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Unintended Consequences of Decreased Prostate Specific Antigen-Based Prostate Cancer Screening

In May 2012, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued a Grade D recommendation against prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based screening for prostate…

Single-Use Versus Reusable Digital Flexible Ureterorenoscopes: Is the Irrigant Flow Comparable?

Single-use digital flexible ureterorenoscopes are emerging as an alternative to the well-known reusable scopes. Flexible ureterorenoscopy (fURS) is a…

New Stem Cell Research Could Help Improve Understanding of Atrial Fibrillation

New treatments and an enhanced understanding of the causes of atrial fibrillation (AFib) could occur following a discovery that will enable the condition…

Recommendation Given for New Psoriasis Treatment

Guselkumab (Tremfya®, Janssen, Beerse, Belgium) has been recommended for the treatment of adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis by the UK’s…

The Anaphylaxis Campaign: Orange Wig Day

Over 150 million people have allergies in Europe, where it is the most common chronic disease,1 and in the UK the problem is particularly acute.

Collaboration Key to Improving Outcomes in Lung Cancer

Lung cancer survival rates can be improved by increased sharing of best practice between different systems, according to researchers from Yale…

Project Hopes to Produce a New Treatment for Dengue Fever

A new treatment for dengue fever could be developed at the end of a groundbreaking research project at the University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK’s…

Reducing Food Portion Sizes Could Lower Incidence of Obesity

Obesity could be combatted by reducing food product portion sizes, according to researchers from the University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK. A series of…

More Effective and Cheaper Alternative for Treating Acute Lung Injury Potentially Developed

Acute lung injury could be treated more effectively and cheaply by two synthetic mimics of naturally occurring surfactant proteins. A study at Stanford…

Targeting and Guiding Immune Cells as a Therapeutic Strategy

Directly guiding immune cells to the centre of inflammation zones may soon become reality, as suggested by results found at the Cells-in-Motion Cluster…