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ESCMID Global 2025: Breath-Based Bacterial Test Shows Real-Time Diagnostic Promise

A novel breath test that identifies bacterial infections may offer clinicians a rapid, non-invasive diagnostic and monitoring tool, according to findings presented at ESCMID Global 2025.

Can Electronic Symptom Monitoring Transform Cancer Care?

Electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePROs) are increasingly seen as a promising tool to improve cancer care quality, especially for patients with metastatic disease.

Probiotics Cut Risk of Necrotising Enterocolitis in Preterm Infants

A new umbrella meta-analysis finds strong evidence that probiotics, particularly multi-strain formulations, reduce the risk of necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) and death in preterm babies.

Could Your Milk Choice Be Affecting Migraines?

Discover a new study that investigated the association between milk choice and migraine frequency.

Revolutionary 'Lab-in-Tube' Test Offers Rapid, Low-Cost TB Diagnosis

A fast, low-cost tuberculosis (TB) test that delivers results in under an hour from blood, saliva, or sputum samples could dramatically improve care in both well-equipped hospitals and resource-limited settings.

Post-partum Urinary Retention: Under-recognised, Under-treated

Pain, increased bleeding, nerve damage, and, at worst, bladder rupture are a few of the potential consequences of undertreated post-partum…

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UK enacts new clinical trial regulations

The UK government has formally signed into law new clinical trial regulations, designed to modernise operations across the country.

ESCMID Global 2025: Three Million Child Deaths Tied to AMR in 2022

More than 3 million children worldwide died from antimicrobial resistance-related infections in 2022, according to a landmark study presented at ESCMID Global 2025.

Lower LDL Cholesterol Levels Linked to Reduced Dementia Risk

New research has reinforced the protective role of low LDL-C levels in reducing the risk of dementia.

AI Enhances Detection of Second Breast Cancer

Standalone AI outperforms radiologists in detecting second breast cancers in postmastectomy patients.