.
Zambia is not divided – Kalaba
By NATION REPORTER
ZAMBIA may have various ethnic groupings with different political lineages but is not as divided as politicians may suggest, the Citizens First has said.
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WHO says AI can transform health care if understood properly
Artificial Intelligence has the potential to transform health treatment but rapid roll-out without fully understanding how AI performs could end up harming patients, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.
Scientists develop innovative magnetic gel that heals diabetic wounds three times faster
Diabetic patients whose natural wound-healing capabilities are compromised often develop chronic wounds that are slow to heal. Such non-healing wounds could cause serious infections resulting in painful outcomes, such as limb amputation. To address this global health care challenge, a team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) engineered an innovative magnetic gel that promises to accelerate the healing of diabetic wounds, reduce the rates of recurrence, and in turn, lower the incidents of limb amputations.
Mtolo insists on introduction of agriculture loans
as government prepares to begin phasing out FISP
By MILLENNIUM REPORTER
GOVERNMENT has decreed it will proceed to implement the introduction of agriculture loan scheme which shall replace the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) which is on the way of being phased out.
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Gov’t denies harassing ECL
By LUCY PHIRI
GOVERNMENT has refuted assertions from some sections of society that the new dawn administration has continued harassing former President Edgar Chagwa Lungu.
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