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Health New Drug Beats Standard Treatment in Kidney Disease Trial, Journal Reports
A large clinical trial published by the New England Journal of Medicine found that obinutuzumab outperformed tacrolimus in achieving full…
14 September 2026 -
Health New Drug Shows Promise for Small-Cell Lung Cancer After Standard Treatment Fails
A phase 3 clinical trial has found that tambotatug pelitecan improved outcomes for patients with small-cell lung cancer whose disease…
14 September 2026 -
Health Heart Attack Treatment Trial Finds New Way to Decide Which Blocked Arteries to Treat
A major cardiology trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine has tested whether using detailed artery function measurements…
13 September 2026 -
Health A Medical Ethicist Asks: How Sure Can Doctors Ever Be?
A piece in the British Medical Journal uses the Lucy Letby case to examine how clinical certainty can harden into error — and what that…
13 September 2026 -
Health Prescribing Cascade Study Lists 24 Drug Combinations Worth Reviewing
A new BMJ study has identified 24 medication patterns where one drug prescribed to treat side effects of another may itself cause harm…
13 September 2026 -
Health AstraZeneca Breast Cancer Pill Fails to Improve Patient Outcomes in Major Study
A closely watched clinical trial has found that an AstraZeneca breast cancer drug did not improve outcomes for patients, a result that…
12 September 2026 -
Health Injectable HIV Treatment May Suit Some Patients Better Than Daily Pills, New Trial Finds
A clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that long-acting injectable HIV treatment offered immediately to…
12 September 2026 -
Health Hot Drinks and Throat Cancer: What the Research Actually Shows
A study drawing wide media coverage suggests very hot drinks may much raise the risk of oesophageal cancer, but the BMJ is urging caution…
12 September 2026 -
Health US Health Workers Improvised Care During Minneapolis Operation, Essay Finds
A newly published perspective piece in the New England Journal of Medicine describes how volunteer health professionals in Minneapolis…
12 September 2026 -
Health Exercise Slows Bone Loss in Over-40s, BMJ Study Finds
A new study published in the BMJ concludes that exercise meaningfully slows the age-related thinning of bones in adults aged 40 and over…
11 September 2026 -
Health Gene Editing Treatment Shows Promise for Children with Blood Disorders
The New England Journal of Medicine has published phase 3 trial results for exa-cel, a gene-editing therapy for children with two serious…
11 September 2026 -
Health Written Health Guidance Often Stays English-Only, Even When Patients Speak Other Languages
A perspective piece published in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that patients across US healthcare settings regularly receive…
11 September 2026