Archive: 03/04/2018
Genetic test may improve post-stent treatment, outcome
Using genetic testing to inform which blood thinner to use following a procedure to open narrowed blood vessels resulted in significantly fewer complications among patients, according to new research in Circulation: Genomic ...
Apr 3, 2018
Treating women subsistence farmers for intestinal worms improved fitness and could boost food production
A new study in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) found that treating women subsistence farmers with just a single dose of a cheap deworming medication significantly improved their physical stamina for the grueling agriculture ...
Apr 3, 2018
Experts define global criteria for hospital programs to tackle antimicrobial resistance
Infection specialists at hospitals are introducing so-called antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programmes to use antimicrobial drug therapies more responsibly. Such programmes include a coherent set of actions which promote ...
Apr 3, 2018
Potential of manipulating gut microbiome to boost efficacy of cancer immunotherapies
The composition of bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract may hold clues to help predict which cancer patients are most apt to benefit from the personalized cellular therapies that have shown unprecedented promise in the ...
Apr 3, 2018
WHO recommends use of first typhoid conjugate vaccine
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the introduction of typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) for infants and children over six months of age in typhoid-endemic countries. This new policy will help ensure access to typhoid ...
Apr 3, 2018