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Professors Kathryn Abel, Tony Day and Matt Sutton from The University of Manchester have been elected as Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences, three of 54 exceptional biomedical and health scientists to achieve the award this year.

A leading cardiovascular disease researcher from Simon Fraser University is ringing the alarm on universal recommendations intended to improve heart health around the globe.

Researchers in Cambridge are calling for additional scans to be added to breast screening for women with very dense breasts.

Study: Automatic evaluation of cataract surgery videos for optimized training & competition Although manual small incision cataract surgery (SICS) is widely practiced in countries of the global South, there is no publicly available surgical video dataset for this operation, leaving a critical gap in cataract surgery research.

WHO Pandemic Agreement signed On 20 May 2025, during its annual meeting, the World Health Organization (WHO) approved the long-awaited Pandemic Agreement, setting the stage for a more coordinated and equitable global response to future health emergencies.

Mouth taping, a growing trend on social media channels like TikTok, carries serious health risks, especially for those with sleep-disordered breathing and obstructive sleep apnea, according to a new paper published May 21 in PLOS One.

Writing in The Conversation, Professor Alice Bradbury, Professor Gemma Moss and Dr Sinead Harmey (Ioe, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society) explain how their research shows that teachers recognised straight away how the pandemic was affecting the children they taught.

Last spring, Drs. Robert Sobehart, Aleta Mizner and Shiv Dua sought to improve the way physicians at Allegheny Health Network's (AHN) Allegheny General Hospital (AGH) evaluate medical residents in the emergency medicine residency program.

For the first time in Austria, a particularly complex heart valve procedure has been successfully performed at the University Hospital Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna - another milestone in interventional heart valve therapy.

A new study has found stark differences in the dementia care received by people in richer and poorer neighbourhoods in Quebec, despite the universal health-care system.

A new report involving researchers at University of Limerick provides evidence to encourage political leaders to fast-track cancer data action plans to deliver better results.

Climate change makes it necessary to study and prevent the effects of insects considered harmless in our latitudes, according to Professor Davide Robbiani, director of the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) , on the pages of laRegione.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has designated allopurinol as the first orphan drug for the treatment of Marfan syndrome, a rare connective tissue disease which as no cure to date.

A landmark review shows cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) reduces the emotional burden of pain and makes measurable changes in brain activity. A landmark international review published in The Lancet shows how treatments used in specialised centres could be used in primary care when pain first emerges.

Endocrinologist Hélène Lavoie discusses this complex and often misunderstood hormonal change in men, which occurs gradually and unevenly starting as young as age 30.

A clinical trial led by researchers from UCL and UCLH, which is soon to get underway, aims to transform the lives of lupus patients who don't respond to current treatments.

An international panel of experts, including Markus Zeitlinger from the Medical University of Vienna, has presented a systematic review of the effect and dosage of antibiotics in patients with obesity.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the heart could help to detect a life-threatening heart disease and enable clinicians to better predict which patients are most at risk, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

Lymphomas belong to the group of malignant diseases of the immune system and mainly affect the organs of the lymphatic system.

A kinder treatment for anal cancer involving a lower dose and shorter course of radiotherapy is more effective than traditional treatment, a clinical trial led by Leeds researchers has found.

Groundbreaking sensor technology promises safer, real-time monitoring for hospitalised cardiothoracic patients Researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind wearable device capable of continuously scanning the lungs and heart of hospital patients while they rest in bed - offering a revolutionary alternative to CT scans.

E-bike accidents have risen by 76% over the past five years, according to new data from the University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital.

Novel program improves access and cuts delays, including for Indigenous and underserved youths, study finds New data from a national project led by McGill researchers shows that redesigning youth mental health services can significantly cut wait times and connect more young people to care.

An innovative blood cancer treatment regime could extend remission by seven months on average, according to a clinical trial led by the University of Leeds.

A new treatment approach significantly improves survival rates for patients with aggressive, inherited breast cancers, according to Cambridge researchers. It is rare to have a 100% survival rate in a study like this and for these aggressive types of cancer Jean Abraham In a trial where cancers were treated with chemotherapy followed by a targeted cancer drug before surgery, 100% of patients survived the critical three-year period post-surgery.

Heatwaves are becoming more frequent and more intense - with direct implications for public health. Elderly people, children, people with chronic illnesses and those working outdoors are particularly at risk.