All-oral triplet regimen yields 90 percent cure rate for XDR/MDR TB in latest study

An all-oral triplet regimen of bedaquiline, pretomanid, and linezolid leads to resolution of extensively drug-res ...

Coronavirus

What's to know about coronaviruses?

Coronaviruses are types of viruses that typica ...

Early warning signs of blood cancer

Blood cancers account for about 10% of all cancer cases in the UK. But although a large number of patients are di ...

Fenfluramine: potential new label for rare type of epilepsy?

The amphetamine derivative fenfluramine, previously marketed as an appetite suppressant to manage obesity, delive ...

High-dose escalation allergen immunotherapy feasible for allergic rhinitis

Accelerated high-dose escalation of allergen immunotherapy (AIT) with a grass pollen allergoid was as safe and to ...

Higher daily step count linked with lower all-cause mortality

In a new study, higher daily step counts were associated with lower mortality risk from all causes. The research ...

No link between anti-TNF agents and lymphoma in paediatric IBD

Children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) do not appear to have an elevated risk of lymphoma following treat ...

Researchers trace the origins and global spread of S. aureus lineages

Staphylococcus aureus is a major human pathogen prone to developing antibiotic resistance, causing 120,000 cases ...

Saliva shows promise for COVID-19 diagnosis and viral load monitoring

The 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is consistently detected in self-collected saliva specimens of infected pa ...