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Health Antibiotic Use in Wheezing Toddlers: What a New Trial Found
A clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine has found that the antibiotic azithromycin did not reduce wheezing…
23 August 2026 -
Health NHS Faces Shortage of Over 2,000 Anaesthetists as One in Five Plans to Quit
The UK is short of 2,256 anaesthetists and nearly a fifth of those currently working in the NHS plan to leave within five years, raising…
23 August 2026 -
Health Finger Shortening Linked to Kidney Disease in New England Journal Case Report
A medical journal has published a case study describing how a 46-year-old man with chronic kidney disease developed a two-year history of…
23 August 2026 -
Health Blood Cancer Treatment Guidance Published in Leading Medical Journal
The New England Journal of Medicine has set out the goals of treatment for myeloproliferative neoplasms, a group of blood cancers…
22 August 2026 -
Health Lower Cholesterol Target Cuts Heart Attack Risk, Trial Finds
A major clinical trial published by the New England Journal of Medicine found that pushing LDL cholesterol below 55 mg/dL reduced…
22 August 2026 -
Health When Doctor and Patient Don’t Agree: What the Evidence Says
A piece in the BMJ explores what clinicians should do when medically sound advice conflicts with what a patient is ready or willing to…
22 August 2026 -
Health Airway Clearing Drugs Widely Used in ICUs Despite Thin Evidence, Trial Finds
The MARCH trial has found that mucoactive agents — drugs given to help critically ill patients clear mucus from their lungs — are in common…
22 August 2026 -
Health mRNA Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Skin Cancer Trial, Drug Companies Say
A personalised mRNA vaccine has reportedly prevented skin cancer returning in patients enrolled in a phase 3 clinical trial, according to a…
22 August 2026 -
Health Brain Cell Growth Linked to Depression, Study Finds
A study published in Nature Medicine has found that the growth of new brain cells in a key memory region appears to be disrupted in people…
21 August 2026 -
Health Whole Blood in Major Bleeding: What a New Clinical Trial Found
A large clinical trial has tested whether giving patients whole blood during severe bleeding leads to better outcomes than the standard…
20 August 2026 -
Health Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine Research: What the Latest Science Shows
Nature Medicine has published new research into a vaccine approach aimed at intercepting pancreatic cancer before it becomes untreatable…
20 August 2026 -
Health Three Medical Studies Published in New England Journal of Medicine’s August 2026 Issue
The NEJM’s latest issue covers a mucus-thinning drug trial in respiratory failure, an antibiotic study in wheezing toddlers, and a targeted…
20 August 2026