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Health New NEJM Research Covers Kidney Disease, Prostate Cancer and Heart Stents
The New England Journal of Medicine’s 6 August 2026 issue includes results from three clinical trials that could shape future treatment…
6 August 2026 -
Health Blood Clotting Disorder Linked to Heparin and Some Vaccines Explained by Medical Journal
The New England Journal of Medicine has published guidance on a rare but serious clotting condition caused by antibodies that attack a…
5 August 2026 -
Health New Drug Slows Kidney Damage in IgA Nephropathy Trial, Journal Reports
A phase 3 clinical trial published by the New England Journal of Medicine found that iptacopan, a drug targeting part of the immune system…
5 August 2026 -
Health New England Journal of Medicine Publishes Images on Liver Condition Linked to Heart Valve Problem
The NEJM has shared clinical images showing a pulsating liver (pulsatile liver) in a patient with severe tricuspid regurgitation, a…
5 August 2026 -
Health NHS Puberty Blocker Trial to Go Ahead After High Court Ruling
A clinical trial of puberty suppressing hormones for children with gender incongruence will proceed after the High Court dismissed a legal…
4 August 2026 -
Health US Medical Standards Debate Has No Confirmed Impact on Kent
A perspective piece published in the New England Journal of Medicine examines federal influence over medical standards in the United…
4 August 2026 -
Health New Drug Beats Standard Care for Relapsed Blood Cancer, Trial Finds
Teclistamab improved survival rates in patients with relapsed multiple myeloma compared with existing treatments, according to results from…
3 August 2026 -
Health New Drug Blocks Pain Signals at Source in Trial, Journal Reports
The New England Journal of Medicine has published results from a phase 2b clinical trial of a Nav1.8 inhibitor, a drug designed to block a…
3 August 2026 -
Health Prostate Cancer Drug Combination Shows Survival Benefit in Phase 3 Trial
A drug pairing used in men with advanced prostate cancer and specific gene changes extended the time before the disease worsened, though it…
2 August 2026 -
Health Mayo Clinic Doctor Launches Programme to Speed Diagnosis for Babies with Rare Diseases
A paediatrician at Mayo Clinic has set up a new initiative called BabyFORce to push for faster genetic testing for seriously ill newborns…
2 August 2026 -
Health New Treatment Helped Highly Sensitised Patient Receive Kidney Transplant, Study Shows
A patient whose immune system had previously blocked them from receiving a donor kidney was able to undergo a successful transplant after a…
2 August 2026 -
Health Mayo Clinic Dialysis Nurses Win National DAISY Award for Patient Care
The outpatient dialysis team at Mayo Clinic in Florida has been recognised with a DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, an honour given for…
2 August 2026