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Advancing diversity in clinical trials

This infographic explores the diversity of patient populations in US clinical trials and the pharmaceutical industry’s efforts to address this and improve outcomes.

Does Sleep Duration Affect Vaccine Response?

Sleeping for less than 6 hours a night is associated with lower antibody responses after vaccinating for influenza and hepatitis. Read more!

Clot Risk Low for Outpatients with COVID-19

Patients with thrombophilia, those who have experienced VTE in the past and those of older age who get COVID-19 are at higher risk of VTE.

Interview: Hannah Gower

Hannah Gower | Cardiology and Internal Medicine Speciality Registrar, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, UK

Skin Phenotype Similarities in East African and African American Patients

Breaking data outlines the uniquities in the atopic dermatitis molecular phenotype among patients from African and African American ethnicities.

Examining Heart Inflammation in Participants After COVID-19 Vaccination

Cases of myocarditis, non-ischaemic inflammation of the heart muscle, have been recorded following mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccinations…

Do Vitamin D Supplements During Pregnancy Reduce Eczema in Infants?

Researchers sought to examine the influence of vitamin D supplements taken during pregnancy on the risk of atopic eczema in infants. Read more.

Rheumatology Through Time

Adam Brown joins Jonathan to discuss teaching in rheumatology and the history of rheumatological conditions. Listen now!

Can Artificial Intelligence Differentiate Between Normal and Abnormal Chest X-rays?

A novel study has revealed that an AI tool can accurately differentiate between normal and abnormal chest X-rays in a clinical setting…

Imaging After Histotripsy: A Non-invasive, Non-thermal Therapy for Cancer

Histotripsy is a non-invasive, non-thermal, and non-ionising focused ultrasound (US) treatment method that destroys tissue through mechanical disruption caused by cavitation. Short-duration (<20 μs) high-pressure US pulses cause the rapid expansion and collapse of endogenous gas bubbles in targeted tissue.